Get ready to show off your showcase.
By Dianne M. Pogoda
Showrooms are the theaters of K&B, where consumers and designers alike are inspired to create dream spaces. Great showrooms educate, engage, and elevate the customer experience, and often serve as the hub for project coordination, from concept to completion.
NKBA’s Innovative Showroom Awards (ISA) honor the inspiring designs, innovations, and customer experiences created by kitchen and bath showrooms across North America. Nominations are open through Nov. 2 and winners will be celebrated at the Design & Industry Awards and Opening Night Party on Feb. 16, the evening before KBIS 2026 begins its three-day run in Orlando, Feb. 17 to 19.
ISA categories for 2026 include:
• Brand Specific Non-Selling Experience Centers: The showroom that best represents a single brand and focuses on the design/product experience and function.
• Kitchen & Bath Design Centers: Awards for small (under 2,500 square feet), medium (2,500 to 5,000 square feet), and large (more than 5,000 square feet) design centers that offer design and project management, from fixture or appliance replacement to full K&B remodels.
• Traditional Independent Multi-brand/Product Showroom: Awards for small, medium, and large independent showrooms that sell/display products from various brands.
• Multi-Location, Multi-Product Showroom: Medium or large showrooms that sell/display various products and brands but are owned by the same company.
• Unique Showroom Application: A non-traditional/non-brick-and-mortar showroom that uses unique showcasing solutions — mobile, virtual, pop-up, etc.Showrooms in each category will be judged on their innovative, unique, and interactive design by an Advisory Board comprising three industry professionals. Winners will be notified before KBIS.
