Kitchen Design Contest

Claim your place among the best

For more than 25 years and 13 contests, we have celebrated over 14,000 designs and promoted nearly 800 design professionals. Now it is your turn to join that elite group. Compete to win the title of Finalist and Global Winner and more than $275,000 in prizes. Start and save your entry today—you can always come back and complete it later.

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Prizes

Rules

Judges

FAQs

Contest timeline

APRIL 2020–JANUARY 31, 2022

Entry Period

Enter for your chance to gain recognition, build your business, and elevate your career. The process is simpler than ever. Start and save entries in progress, then come back any time before the deadline to complete your final submissions.

JANUARY 31, 2022

Last Day to Enter

Don't delay. The entry site will close at 11:59 p.m. CST.

FEBRUARY 2022

Judging

In this blind contest, judges evaluate all qualifying entries based on best functional and aesthetic use of Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances and overall kitchen design.

MARCH–SEPTEMBER 2022

Finalists Announced

Twenty-nine professional Finalists and one Student Winner announced. Finalist promotion and local celebrations begin.

OCTOBER 2022

Winners’ Summit and Gala

Finalists, the Student Winner, judges, and Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove executives gather for an exclusive four-day event filled with celebration, networking and unforgettable experiences. Fourteen Global Winners announced at the Gala.

A word with the Winners

Hear from past KDC Global Finalists and Winners about how the contest has elevated their careers and helped grow their businesses. Their primary piece of advice: don’t wait to enter.

Explore the winning designs

See photos and learn more about each Global Finalist and their winning designs.

Baltimore Row House

Beachfront Escape

Canadian Bay

Fresh Start

NNH Residence

Tradition with a Pinch of Panache

KITCHEN GALLERY

"This is the best kitchen design contest in the industry. The projects are from all over the world. Being exposed to other people’s work is inspiring and the entire event is just a lot of fun. To be a part of something this big is terrific."

- Mick De Giulio | de Giulio kitchen design

"Winning the KDC catapulted my business, truly. From that moment, because of Sub-Zero’s PR, and my presence on their website, it’s a new paradigm completely."

- Jean Stoffer | Jean Stoffer Design

"To be recognized and to be a part of a global competition with such a premium product is something that is really fantastic, not only for yourself, your team, your staff, but also your clients."

- Miriam Fanning | Mim Design

"To anyone thinking about entering this award, get out there and enter. The opportunity is unbelievable and to be a part of this is something you really want to do and can take your career to the next level."

- John Bynum | John Bynum Custom Homes

"It is so impactful to be sharing the spotlight with all these incredible designers that have submitted this work from all around the world, and I’m just so proud to be part of this group."

- Matthew Quinn | DESIGN GALLERIA Kitchen and Bath Studio

"You’re judged by peers who are recognized as leaders and innovators. They look at your work through a magnifying glass, so it gives me confidence that I’m doing great work. And it has exposed me to partnerships that have created additional business."

- Heidi Piron | Heidi Piron Design & Cabinetry

Build your business, elevate your career.

Claim your place as one of the industry’s best of the best—the process is simpler than ever.

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