2026 TIDA New Zealand Kitchens – Entry is now open

Entry details can be completed online HERE

Entries close: Thursday 26 March

Entry is open in four categories:

• architect-designed kitchens  (open to registered architects only)

• designer kitchens  (open to professional designers only)

• imported kitchen projects  (open to all designers and architects)

• group home builder kitchens

For kitchens that were completed in 2025 or early 2026.

More than one entry may be entered, but each must be submitted on a separate entry form.

There is no charge for entry

Once we have received your entry, we will email you a link to upload:

– hi-res image files

– plan(s)

– a client brief/design rationale

KEY DATES

19 February – entries open

26 March – entries close

7 May – winners announced online at trendsideas.com and in Trends social media channels, and will be progressively published in the following weeks.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Entries must include:

1. PROJECT PHOTOGRAPHY

Please supply no less than 3 – and preferably 6 or more – professionally-taken hi-res images of the entry project.

 Ideally these would include some images that show how the kitchen links to adjacent areas of the home.

• Please supply images as hi-res jpg's

• Maximum image file size is 15Mb per image – please contact us if the only images you currently have are larger than this.

2. PLANS

• Please supply at least one detailed floor plan. Additional elevations and drawings may also be submitted, up to a maximum of 6
• Ideally, plans should show how the kitchen connects with adjacent areas of the home
• Maximum plan file size is 20Mb per image
• Acceptable file types are jpg, tiff and pdf

nb: DWG files cannot be accepted

3. CLIENT BRIEF/DESIGN STATEMENT

A minimum of 300 words that outline the main client requirements, any specific challenges and how these were overcome, and any specific products that played a significant role in the design.

This can be supplied as bullet points if you prefer.

Please supply as a Word doc or PDF.

4. VIDEO

Entrants are encouraged to supply a 30 second video run-through of the project, which may be taken on a phone, as an aid to the judges as well as to be potentially posted to Trends social pages. 

This is not a requirement for entry, and entrants who do not provide this video will not be penalised.

If you have had professional video produced of your project, this can also be included in your entry submission as an additional resource for judges, and may be included in any feature we produce on the project. 

You can provide the video as a link to it uploaded on YouTube or Vimeo. Or if it has not been uploaded to one of these sites, you can supply the video file with the images.

JUDGES & JUDGING

Judges will assess entrants on the following criteria:

• How the design fulfilled the requirements of the client’s brief
• Functionality – including creativity and space design
• Aesthetics – detailing and materials
• Any sustainability features of the design

AWARDS

The Winners in each TIDA category will receive an extensive promotional package across Trends digital and social channels.

The judges will also recognise Runners-up and, at their discretion, may also award Highly Commended to projects in the various categories.

The Winners proceed to the International section of the TIDA, to be judged alongside winners of other awards programmes in other countries to find the 2026 TIDA International Kitchen of the Year.

Entry details can be completed online HERE

Story by: Trendsideas