Best of KBIS 2026 Finalists Announced Across Seven Product Categories

ORLANDO, FL — The Kitchen and Tub Trade Present (KBIS) has introduced the 50 finalists for the 2026 Better of KBIS awards, the kitchen and tub trade’s premier product recognition program. The annual competitors is sponsored by LUXE Interiors + Design and culminates throughout KBIS, the place winners are chosen and revealed dwell on the present ground.

Spanning seven classes, Better of KBIS acknowledges how innovation is advancing throughout the kitchen and tub market—from wellness-driven options and sustainable supplies to subtle design and good expertise. Class-specific judging ensures that every product is evaluated inside its supposed utility, permitting efficiency, usability, and design intent to be assessed on equal footing.

Design-Led Judging With In-Individual Analysis

Finalists have been chosen in the course of the first section of judging by a panel of main designers, together with Robin and Regina Reaves of R&R Inside Design 365, Kelly Collier-Clark of Home of Clark Interiors, Rajni Alex of Rajni Alex Design, Jaque Bethke of JAQUE Design, Ahmad AbouZanat of AHMAD ABOUZANAT STUDIO, and Tamara Day, designer and tv host. Within the second section, judges will evaluate finalist merchandise in individual throughout KBIS.

Innovation Throughout Supplies, Efficiency, and Wellness

Entries submitted for Better of KBIS 2026 mirrored the place the kitchen and tub trade is headed, with merchandise spanning cabinetry, {hardware}, home equipment, superior supplies, water and wellness options, and sustainability-focused improvements. Following a rigorous evaluate course of, the finalists signify the strongest examples of innovation into account this yr.

2026 Better of KBIS Finalists by Class

Recreation-Altering Innovation
Inventive Tile; Composer; FOTILE America; FreePower; Hauslane; Kohler; Samsung Electronics

Most Useful Discover
Karran; Kohler (2); MORE® Floor Care; Noble Firm; Oatey; Richelieu {Hardware}; Ruvati

Fashion Assertion: Lavatory
Brizo® Kitchen & Tub Firm; Brondell; Cosentino; Daltile; James Martin Vanities; Karran; Kohler; Pfister

Fashion Assertion: Kitchen
Berenson {Hardware}; Cosentino; Daltile; ROBAM; Kohler; Richelieu {Hardware}; True Caliber; ZLINE Kitchen and Tub

Sustainable Standout
Ecopure Filter; Induction {Hardware}; Kohler; MORE® Floor Care; Samsung Electronics; SKS

Wellness Trailblazer
Elkay; Empava; FOTILE America (2); Kohler; Richelieu {Hardware}

Greatest in Present
Fabuwood; Goldenhome; Kohler; KitchenAid®; MORE® Floor Care; Richelieu {Hardware}; SKS

Awards Ceremony Set for February 18

Judges will award Gold and Silver honors in every class, together with one total Greatest in Present winner. Particular merchandise will stay confidential till KBIS, the place attendees can establish finalists by in-booth signage throughout the present ground.

Winners will probably be introduced throughout a dwell awards ceremony on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, from 4:00–5:00 p.m. EST at NEXTStage within the South Corridor, instantly adopted by the Better of KBIS Comfortable Hour.

LUXE Interiors + Design serves because the media sponsor of Better of KBIS and doesn’t take part in or affect the judging course of.

For extra data go to kbis.com/show/best-of-kbis.