Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove announced the Global Winners of the 2022-2023 Kitchen Design Contest at the Winners’ Summit and Gala on October 14, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida.
“The Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove Kitchen Design Contest is a testament to the boundless creativity and vision of design professionals worldwide. The Global Winners are true innovators who have redefined what’s possible in kitchen design,” said Jim Bakke, President and CEO of Sub-Zero Group, Inc. “We are grateful to this talented group for incorporating our products into their remarkable projects, and we look forward to shaping the future of the kitchen together.”
The contest’s esteemed panel of seven judges evaluated more than 1,600 entries from 11 countries and 44 states to determine 43 Finalists and one Student Winner, from which the Global Winners were selected. Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove Kitchen Design Contest Finalists received an exclusive trip for two to the Winners’ Summit and Gala, including an awards dinner, judges roundtable discussion, local excursions, and opportunities to network and celebrate their achievements.
Each Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove Kitchen Design Contest Finalist received $2,000 for achieving Finalist status. The following Global Winners were awarded additional cash prizes, totaling $215,000.
Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove 2022-2023 Kitchen Design Contest Global Winners
Contemporary Kitchen Design
First Place: Adrian Amore of Adrian Amore Architects (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
Second Place: Trevor Wallace of Reflect Architecture (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Third Place: Feras Raffoul of FGR Architects (Cremorne, Victoria, Australia)
Traditional Kitchen Design
First Place: Melissa Fitzgerald of Kitchen Society Design (Oklahoma City)
Second Place: Karen Ferguson of Harrison Design (Atlanta)
Third Place: Elizabeth Steimberg of Elizabeth Steimberg Architects (New York)
Transitional Kitchen Design
First Place: Brandon LeRoy of Jackson LeRoy (Salt Lake City)
Second Place: Rob Mills of Rob Mills Architecture and Interiors (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
Third Place: Kerrie Hubener of Dayson’s Kitchen and Bath (Upper Saddle River, New Jersey)
Small Space Kitchen
Doug Durbin of nuHaus (Chicago)
First-Time Entrant
Mike Shively of En Masse Architecture and Design (Chicago)
Best Use Outside of Kitchen
Peyton Edwards of KDW Home LLC (Richmond, Virginia)
Student Winner
Alexander Drozdovitch of Montgomery College (Gaithersburg, Maryland)
Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove 2022-2023 Kitchen Design Contest Judges
The revered panel of seven judges, each a previous Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove Kitchen Design Contest Finalist or Global Winner and an expert in their respective discipline, includes:
Davy Swanenberg of Culimaat High-End Kitchens (Berlicum, Netherlands)
Mark Stumer of Mojo Stumer Associates (Greenvale, New York)
Martin de Sousa of Designström (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Martin Holliday of Chiselwood (Lincolnshire, United Kingdom)
Mick De Giulio of de Giulio design (Chicago)
Sandra Agurto of Cabinetry Creations, Inc. (Orlando, Florida)
Stacy Eisenmann of Eisenmann Architecture (Berkeley, California)
About the Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove Kitchen Design Contest
Since its inception in 1993, the Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove Kitchen Design Contest has become a coveted win in the residential home design industry, recognizing kitchen designers, architects, residential designers, interior designers, builders, remodelers, landscape designers, landscape architects, and students for advancing outstanding kitchen design. For more than 30 years and 15 contests, Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove has celebrated over 15,000 designs and promoted nearly 800 design professionals as part of the company’s Kitchen Design Contest.
For more information on the Kitchen Design Contest, including the contest timeline, official rules, judging panel, awards and prizes, please visit www.subzero-wolf.com/contest.