BlueStar® is inviting professional designers, architects, builders and remodelers to submit outstanding kitchen designs for the chance to win the title of BlueStar® Kitchen Designer of the Year

Blandon, PA, January 9 – The BlueStar® 2017 Kitchen Design Contest is open for entries through February 1, 2017.  The contest honors design professionals who incorporate BlueStar® products into innovative, beautiful kitchen designs.  BlueStar invites professional designers, architects, builders and remodelers to submit their outstanding kitchen designs.

One Grand Prizer winner receives BlueStar® appliances for his or her home kitchen, the title BlueStar® Kitchen Designer of the Year and trip to New York City for the 2017 Architectural Digest Home Design Show.  Six Regional Winners also will be named.  Heidi Piron, of Heidi Piron Design & Cabinetry, Summit, N.J., took the top prize in BlueStar’s first Kitchen Design Competition.

All kitchen design entries must be submitted by February 1, 2017, and all submitted kitchens must have been completed no earlier than the 2014 calendar year.  The kitchen design entry can be any style kitchen.  A minimum of one BlueStar® kitchen appliance as the primary appliance is required.  Ranges, refrigeration products, rangetops, ovens and cooktops meet this requirement.  Official rules and entry criteria can be found at https://www.bluestarcooking.com/inspiration/kitchen-design-contest

“We are thrilled to showcase the incredible work of designers who have proudly featured BlueStar® appliances as the centerpiece of their stunning kitchen designs.  With our distinctive combination of high performance and unrivaled customization options, BlueStar® offers trade professionals truly unique options for clients looking to create bespoke kitchen designs,” says BlueStar® President Eliza Sheffield.

Handcrafted in Pennsylvania since 1880, BlueStar® commercial-style cooking and refrigeration equipment is designed for the discerning home chefs who demand restaurant-quality results in their own kitchens.  BlueStar® also offers an unparalleled 750 colors and finishes, providing a new level of customization options for discerning design professionals.