Pride of place
We shine a spotlight on three standouts from the 2024 National Kitchen & Bathroom Association awards, including the Supreme Bathroom Design.
Modi Design took the gong for Supreme Bathroom Design in the 2024 NKBA awards.
It was all about the light when it came to the design for the Supreme Bathroom Design winner in the 2024 NKBA Excellence in Design awards.
“There is a window in the ensuite bathroom that looks out over the city, showing sky and glimpses of green hills,” says Modi Design’s director and principal interior designer, Georgia Langridge. “The client requested that the ensuite feel light and bright but also feel moody in the evening. He wanted to feel relaxed in the space.”
Some clever spatial planning was the key. The shower encompasses the high window, allowing peeks at the view, and the decorative glass enclosure maximises the natural light coming into the room.
“The vanity took a central position in the ensuite to catch the natural light at the hanging mirrors and to create drama and height in the space,” says Georgia. A luxurious marble finish creates a high- nd feel, and LED lighting was designed for every scenario.
This wasn’t Modi Design’s only win in the awards. The Christchurch interior design studio also took home the DNKBA Silver Kitchen Design, DNKBA Silver Bathroom Design and Canterbury Kitchen Design Recognition awards.
Other eye-catching winners in the 2024 awards include Comber and Comber in Christchurch, with a bathroom design that took home the DNKBA Gold Bathroom Design and Bathroom of Distinction awards. This bathroom was part of a full renovation in North Canterbury, says designer Lacey Exton, and has the feeling of an elegant day spa.
And Hub Design in Queenstown won a Southern Kitchen Design Recognition and a People’s Choice award. The materials used reference the rugged Central Otago landscape, and the design meets the brief for something out of the ordinary, that allows for easy family living and entertaining and a place to display a collection of antique pieces.
Hub Design earned the Southern Kitchen Design Recognition award and the People's Choice award for this kitchen in a new home in Queenstown. The materials reference the rugged Central Otago landscape.
This bathroom by Comber and Comber gained both DNKBA Gold Bathroom Design and Bathroom Distinction awards. The classic modern style complements the rest of the home.
