Liverpool-based bespoke kitchen designer H. Miller Bros has won the prestigious ‘Kitchen Design of the Year’ award at the 2020 Designer Awards.

Brothers Hugh and Howard Miller founded H. Miller Bros in 2019 “with a vision to combine the art of kitchen design with the mastery of modern craft to create unique wooden kitchens”.

The siblings, who grew up on the Wirral, have been designing and making together since childhood with Hugh making his first piece of furniture aged just 15 years old. After earning a Masters in architecture at the University of Sheffield, he founded his workshop at the age of 24.

His brother Howard has been a chartered architect for over 15 years. After graduating from Glasgow School of Art and the Bartlett School of Architecture, he practised in London, New York and Sydney.

Away from the studio, which is based in the Baltic Triangle, Howard has taught widely, including being a studio lead at Liverpool University School of Architecture, and a visiting critic at Brighton University.

Their winning kitchen design, named the ‘Furniture Maker’s Kitchen’, is described as a “testimony to the brother’s pedigree as masters in both architecture and furniture making”.

The ‘Furniture Maker’s kitchen’ evolved when Hugh decided it was the perfect time to design his own kitchen during the first phase COVD-19 lockdown.

Hugh says: “We are delighted to accept this prestigious award for our ‘Furniture Maker’s Kitchen’ – we are honoured to be in such established industry company.

“As a newly launched brand, we have overcome industry challenges and attracted new clients despite COVID-19’s restrictions.

“This kitchen is a true example of our cabinetry-making skills, combined with innovative design features, unusual materials and one-off details.”

The Designer KB Awards 2020 recognises design excellence and rewards the industries finest kitchen, bathroom and interior designers over the past year.

Now in its 18th year, the entries are judged by some of the UK’s most experienced and recognised industry figures experts from across the fields of UK kitchen and bathroom design, architecture and interior design.

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