Posts tagged award winner
Mal Corboy on Kitchens and Being an Entrepreneur!
May 9th
Mal Corboy talks to Stuff.co.nz about being an entrepreneur in this great article.
Read on:
Change proves the right track
by JENNY KEOWN
Mal Corboy talks about kitchens
His kitchens, which he admits are fancy and certainly not cheap, with an average price tag of $80,000, grace substantial homes around the world, but Mal Corboy moved to New Zealand as a train driver.
So how did he end up becoming one of the world’s top kitchen designers with a manufacturing business to boot?
“Well, I got here and realised there was one train and two drivers. I needed to do something else,” the Aussie said, laughing.
Mr Corboy had a background in cabinet making and a long-held passion for design, so voila – Mal Corboy Design was born.
He sold his manufacturing arm in 2006 after more than 10 years in production – he said it was too much hassle – but his designs are still sought after.
Since 2002, Mr Corboy has won 22 awards, including prestigious international gongs, and he has been both Australia and New Zealand’s kitchen designer of the year… More
Mal Corboy’s Insiteful Kitchen Designs
Dec 20th
Our client Mal Corboy is an internationally renowned kitchen designer based in New Zealand. After launching his design career as a cabinet-maker, his fame continues to grow after receiving a horde of awards and a list of happy customers to Los Angeles and back!
His designs are instantly recognisable, defined by individual use of colour and lighting, with an emphasis on clean, extended lines and peerless attention to form and function.
This article in the Summer 10/11 issue of Insite magazine features Mal and serveral of his award winning kitchen.
LEFT With its stainless steel and American oak tops, this kitchen took out the award for Kitchen Design of the Year 2009 Australia.
Another Success for New Zealand’s Leading Kitchen Designer
Aug 18th
Mal Corboy, New Zealand&s most celebrated kitchen designer has scored another first, this time making the final selection at the national Australian Kitchen & Bathroom Designer&s Institute Awards — the first time a New Zealander has made it to the final round of these awards.
Both of Mal&s entries have been selected for the final round of judging, with winners to be announced in September.
One of Mal Corboy's Entries into the Australian Kitchen & Bathroom Institute Design Awards
