Entry Form

Points to note

Saving for later If you are planning on saving your submission and returning to it later, file/image uploads will not be saved so ensure you only upload any files/images to your entry before final submission. Once you hit the 'Save and Continue Later' button you will be asked to enter your email address, you will then receive an email with a unique URL that you can go to for 30 days to continue your entry. One unique URL will be generated per entry. Please take care of this URL as partially saved entries cannot be recovered if anything goes wrong. We recommend that you upload your entry all in one go to avoid any potential saving risks.

For 2023 options to enter the NKBA EiD Awards are: 1. NKBA Designer Member, 2. an individual designer working for an NKBA Member, 3. NKBA Member business (if you work as a team). Depending on how you wish NKBA to promote the entry and how you wish winning entries to be acknowledged will determine which option you choose. Both the designer and NKBA Member are required to confirm this decision on the verification form. Only entries from an individual designer are eligible for Designer of the Year award category.

Please ensure the designer named below is the owner of the design. Ownership is defined as the person who initially meets with the homeowner or architect, takes concept brief, develops the concepts and plans. Any additional contributors involved in the design must be listed in the Verification section i.e fellow designer, architect, manufacturer/joiner, draughtsperson, interior designer, colour or lighting consultant.

Designer(s) Name

This is the name NKBA will use to promote the designer(s).
Please ensure it is entered as it should appear in all marketing/on certificates etc.
Joint entries are acceptable so long as the designers work for the same NKBA Member.
Joint entries will not be eligible for Designer of Year category.

NKBA Member Name*

This is the name NKBA will use to promote the business.
Please ensure it is entered as it should appear in all marketing/on certificates etc.

Please choose how you would like your entry represented

This is the name that will feature on award trophies, certificates and be used for marketing.

Address*

Address Line 1 Address Line 2 City/Town ZIP / Postal Code

Phone*

Email*

Financial member of*

Currently studying a NKBA Qualification?*

Entry details

Project Name*

This name will be used for marketing and media purposes and referencing your project.
The name you choose should make your entry distinguishable, get creative!
NB If you are entering more than one entry please ensure they have different project names.

Client Name*

Manufacturer*

Where the manufacturer is an NKBA Member, NKBA will acknowledge the manufacturer of the winning entries during the Excellence in Design Awards event.

Please indicate below you are happy for the manufacturer to be acknowledged

Yes! Please acknowledge the manufacturer for this entry.
No. Please do not acknowledge the manufacturer for this entry (rationale for this request may be required).

Benchtop Manufacturer*

Location - Kitchen / Bathroom / Alternative Space*

City / Town Suburb

Entry Category

All entries will be eligible for awards in the following categories:

DNKBA Kitchen Design - in the relevant tier

DNKBA Bathroom Design - in the relevant tier

Visual Impact

All kitchen entries will be eligible for:

Supreme Kitchen Design

Creative Excellence Kitchen Design

People's Choice Kitchen

All bathroom entries will be eligible for:

Supreme Bathroom Design

Creative Excellence Bathroom Design

People's Choice Bathroom

Designer of the Year

Entrants who enter more than one entry are eligible for inclusion in the Designer of the Year Category. For the Designer of the Year Category the designer must have completed all the entry documentation themselves, including plans and elevations, brief and statement and all other entry documentation. The two winning entries of the Designer of the Year award are ineligible to win any other award, other than Supreme Bathroom and/or Supreme Kitchen. Please indicate below if you would like to be included in this category. Note: this is additional to the limit of four additional categories below.

I am eligible for Designer of the Year

Additional Categories

Tick additional categories for your entry (you may opt-in for a maximum of four).
If this design is your own or an immediate family member's home or is featured within a showhome it is not eligible for entry into the Kitchen or Bathroom Distinction Awards.
Kitchens within a Showroom or Commercial Space are only eligible for Spatial Innovation - Commercial.

NKBA Sponsors*

Please credit any sponsors whose products/services you have used in this project.

Submission Type*

Download Kitchen Design Brief/Specifications Template

Download Bathroom Design Brief/Specifications Template

Download Alternative Space Design Brief/Specifications Template

We request the design brief and specifications be submitted as a Word document. Please use the template provided and replicate fields as needed to ensure all detail is included. Upload the document along with files via the 'Entry Upload' field at the bottom of this form (please ensure that the document is appropriately named).

Uploads cannot be saved for later so ensure you only upload your documents and images to your entry before final submission.

Verification Details

Please note ANY involvement in the design by a contributor, ie. fellow designer, manufacturer/joiner, architect, draughtsperson, interior designer, colour or lighting consultant.

