{"id":619640,"date":"2026-10-03T18:20:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T18:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/619640\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T18:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T18:20:12","slug":"national-design-nods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/619640\/","title":{"rendered":"National design nods"},"content":{"rendered":"

Queenstown interior designer\u00a0Carmen Hubber has scooped three awards at the recent National Kitchen and Bathroom Awards.<\/p>\n

Additionally, two other Lake Hayes projects, designed by Christchurch\u2019s\u00a0Davinia Sutton, of Detail by Davinia Sutton, have also been recognised.<\/p>\n

Presented in Auckland last month, Hubber, of Hub Design, won a Designers of National Kitchen and Bathroom Association\u00a0\u2018Gold Bathroom Design\u00a0Award\u2019, a \u2018Character Kitchen Design\u2019 award and \u2018Southern Kitchen Design Recognition\u2019.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Golden work: Queenstown interior designer Carmen Hubber, of Hub Design, won a Designers of National Kitchen and Bathroom Association \u2018Gold Bathroom Design Award\u2019 for this Jack’s Point ensuite. Photo: Supplied <\/p>\n

The DNKBA recognition was for Hubber\u2019s work on an ensuite bathroom for Jack\u2019s Point\u2019s \u2018Rigato Retreat\u2019,\u00a0while her work on \u2018Quartzite Peninsula\u2019, at Kelvin Peninsula, netted her the other two.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Spatial innovation: Davinia Sutton, of Detail by Davinia Sutton, won the ‘Residential Spatial Innovation Design\u2019 for this Lake Hayes pad. Photo: Stephen Goodenough <\/p>\n

Sutton\u00a0\u2014\u00a0who also won the \u2018Supreme Bathroom Design Award\u2019 for another project \u2014 received \u2018Creative Excellence in Bathroom Design\u2019 for \u2018Lake Escape\u2019 at Lake Hayes, and \u2018Residential Spatial Innovation Design\u2019 for her work at \u2018Entertain Me\u2019, also located at Lake Hayes.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Creative excellence: This Lake Hayes bathroom, designed by Davinia Sutton, won the ‘Creative Excellence in Bathroom Design\u2019. Photo: Stephen Goodenough <\/p>\n

Additionally, Hannah Withy, of Double Black Design, picked up a \u2018Creative Excellence Kitchen Design Award\u2019, a \u2018Kitchen Distinction Award ($60,000-$90,000) and \u2018Southern Kitchen Design Recognition\u2019 for her work on\u00a0W\u0101naka\u2019s\u00a0\u2018Raw Precision\u2019.<\/p>\n

This year, the awards attracted 95 entries, including 54 kitchens and 23 bathrooms.<\/p>\n

\u2014\u00a0TRACEY ROXBURGH<\/p>\n

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