The annual Homes & Gardens Design Awards shine a spotlight on the most inspiring kitchen and bathroom designs – here are our winners

Innovation meets everyday living in our kitchen and bathroom category, where everything from cabinet handles and lighting to surfaces and appliances earned praise for design that balances beauty, practicality, and refinement. Here are our winners:

1. Best kitchen collection

Winner: Nicholson, Blakes London

Magnus Nilsson, lead designer at Blakes London, brings over 18 years of award-winning experience to his projects, all of which are deeply collaborative, ensuring that they reflect each client’s lifestyle and individual requirements. This mid-century style kitchen combines teak-stained timber with textural, fumed rattan panels, set into solid door frames and finished with a matte lacquer. This creates a durable surface and protects against stains

2. Best kitchen island design

Winner: Cove kitchen, Boffi

Conceived by Zaha Hadid Design, the Cove Kitchen brings the late architect’s fluid and organic forms into the realm of functional kitchens. Originally launched in 2017 as a limited edition, the island was a result of nearly three years of collaborative effort between Boffi and the London-based design studio. The new iteration introduces fresh finishes for doors and worktops and adds a full-length snack counter on the rear side.

3. Best kitchen fitting

Winner: Knightsbridge boiling hot water tap, Wodar

Wodar’s taps are designed by a team of experts who are constantly testing advancements in technology. The 4-in-1 Knightsbridge tap provides hot and cold water, plus instant filtered boiling and drinking water.

4. Best small kitchen appliance

Winner: Artisan tilt-head Evergreen stand mixer, KitchenAid

This icon has earned a reputation for performance and versatility. The Evergreen Design Series from KitchenAid features a first-of-its-kind: a walnut wood bowl with a food-safe finish.

5. Best hardware collection

Winner: Cocktail, Armac Martin

Armac Martin is a fourth-generation family business based in Birmingham. Inspired by the city’s celebrated cocktail district, The Cocktail hardware collection takes its cues from the iconic silhouette of a Martini glass.

6. Best use of material

Winner: The Cotswolds kitchen, Ledbury Studio

Contrast is key in this kitchen by Ledbury Studio, where textured crown oak cabinetry sits alongside a breakfast and drinks cupboard clad in the studio’s signature Verdigris copper finished with an elegant eglomise mirror back panel.

7. Best kitchen collaboration

Winner: Kitchen furniture, Pluck x Schotten & Hansen

This kitchen showcases Schotten & Hansen’s naturally coloured Douglas Fir veneers, which are teamed with London Plane wood. ‘Collaborating felt like a natural fit,’ says Pluck co-founder George Glasier. ‘We share a similar ethos.

8. Best kitchen surface

Winner: No-Chip collection, Foresso

No-Chip is a minimalist, durable, smooth, and sustainable surface developed to find a use for sanding dust as well as wood dust from small local businesses, which would otherwise go to landfill or be burned. Each sheet uses a 25-litre bucket of dust, which is mixed with non-toxic and formaldehyde-free binder glue.

9. Best large kitchen appliance

Fiorentina 180 Dual Fuel cooking range, Officine Gullo

Available in a variety of colours, the Fiorentina collection from Officine Gullo is inspired by Tuscany and its rich metalworking heritage. As well as 12 professional burners, it boasts two enamelled cast-iron griddles, a soapstone griddle, and two multifunction electric ovens

10. Best bath design

Winner: Florence painted bath, Fired Earth x Frances Costelloe

The limited-edition Florence bath is a collaboration between renowned British artist Frances Costelloe and heritage brand Fired Earth. Using stencils and 12 signature colours from Fired Earth’s paint range, Frances took inspiration from the William Morris Gallery, Islamic design, Van Gogh, and her training as a garden designer to create the bearded iris pattern.

11. Best bathroom lighting

Winner: Hayle wall light, Industville

Featuring an angled, bowl-shaped metal shade and a crystalline frosted glass globe diffuser, the sculptural Hayle wall light by Industville has an IP65 rating, meaning it can be used safely in a bathroom scenario.

12. Best bathroom collection

Winner: Balcoon, Patricia Urquiola for Duravit

Unveiled at Milan Design Week 2025, Balcoon is a collection of sanitaryware, consoles, washbasins, and bathtubs. ‘The design plays with the layering of materials,’ explains designer Patricia Urquiol.

13. Best bathroom fitting

Winner: EauZone Arch wet room panel, Matki

An ingenious dual-function design by Matki, the panel combines an overhead brace that not only keeps it secure but also delivers water to the centrally mounted shower head. Available in 11 finishes

14. Best bathroom funiture

Winner: The Grand Union double vanity, Drummonds x Nicola Harding

Named after the historic waterway linking London to Central England, the Grand Union collection by Drummonds x Nicola Harding merges 1920s art deco styling with Arts and Crafts elements