Contributor One

Company

Contribution to the design

Contributor Two

Company

Contribution to the design

Photographer name*

Designer/Member disclosure - please select all that apply*
This Kitchen / Bathroom / Alternative Space design is all my/our own work.
Any other design contributor has been credited in the verification section of this form (fellow designer, interior designer, colour or lighting consultant, architect, draughtsperson).
This Kitchen / Bathroom / Alternative Space design is in my own home or family member's home (not eligible for Kitchen or Bathroom Distinction Awards).
This Kitchen / Bathroom / Alternative Space design is in a showhome (only eligible for Spatial Innovation Design – Commercial).

Customer release

Declaration*
I declare that my client has given permission to enter their Kitchen/Bathroom/Alternative Space, which I/we designed, into the 2023 Excellence in Design Awards and they have provided written verification of this, which may be requested.

Declaration*
My client agrees to allow the design and the photographs to be used for promotional, public relations and educational purposes.

Client Name*

Date*
MM slash DD slash YYYY

Payment Details

Entry into the NKBA 2023 Excellence in Design Awards is $380 inc gst per entry.

Payment Method*

Direct credit (National Kitchen and Bathroom Association (NZ) Inc. 02-0528-0168020-001)

Payment Express (Credit Card Payments)

Entry Fee*
Price:

Total
$ 0.00

Entry upload

Please click here for full entry specifications.

Ensure you have read the criteria and are ready to upload your files before proceeding.

No information received after 5pm on Monday 20 March 2023 will be considered.

N.B. Please note that uploads cannot be saved for later. Upload images to your entry only before final submission.

Hero Image - Portrait

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 24 MB, Max. files: 1.

Please provide one portrait orientation hero shot of your entry.
This will be the main portrait image we will use for promoting your entry.
Images cannot be saved for later. Upload images to your entry only before final submission.
*Please name your images appropriately so that they include your Project Name.

Hero Image - Landscape

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 24 MB, Max. files: 1.

Please provide one landscape orientation hero shot of your entry.
This will be the main landscape image we will use for promoting your entry.
Images cannot be saved for later. Upload images to your entry only before final submission.
*Please name your images appropriately so that they include your Project Name.

Additional Images

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 24 MB, Max. files: 10.

Please provide up to 10 images to accompany your hero shots.
If you have a preference for the order you would like us to use the images please label them numerically in the order you prefer
(e.g. 1-imagename.jpg, 2-imagename.jpg etc).
Images cannot be saved for later. Upload images to your entry only before final submission.
*Please name your images appropriately so that they include your Project Name.

File*

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 24 MB.

Please load all files here that are not images of your entry (company logo and designer headshot should be included here).
Please ensure you provide the NKBA Member's Company logo.
If entering as a designer please provide a high resolution photo of yourself for marketing purposes.
Files cannot be saved for later. Upload files to your entry only before final submission.
*Please name your files appropriately so that they include your Project Name.

Accepted file types: raw, jpg, jpeg, png, pdf, doc, docx, eps, tif, tiff, psd.

Size limit of 24Mb per file

Return information checklist

Please tick each item to ensure you have completed the entry correctly. Entries close at 5pm on Monday 20 March 2023 – no late entries will be accepted.

Check 1*
You are a financial NKBA designer/member/or employee of (excluding Associate and Student member).

Check 2*
You have read, understood and accepted the conditions and rules of this competition.

Check 3*
Your client has given written consent for the project to be submitted in the awards programme.

Check 4*
You have supplied all material to the required file format specifications.

Check 5*
Your files and images are appropriately named to include your Project Name.

Check 6*
No appearance on any plans submitted of designer name, company or logo.

Check 7*
The combined judges design brief and statement do not exceed 500 words.

Check category eligibility for your entry
First Time Entrant Award - first time EiD entries only.
Kitchen Distinction Awards - excludes own home/immediate family member's home/showhome.
Bathroom Distinction Awards - excludes own home/immediate family member's home/showhome.
Showhome/Commercial Space entries only eligible for Spatial Innovation Award - Commercial.
Designer of the Year - minimum two entries submitted by an individual. Entrant must have completed all the entry documentation themselves including drawings

Condition 1*
I/we agree to abide by the conditions of entry outlined. Please click here for full terms and conditions.

Condition 2*
I/we confirm that the entry is my/our own work and that contributing parties have been acknowledged.

Condition 3*
I/we agree to have the design and photographs used for promotional, public relations, and educational purposes; and the entry is available for use by NKBA(NZ) Inc. and the Sponsor(s) of any product(s) used in the project.

Condition 4*
I/we agree to attend NKBA Awards and media promotions as per the conditions of entry.

*Confirmation of entry will be sent to you directly following your submission. If you don’t receive this please contact 2023entries@nkba.org.nz