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Price: $1,950
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As the industry’s premier awards program, Best of KBIS recognizes the pioneers and trailblazers who are behind the most cutting edge and innovative products in the kitchen and bath industry.
The Best of KBIS competition includes seven award categories, giving you plenty of opportunity to take home a winning title. Products may be entered in more than one category; individual fees apply per category.
Reach qualified buyers, top designers, and key decision-makers shaping the future of residential design at KBIS 2027.
Awards Ceremony
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The judging committee will be comprised of a panel of high-profile design professionals.
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KBIS Podcast Studio
KBIS provides the perfect opportunity to meet media and gain invaluable coverage in the industry’s most read publications. Enhance your chances at receiving publicity by entering into our awards programs, being a stop on a tour, or working directly with our PR agency to get your message to the right audience.
Press Highlights from KBIS 2026:
275 attending media
380 articles
1.8B+ impressions
KBIS provides the perfect opportunity to meet media and gain invaluable coverage in the industry’s most read publications. Enhance your chances at receiving publicity by entering into our awards programs, being a stop on a tour, or working directly with our PR agency to get your message to the right audience.
Press Highlights from KBIS 2026:
275 attending media
380 articles
1.8B+ impressions
“For kitchen and bathroom-focused businesses, the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show, or KBIS, is a highly anticipated event year after year. As North America’s largest kitchen and bath trade show, KBIS is a huge resource for gathering inspiration, networking and learning all about the industry’s latest.”
– Chandler Pibl, Modern Luxury
How to Gain Media Coverage
How to Gain Media Coverage:
Submit your booth and product activation details to KBIS PR for inclusion in media highlights
Submit complimentary press releases on kbis.com (available only for KBIS exhibitors)
Participate in award programs like Best of KBIS and Innovation Hour
Join Hard Hat Media Tour to present your new products to an intimate group of media before show open
Submit your products to KBB for complimentary pre-show media coverage specify kitchen & bath products
Hard Hat Media Tour
The Hard Hat Media Tour is one of the most sought-after opportunities for exhibitors to share their newest and most exciting products with an exclusive group of influential media allowed at KBIS before opening to the public.
Hard Hat Media Tour Attending Media:
House Beautiful
Aspire Design + Home
C&G
Family Style
Forbes
Galerie
Homes.com
Pro Builder
Media Coverage Included
KBB Discovery District Tour
Chelsie Butler, Editor-in-Chief of Kitchen & Bath (KBB) Magazine, leads an insider tour of expert designers to select, new-to-KBIS brands in South Hall. As the official publication of KBIS, the KBB Discovery District tour is one you won’t want to miss!
12 participating brands
20 designers in attendance
Open to new-to-KBIS exhibitors in South Hall
Best of KBIS
Best of KBIS is the industry’s premier awards program for kitchen and bath product innovation. Sponsored by LUXE Interiors + Design, it recognizes products that stand out in design, functionality, innovation, wellness, and sustainability.
Best of KBIS 2026:
Nearly 100 media stories
185M+ impressions
Participation can help validate innovation, support launch strategy, and improve exposure among both media and attendees.
Media attention and industry recognition can meaningfully increase the value of your investment. KBIS offers a strong platform for both.
Innovation Hour
Innovation Hour is an excitingly fast-paced, design-forward awards session highlighting emerging materials, features, and product details shaping the future of kitchen and bath spaces.
Innovation Hour 2026:
30+ posts
1K+ engagements
20+ media placements
44K+ impressions
1.5M+ impressions across expanded event-related exposure
This format is especially well suited to exhibitors introducing new concepts or seeking concentrated attention around cutting-edge innovation.
Media attention and industry recognition can meaningfully increase the value of your investment. KBIS offers a strong platform for both.
Best Booth Awards
The Best Booth Awards recognize creativity, investment, design execution, and attendee experience across exhibitor booths and displays. For exhibitors, these awards reinforce the value of strong presentation.
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2027 Entry Guide & Information
$1,950 for each product entry
*Products must have been introduced no earlier than January 31, 2026.
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Entry Deadline: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2026
Winners will be announced at NEXTStage at 4pm EST on
February 4, 2027. Each winner will be called and recognized individually on stage, with “Best in Show” recognized last. Winners must be present to accept their award. The Best of KBIS Happy Hour will take place directly after the awards ceremony in the stage area.
