Invercargill based joinery company, Pooles Joinery has built a stunning kitchen for a newly built Queenstown property, which has been nominated as a finalist for the Society of British and International Interior Designs (SBID) International Design Awards.

The entry, which is named as a finalist in the Kitchen, Bedroom, Bathroom category (KBB), was submitted under Auckland-based kitchen design company Cronin Kitchens, which designed the kitchen.

The house has been recently built as a luxurious holiday home, nestled against the mountains at Millbrook, just north of Queenstown. 

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Pooles Joinery managing director Peter Fisher said to find out his team's work had been associated with such a prestigious award was fantastic news. 

He said the kitchen design by Cronin Kitchens was extremely intricate and required a lot of precise measuring, along with meticulous craftsmanship to make sure it fitted within the design requirements. 

"[The design] came down to the minutest detail," he said.

A cantilevered, L-shaped element was seamlessly integrated into the marble island bench top and raised slightly above the rest of the marble to achieve the requested seating for five at the island. 

Despite the intricacy of this build, Mr Fisher said the team approached it the same way they did with all their jobs – with great attention to detail.

"It's all about the detail, we put the same effort into a standard kitchen as we do for a kitchen like this one [Queenstown kitchen]," he said.

"I had a client come in recently to see the progress of her kitchen and she cried when she saw it... that really makes your day."

The awards are judged 70% by a panel of experts and 30% by public vote so Mr Fisher encouraged Southlanders to check out the entry on the SBID International design awards website and vote if they loved it.

Entries come in from all over the world so Cronin Kitchens, along with Pooles Joinery, are competing against the best of the best in the industry. Just to be nominated as a finalist is considered a huge honour.

Mr Fisher has owned and operated Pooles Joinery Ltd since 1995, however the company has been a long-standing business in Invercargill. 

It was first established in 1882 making it one of the longest-established companies in the area for bespoke joinery, cabinetry, and kitchen designs.

The name Poole is associated with the late Mayor of Invercargill, Eve Poole who governed the city from 1983-1992. The business was in her family.