A Certified Kitchen Designer (CKD) or Certified Bathroom Designer (CBD) has undergone a rigorous accreditation process in order to achieve this qualification. Consumers who work with CKDs or CBDs are ensuring that they are working with Australia's finest professionals who have achieved the highest level of qualification within the industry.
Accreditation is granted via a National Accreditation Committee and must be updated annually by a system of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to ensure designers remain up-to-date with industry developments.
Meet some of our Accredited Designer Members...
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As seen in Kitchen Year Book Geoff began his career working for eight years in the industry before tackling the Certified Kitchen Designer course. He quickly discovered that the course covered a diverse and varied range of topics that would equip him for the career he had chosen.
“Once certified, the results showed immediately,” he says. “I had more confidence in myself to deal with customers and, similarly, customers had a new-found respect for me. The customer now saw me as an authority in my profession and this won me more business as a result”. |
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As seen in Kitchen Year Book Loris has been a freelance designer since 1984 and is proud to have been one of the first women working in the kitchen industry in South Australia.
Currently the Chair of the KBDI SA Chapter and a KBDI board member, Loris is also director of Independent Kitchen Design and has been involved in Kitchen & Bathroom Awards judging for many years.
Loris’ 31 years of practical experience in the kitchen and bathroom industry has taught her the value of training and accreditation within the business. “I have a strong commitment to the promotion of professionalism within the industry,” she says. “For many years I have played a key role in the development and delivery of kitchen and bathroom industry training packages”. |
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 As seen in Bathroom Yearbook
Australian-born John credits his Maltese parents, who emigrated after World War II, for his start in the business. His father was a builder and John followed in his footsteps by becoming a carpenter after leaving school and moving into the building trade in the early 1990s. John decided to specialise in bathroom design and renovation and this has been his focus since 1993. In keeping with familytradition, one of John’s two sons, Brogan, has followed the same path and is currently studying for his carpentry and joinery trade certificate while working for Brindabella Bathrooms.
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 As seen in Bathroom Yearbook
Born in Iceland, Peter completed his masonry training before migrating to Australia in 1987. Peter finally settled in Adelaide in 1990 after stints in Queensland and Victoria and is still proud to call Adelaide home. Peter owned and managed a tiling and bathroom renovation business before completing the CBD course in 1995, an accreditation that he has maintained since that time. 2001 saw the launch of Brilliant Bathrooms, a company that has grown and thrived under Peter’s direction as both designer and general manager. |
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