Gold & Silver will be awarded for each of the following categories except Best in Show, totaling 13 awards across the following categories:
Awards Categories
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.
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.
Most Functional Find: This category will look for functional benefits (particularly multi-functional use-cases), longevity, and value relative to price point.
Game-Chaning Innovation: Game-changing innovators should show new-to-market technology, new ways to manufacture materials, new-to-category advancements, or any take on “new.”
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.
Best in Show: Best all-around product, delivering on style, functionality, innovation and value.
HOW TO ENTER
The first step is to purchase your entry.
Entries can be purchased through the KBIS Exhibitor Hub.
*The $1,950 entry fee is per entry category. Products may be entered in more than one category. Individual entry fees apply per category.
1. Purchase
After you submit your payment, your sales representative will contact you with further instruction about how to enter your products.
2. Receive Awards Portal
Make sure to have this information handy when you are ready to enter your product + all the form fields
Items marked with a red asterisk (*) are required
Product Name*
Description* (500 characters or less, including spaces and special symbols like trademarks.)
Entry Category*
Explain why/how your product represents the award category you have chosen:* (900 characters or less, including spaces and special symbols like trademarks.)
Hi-Res Image – 300dpi, 4x5* You can upload any .ai, .eps, .jpg, or .tif file that is under 5 MB Provide photo credit for product images
Hi-Res Brand Logo – 300dpi, 4x5* You can upload any .ai, .eps, .jpg, or .tif file that is under 5 MB
Brand Product/Video Link
Contact Name, Email & Phone*
Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin Handle(s) (e.g. @kbis_official)
Style Statement: Bathroom
Style Statement: Kitchen
Most Functional Find
Game-Changing Innovation
Sustainable Standout
Wellness Trailblazer
Best in Show
Judging Process + Timeline
Judges will review all product entries pre-show and narrow to approximately 50 product finalists. Judges will vet based on product description, provided images and answers to required entry questions.
Judges will sign NDA protecting brand embargoed products.
All finalists will be contacted prior to the show and provided their presentation window.
The product finalists will be judged onsite within the exhibitors’ booth from Tuesday, February 2, 2027, through Wednesday, February 3, 2027. Finalists will have 5 minutes (multiple entries from single brands time to be negotiated) to pitch product benefits and features.
Time “windows” may not be changed. If an exhibitor is unable to make their scheduled time, the judges will view the product without presentation. There will be no makeup times.
Luxe Interiors + Design is the proud media sponsor of Best of KBIS, and is neither involved in, nor influences, the judging process.
PRE-SHOW PROMOTION
Best of KBIS Promotional Benefits
Digital Badges — Entry and Finalist badges for marketing use (All Entries)
Best of KBIS Website — Finalists listed on KBIS.com (Finalists)
Entry Deadline: Friday, November 20, 2026
3. Enter Your Products
"The latter was displayed on the newly reimagined Signature Rockwell Grill, a Best of KBIS award winner designed by iconic architect David Rockwell, complete with a retractable lid, sapele wood base and slide-out propane tank." –Business of Home
"Pfister Faucets’ Ametrine bath collection won the Best of KBIS 2026 Award for Style Statement: Bath – Silver for good reason. Designed in collaboration with interior designer Evan Millárd, the sculptural collection is defined by faceted surfaces and a flared silhouette." –Modern Luxury
Promotion for Best of KBIS 2026 generated:
100
media stories
185+ million
impressions
1,400+
organic social media mentions
ON-SITE EXPOSURE
Awards Showcase — Featured in the Best of KBIS Awards Showcase and emailed to all attendees (All Entries)
Product Locator Guide — Dedicated listing with company name and booth number (All Entries)
Best of KBIS Digital Wall — Display of Best of KBIS Awards Showcase in the South Hall Lobby (All Entries)
Booth Signage — Best of KBIS tent card displayed in your booth (All Entries)
Show Directory — Listed as a Best of KBIS finalist (Finalists)
WINNER BENEFITS
Winners receive all of the following additional exposure:
Winner Booth Signage
Winner Digital Badge
Winner Digital Promotion — Across KBIS and NKBA channels
Official Press Release
KBB Magazine Digital Coverage
Instagram Collaboration
Questions?
Contact May Romano at may.romano@emeraldx.com
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Submission directions will be sent to you after purchase.
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