NKBA Design Tutors
NKBA courses and workshops are tutored by experienced, award-winning designers. They use a variety of engaging teaching aids and technology to cater for all learning styles and to ensure the classroom is interactive.
Joneen Rodgers
Joneen tutors NKBA’s 1 and 2-day design workshops and the first year of the New Zealand Diploma in Kitchen Design.
After a period of study and work abroad in Japan, Joneen started her own business, Hello Home Interiors, which won the Creative Small Space Design Award at the 2023 NKBA Excellence in Design Awards.
Joneen comes from a design background and has a Bachelor of Design in Interior Architecture from Victoria University. She also has a Graduate Diploma in Education and has spent many years tutoring and lecturing at the School of Architecture and Design in Wellington.
Joneen is passionate about making good design accessible to all and raising the industry standard.
MILVIA HANNAH
Milvia is an Elite Designer of NKBA and an NKBA Life Member. She tutors the second year of the New Zealand Diploma in Kitchen Design.
Milvia has worked in the kitchen and bathroom design industry for over 30 years. During this time, Milvia has gained a host of qualifications and awards, including Certified Master Kitchen Designer NZ, Certified Master Bathroom Designer NZ, NZ Diploma in Kitchen Design, NKBA Kitchen Designer of the Year, NKBA Bathroom Designer of the Year, and the NKBA Wellington Chapter Recognition Award.
An active member of NKBA, Milvia has held a variety of roles on the NKBA Executive Board, including Vice President, President, and Education Representative.
Milvia’s main passion is design, and she appreciates and enjoys working in an industry that allows expression of style, skill, and talent, in an ever-changing landscape.
Using her experience and knowledge, Milvia focuses on transcending and enhancing client’s living spaces, to create a balanced environment.
