2025 Gaggenau Kitchen of the Year Design Contest

“We seek designs that not only marry form and function but also redefine what’s possible in kitchen architecture.”

“Gaggenau’s legacy has always been deeply intertwined with enduring craftsmanship and visionary design,” says Olya Yemchenko, the company’s Australian senior brand manager. “Our relentless pursuit of design excellence and functional longevity is reflected in every project we support. We seek designs that not only marry form and function but also redefine what’s possible in kitchen architecture.

“This year’s award challenges kitchen designers, architects, interior designers, builders and developers to transcend conventional boundaries, crafting culinary spaces that embody the essence of luxury and sustainability.”

Designs will be evaluated “based on criteria such as originality, responsiveness to client briefs, user-centred design, execution quality and integration of Gaggenau’s state-of-the-art appliances.”

The award has two categories – luxury home and multi-residential – and entries will be judged by an esteemed panel who’ll evaluate kitchen designs “based on criteria such as originality, responsiveness to client briefs, user-centred design, execution quality and integration of Gaggenau’s state-of-the-art appliances,” says Yemchenko.

This year’s panel members are: Eva-Marie Prineas of Studio Prineas; Damian Hannah, CEO and design lead at New Zealand’s German Kitchens Limited; Richard Archer of Archer Design; Mim Design’s Miriam Fanning; Sue Carr of Carr; and Martin Cooper, chair of the Auckland Executive Committee of the Property Council of New Zealand. Prineas was the winner of the luxury home category in the 2023 awards for Fisherman’s House in Birchgrove, Sydney, with Carr’s Victoria & Burke project in Melbourne’s Camberwell taking the gong in the multi-residential section.

Prineas was the winner of the luxury home category in the 2023 awards for Fisherman’s House in Birchgrove, Sydney.

The overall winner will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Milan’s world-renowned Salone del Mobile in 2026. Entries close on April 30, 2025, with the shortlist announced at the end of July. Projects completed after May 1, 2023, are eligible for consideration. Submissions can be made here.

Interior design by Carr and Studio Prineas.