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Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove Announce 2022-2023 Kitchen Design Contest Global Winners

, (10/15/2024)

Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove Announce 2022-2023 Kitchen Design Contest Global Winners

Elite Group of Design Professionals Honored at Winners' Summit and Gala

 

 

MADISON, WI. (October 15, 2024) – Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove – the industry leaders in premium refrigeration, cooking, and dishwashing – have announced the Global Winners of the 2022-2023 Kitchen Design Contest at the Winners’ Summit and Gala on October 14, 2024.

“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, VIC, Australia)
    • Second Place: Trevor Wallace of Reflect Architecture (Toronto, ON, Canada) 
    • Third Place: Feras Raffoul of FGR Architects (Cremorne, VIC, Australia)
  • Traditional Kitchen Design
    • First Place: Melissa Fitzgerald of Kitchen Society Design (Oklahoma City, OK, USA)
    • Second Place: Karen Ferguson of Harrison Design (Atlanta, GA, USA)
    • Third Place: Elizabeth Steimberg of Elizabeth Steimberg Architects (New York, NY, USA)
  • Transitional Kitchen Design
    • First Place: Brandon LeRoy of Jackson LeRoy (Salt Lake City, UT, USA)
    • Second Place: Rob Mills of Rob Mills Architecture and Interiors (Melbourne, VIC, Australia)
    • Third Place: Kerrie Hubener of Dayson’s Kitchen and Bath (Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA)
  • Best Use Outside of Kitchen: Peyton Edwards of KDW Home LLC (Richmond, VA, USA)
  • Small Space Kitchen: Doug Durbin of nuHaus (Chicago, IL, USA)
  • First Time Entrant: Mike Shively of En Masse Architecture and Design (Chicago, IL, USA)
  • Student Winner: Alexander Drozdovitch of Montgomery College (Gaithersburg, MD, USA)

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, NY, USA)
  • Martin de Sousa of Designström (Toronto, ON, Canada)
  • Martin Holliday of Chiselwood (Lincolnshire, United Kingdom)
  • Mick De Giulio of de Giulio design (Chicago, IL, USA)
  • Sandra Agurto of Cabinetry Creations, Inc. (Orlando, FL, USA)
  • Stacy Eisenmann of Eisenmann Architecture (Berkeley, CA, USA)

 

 

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.

 

About Sub-Zero Group, Inc.

Sub-Zero Group, Inc., headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, manufactures best-in-class appliance brands Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove. Founded in 1945, Sub-Zero Group, Inc. is the leading American-based manufacturer of refrigeration, freezer, and wine storage products. Sub-Zero, the preservation specialist, pioneered the concept of dual refrigeration, ensuring that food stays fresher longer. With the acquisition of Wolf Range Company in 2000, Sub-Zero Group, Inc. added the industry specialist in residential cooking appliances, with products including ranges, cooktops, wall ovens, warming drawers and ventilation equipment. In 2018, Sub-Zero Group, Inc. launched the Cove brand of dishwashers, the specialist in all things clean. Cove joins Sub-Zero and Wolf, establishing the brands as corporate companions and a complete kitchen family. In its third generation of family ownership, the privately held company also operates manufacturing facilities in Fitchburg, Wisconsin, and Goodyear, Arizona. Sub-Zero Group, Inc. is continually recognized for the highest achievements in appliance innovation and customer satisfaction. For more information about Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove, visit subzero-wolf.com or follow us on Facebook @subzerowolf and Instagram @subzeroandwolf. For Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove Customer Care, call 800-222-7820.

 

 

 

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