BATHROOMS
First place - Christian Tamayo’s SONAS 2022 Bathroom of the Year
Second place - Caoimhe Murphy’s SONAS 2022 Bathroom of the Year
STUDENTS TAKSED WITH CREATING LUXURY BATHROOMS…
Design talent on display as SONAS Bathroomof theYear winners revealed
S ONAS Bathrooms and TU-D the 2022 Bathroom Design of the Year competition, held in association with the Interiors Association of Ireland. Students of the Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree in interior design, led by one of Ireland’s best known interior Designers Neville Knott, were tasked to create a luxury bathroom for a contemporary hotel. Third year student, Christian Tamayo (Technological University Dublin) have announced the winners of
scooped the award and will now see his winning bathroom design featured at SONAS exhibitions in 2022, including the spring Ideal Homes Show. Caoimhe Murphy took second place, while Ava Mulready was awarded third place. Extending his congratulations to the winners, as well as all those who were shortlisted, Neville said: “This has been a really exciting competition for our students. As SONAS Bathrooms are the largest supplier of bathroom products in Ireland, there have been great opportunities to explore a variety of themes and styles in bathroom design with products from their extensive range. Working on real life projects is always a great experience for tomorrow’s designers and these students have really risen to the occasion with a wide range of amazing designs.” Richard Sloan, MD of SONAS Bathrooms added: “There has been an extraordinarily high standard in entries to the competition and we really enjoyed the creativity of these students. SONAS Bathrooms are proud to support the next generation of designers. Sustainability, wellness, and technology all have a role to play in the modern bathroom. It will be wonderful to bring the winning bathroom to life in our showrooms.” Jackie Carton, President of the Interiors
Association of Ireland (IA) said she was blown away by the design talent she witnessed as part of the judging panel. “It is wonderful to see Irish companies like SONAS Bathrooms investing in the designers of the future,” she added. “The Interiors Association also appreciates SONAS Bathrooms sponsoring student membership for this entire class.” 2021 Winner of Distributor of the Year at Ireland’s Plumbing & Heating Awards and Best Managed Company for 2019, 2020 and 2021, SONAS Bathrooms is Ireland’s leading bathroom brand and largest
supplier of bathroom products. Operating from a state-of-the-art 135,000sqft distribution centre in
Dublin15, the company employs 90 staff across sales, warehousing, administration, technical support and finance functions. SONAS is a manufacturer and wholesale distributor supplying over 400 of Ireland’s builders’ merchants, bathroom showrooms and retailers. Founded in 1978, the company offers an extensive range of durable and stylish products for both domestic and commercial bathrooms.
Third place - Ava Mulready’s SONAS 2022 Bathroom of the Year
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