About Sub-Zero and Wolf Kitchen Design Contest

The Sub-Zero and Wolf Kitchen Design Contest (KDC) honors the world's leading designers who have helped make Sub- Zero and Wolf the quintessential components of the uncompromised kitchen.

The most respected contest within the design industry, the Sub-Zero and Wolf Kitchen Design Contest occurs once every two years. Architects and interior designers from all over the world participate in this contest.

Entry is free. Rules are simple. Time frame ample. Prize money lavish.


Categories & Prizes
The contest is divided into two categories: International and National.

For the National Category, two first place national winners will be selected – one for a Traditional kitchen and one for Contemporary kitchen. A second place national winner (any style kitchen) and a third place (any style kitchen) will also be selected.

For the International Category, one winner for Middle East/Asia Pacific region will be selected. Historically, the National Category has only been open to entries from US and Canada. Starting with the 2008-09 Contest, the International Winner now automatically qualifies for the National Category too.

Aside from lavish cash prizes, all winners of the 2008-09 Contest also received a luxurious trip for 2 for a 4-day celebration to The Breakers in Palm Beach, Florida last March 2010.


How to Join
1. Each entry must include at least one full-size Sub-Zero refrigeration unit and Wolf cooking appliances as its primary food preparation equipment.
2. All entries must include at least one full-size Sub-Zero built-in or integrated unit for refrigeration and Wolf cooking appliance as its primary food preparation equipment.
3. Only professionals including kitchen dealers, kitchen designers, interior designers and builders/remodelers are eligible to participate.
4. Each entry must include pictures, floor plans/elevations and a narrative describing the kitchen design, design challenges faced and how these were overcome.
5. All these can be mailed to Sub-Zero and Wolf Headquarter in the US or submitted electronically.


Judging
No names should appear on any plans, photos or narratives to avoid any bias on the part of the judges.

With 1,400 entries from around the globe, a panel of seven design experts representing various disciplines under kitchen design served as judges in the 9th biennial Kitchen Design Contest in 2008-09:
· Jamie Drake of Drake Design Associates, New York, NY
· Jeffrey DeMure, AIA, of Jeffrey DeMure + Associates, El Dorado Hills, CA
· Cheryl Hamilton-Gray, CKD, of Hamilton-Gray Design, Carlsbad, CA
· Matthew Quinn of Design Galleria Ltd., Atlanta, GA
· Barbara Houston of Houston + Associates, Vancouver, BC, Canada
· Dalia Tamari of Dalia Kitchen Design, Boston, MA
· Doug Durbin of nuHaus, Highland Park, IL

All but Doug Durbin, Cheryl Hamilton-Gray, and Dalia Tamari have previously served on the Kitchen Design Contest panel of judges. This year will be Jamie Drake’s seventh time as a judge, while it marks the fourth time for Jeffrey DeMure. Matthew Quinn was a first-place national KDC winner in 2004; Barbara Houston was a third place national winner in 2002.