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Best of KBIS 2025 Award Winners Announced

If you’re looking to find the future of kitchen & bath, the BEST of KBIS award winners is a great place to start. The awards, announced this week, celebrate sustainability, wellness, industry trailblazers and Innovation.

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Winners of the prestigious Best of KBIS, the industry’s premier awards program were announced Wednesday at the 2025 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS), celebrating function, design, and innovation.
 
“These awards serve as a testament to our industry’s constant evolution and lofty standards, and this year was no exception,” said Heather Shannon, Senior Vice President of Marketing & Communications for the National Kitchen & Bath Association. “NKBA congratulates the winners and finalists who were honored at the 2025 Best of KBIS Awards.”

In the S&P industry, Blum and Hettich were recognized this year for their innovations, with Blum taking gold for Most Functional Find and Hettich taking silver in the same category.

The Best of KBIS 2025 Winners are: 
Best in Show: 
ALADDIN 
Effe Perfect Wellness
 
Style Statement: Kitchen – Gold:
Vera Deluxe Workstation Kitchen Sink
TopZero
 
Style Statement: Bath – Gold:
James Martin Vanities x Cosentino x FreePower
Collaboration

Last year’s Best in Show Winner, FreePower won gold again this year for Style Statement-Bath, with its collaboration with Cosentino and James Martin Vanities, showcasing its integrated charging system.

Game-Changing Innovation – Gold:
VIBE 
LifeValet
 
Most Functional Find – Gold:
SPACE STEP
Blum

Blum’s Space Step wowed judges, with its multifunctional use. This product utilizes the toe kick portion of the cabinet to provide a built-in step for users to reach higher surfaces and cabinets. What’s better, the step slides out of the way revealing storage space. It can be implemented with any of Blum’s drawer runners or box systems.

Sustainable Standout – Gold:
Landshapes Tile by Kohler WasteLAB x Daniel
Arsham
 
Style Statement: Kitchen – Silver:
Billet Kitchen Faucet Collection
Kohler
 
Style Statement: Bath – Silver:
Guise Collection
Kallista
 
Game-Changing Innovation – Silver:
CERAN Luminoir TFT 
SCHOTT
 
Most Functional Find – Silver:
FurnSpin 
Hettich

Hettich’s FurnSpin puts a creative “spin” on furniture design. Open doors or flaps no longer get in the way – most of the cabinet body can now be moved with effortless ease. A stylish turn reveals what's inside. Hiding everything from view again, a further spin returns the furniture to its closed state. 


 
Sustainable Standout – Silver:
Le Chic Bohème by Silestone XM    
Cosentino   
  
Wellness Trailblazer – Gold:
Kohler x Remedy Place Ice Bath
Kohler
 
Wellness Trailblazer – Silver:
Hot/Cold Plunge Indoor Tub
EMPAVA
 
“These winners exemplify the best of our industry. We’re seeing wellness innovations that empower
homeowners to take their health into their own hands and brand collaborations that push the limits of what’s possible with astounding joint products,” said Jason McGraw, Group Vice President, KBIS.
“Designers are lending their eye to deliver more beautiful and often eco-conscious releases than ever before, while forward-thinking manufacturers invent new ways to make life easier at home.”   
 
An accomplished group of judges, all well-established designers and very familiar with all facets of the industry, canvassed 50 finalists at the 2025 show. Each were personally visited by a group of three judges, with the Best in Show finalists visited by all six, to have a final look before determining the winning slate.

The Best of KBIS 2025 judges were: 
 
Alena Capra, Principal, Alena Capra Designs; Jeanne Chung, Creative Director, Cozy·Stylish·Chic; Kara Cox, Principal, Kara Cox Interiors; Brooke + Brice Gilliam (judging as a unit), Owners, Deep South Modern; Julee Ireland, Founder, Home Renovation School and Tile Mart University; and Jerel Lake, Principal Designer, Lakehaus Designs.
 
Visit https://kbis.com for more information.

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