This is a rare opportunity to ask questions directly to a National Judge and gain insight you simply can’t get from competition guidelines alone. Seats are limited — and this content will not be repeated online.

Why would I want to enter the 2026 Golden Gate Design Competition?

Designers who place in this year’s competition will be published in Modern Luxury Interiors (San Francisco + Peninsula edition) in the Fall 2026 Kitchen & Bath Issue — making this session a direct investment in your visibility, credibility, and career growth.

Design Competition Ready: Best Practices for Design Competition Confidence

By NKBA Northern California Council

Overview

Get tips and tricks to boost your confidence and rock your next design competition in person!

Want to stop submitting to design competitions — and start winning them?

Join us for an exclusive, in-person session led by an NKBA National Judge, designed to give you real, actionable insight into what judges actually look for when scoring competition entries.

This is not a generic confidence workshop.

This is a behind-the-scenes breakdown of how winning entries rise to the top.

Category: Business, Design

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Highlights

2 hours 30 minutes
In person
Paid parking

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

Location

Riggs Distributing Inc. Showroom

101 Henry Adams

Galleria 144 San Francisco, CA 94103

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NKBA Northern California Council

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