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Lisa Villarreal, CEO of Lily Jack, was honored with the prestigious NEWH ICON of Industry Award during the event
From title sponsor Valley Forge Fabrics, Diana Dobin and Mikey Dobin
Emily Carr, from title sponsoring company NuWud
Pete Maxton, Akula Living; and Kellie Sirna and Greer May, from Design Firm of the Year honoree Studio 11 Design
Up-and-Coming Hotelier of the Year honoree Keir Weimer, Weekender
The 2022 Boutique 18 class was recognized at the event
The 2022 NEWH ICON of Industry scholarship recipient, Farzane Omidi
David Ashen, dash design; Phoebe Stein, Olive Presents; inaugural Ageless Living Collaborative Senior Living Design scholarship winner Mashika Gallo; and Larry Chalfain, from scholarship sponsor Samuelson
Jennifer Nye, Momentum Group, with the team from ICRAVE, which won the Judges’ So Cool award for its ceiling installation at 53 restaurant in New York
Keisha Byrd, Emerald
Derrick Weston and Stephanie Weston, Lixil, the Boutique 18 sponsor
Stacy Shoemaker Rauen, Emerald
DJ Obah kept the crowd moving at the Gold Key Awards gala
Gold Key Awards 2022
Approximately 500 attendees convened at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York to celebrate the winners and finalists of the 42nd Gold Key Awards. Photos by PWP Studio
Boutique Design Winter Forum 2026
In February, more than 115 industry professionals came together at BD Winter Forum at the Hythe, a Luxury Collection Resort in Vail, Colorado, for two days of networking and winter activities. The event featured roundtable discussions, led by ownership group and brand attendees, on current industry topics and an offsite dinner at Vail Golf & Nordic Clubhouse. Thank you to our sponsors! Photos by Barry Eckhaus Photography
CitySCENE: Los Angeles 2026
In January, approximately 200 industry professionals gathered at the Wayfarer for Hospitality Design’s CitySCENE: Next Generation networking event. A special thanks to our sponsors: Better Designed Lighting, DEDON & Gloster, Durkan Hospitality, Momentum Textiles & Wallcovering, Montrose Hospitality, RH Contract, Williams-Sonoma Business to Business, and Wolf-Gordon. Photos by Brandon Conklin
