Each year, Boutique Design selects emerging hospitality designers to honor for their growing contributions and successes. Formerly known as the Boutique 18, the group will now be recognized as BD’s Ones to Watch.
These rising stars will be highlighted in the Fall 2026 edition of Boutique Design magazine, and honored in November at the Gold Key Awards ceremony and during Boutique Design New York (BDNY). The deadline for submissions is Monday, August 3rd.
Submit your nominations today!
Nominees should have approximately five to 10 years of experience in the hospitality industry and be actively engaged in the design and/or architecture process.
Nominees can be part of the nominator’s firm, another design firm or brand, or have recently launched their own studio. The selected class will be announced in September.
Read about last year’s Ones to Watch (former Boutique 18) class in BD’s Fall 2025 issue.
The 2025 class at the Gold Key Awards ceremony in New York; photo by Caphsr
For more information or questions, contact Caitlin St John at [email protected].
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