The Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) has opened applications for its leading awards program, Best of KBIS, to spotlight industry excellence in 2027. Sponsored by LUXE Interiors + Design, this longstanding program sets the standard by rigorously evaluating hundreds of products to recognize the best-in-class brands and breakthrough designs shaping the future of kitchen and bath.
The Best of KBIS Awards puts industry icons and bold newcomers on equal footing, showcasing the most innovative, clever, beautiful, and boundary-pushing products on the market today. 2026 winners celebrated achievements across a wide range: long-needed design solutions like the anti-etching stone treatment from MORE® Surface Care and FOTILE America’s space-saving dishwasher sink; functional art in the form of Richelieu’s bold and modern Atipica hardware and Cosentino’s elegant Sensa Quartzite; and what’s next in healthy living: a multi-functional bidet from Kohler and a versatile indoor or outdoor cold plunge from Empava.
The deadline to submit for the 2027 awards is November 20, 2026. Finalists will be announced in January, with winners announced live at the show in Las Vegas during an awards ceremony on NEXTStage on February 3 from 4-5 p.m.
Best of KBIS categories
Seven award categories reflect the innovation, diversity, and design advancements of the kitchen and bath industry.
Style Statement: Kitchen
Products submitted to this category should focus on aesthetic value, favoring new finishes/colors, artistic collaborations, and other key style features in the kitchen—both indoor and outdoor.
Style Statement: Bathroom
Products submitted to this category should focus on aesthetic value, favoring new finishes and colors, artistic collaborations, and other key style features in the bath—both indoor and out.
Sustainable Standout
This category will be judged on eco-friendly properties brought into the home, e.g. water-saving technology for sinks, energy-efficient appliances, carbon-neutral surface manufacturing, or recycled materials used to make art.
Wellness Trailblazer
Wellness standouts should deliver benefits to mental or physical well-being at home, including spa-like amenities for stress relief and recovery, products made with clean manufacturing, or indoor/outdoor luxuries that promote a connection to nature. As a growing home category, wellness takes many shapes.
Game-Changing Innovation
Game-changing innovators should show new-to-market technology, new ways to manufacture materials, new-to-category advancements, or any take on “new.”
Most Functional Find
This category will look for functional benefits (particularly multi-functional use-cases), longevity, and value relative to price point.
Best in Show
This award will honor the best all-around product.
Entry information
To be eligible for consideration, all products must have been introduced after January 31, 2026, and must be available to consumers by December 31, 2027. To enter, exhibiting manufacturers must complete a Best of KBIS submission form and submit at least two high-res (300 dpi) images. Products may be entered in multiple categories; however, they require an individual entry form and submission fee for each category. For more details to enter, please reference the Best of KBIS Entry Guide.
A judging committee of design professionals, thought leaders, and industry experts will narrow the entries to approximately 50 finalists, who will be announced in January 2027. The finalists will then be judged on-site at KBIS by the same group of experts to determine the winning products. Each finalist will have five minutes to present their submitted item during an in-booth visit.
Six categories award a Gold and Silver winner, while the Best in Show is awarded to one standout.
About the National Kitchen & Bath Association and the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show
The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) is the not-for-profit trade association that owns the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show® (KBIS). With 55,000 members in all segments of the kitchen and bath industry, NKBA has informed, educated, and supported the industry since the association was founded in 1963. Its mission is to inspire, lead, and empower the kitchen and bath industry through community, professional certification and learning, and events.
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