BDNY PRODUCT DESIGN COMPETITION
2023 Architectural Materials winner: ICON, WOW Design
The 2023 Bath/Spa winner: Nu from Roca Bathroom Products
Announcing the 2024 Best of BDNY Product Design Competition
Product submissions are due October 25th
Submissions are now open for 2024 BDNY exhibitors to showcase their outstanding product launches in this year’s Best of BDNY Product Design Competition. This prestigious program recognizes manufacturers whose products excel in functionality, aesthetic advancement, and innovation within their categories.
Winners and finalists are chosen by a panel of soon-to-be-announced industry professionals specializing in the boutique and lifestyle sector, spanning 14 categories including Lighting, Furniture, Flooring, Health & Wellness, and more. Honorees will receive featured coverage in the Winter 2024/25 digital edition of Boutique Design magazine, on hospitalitydesign.com, and through an e-blast announcement to verified attendees.
Eligible products must have been introduced to the market no earlier than December 1, 2023, and must be available for viewing on the trade fair floor at BDNY.
For more information and to enter, click here >>
The cost to enter is $800 for first entry, $150 for subsequent entries. Companies may submit more than one product for review; however, each product can only be submitted once per category. The total number of different product submissions is unlimited, across categories or in the same category.
This submission fee includes: Guaranteed placement of one product per company (including image and description copy) in Boutique Design’s Winter 2024/25 issue in print and digital format, which features bonus digital distribution to past BDNY attendees and registered attendees of BDNY 2024, in a special 2024 product showcase section. Competition winners and finalists, selected onsite by the judges, will be prominently featured in Boutique Design’s Winter edition in The Source products section, online on hospitalitydesign.com, and promoted via e-blast to the Boutique Design magazine subscriber list.
Optional Upgrade
Enhance your entry by including your product on our new onsite digital kiosk! By selecting this option, your product will be displayed on the main aisle of the BDNY trade fair floor, adding high visibility for your brand while catching the eye of attendees and judges onsite. Upgrade Cost: $800 (a $1,600 value)
*Rotates with other competition entrants and trade fair information
The judging panel will meet ahead of BDNY to review and create a shortlist of entries. On Sunday, November 10, they will walk the trade fair floor to review these entries (judges will not be able to view every entry in person or set specific booth appointments) and select the winners and finalists.
Questions? Contact Katie Kervin, Senior Managing Editor, Boutique Design or Jana Roesch, Sales Director, BDNY.
Meet the Judges
Steven Baron, Senior Lead Designer – Hospitality, Bergmeyer
Jenny Bukovec, Founder, Jenny Bukovec Studio
Principal | Hospitality Interior Design Leader
DLR Group | BraytonHughes
Henri Munyengango, Regional Director, Design Strategies, Americas Design & Construction, IHG