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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

CitySCENE: New York 2023
More than 275 industry professionals gathered in October at the Virgin Hotels New York for Hospitality Design’s CitySCENE: Next Generation networking event. A special thanks to our sponsors: ASCH, Bryan Ashley, Daltile, Durkan, Emser Tile, Kimball Hospitality, Kravet Contract, Lusive, Milliken, Momentum Textiles & Wallcovering, RH Contract, Safemark, Tempur Sealy, Transceramica, and Williams-Sonoma Business to Business. Photos by David Teng

HD SiteSeeing 2023
More than 60 industry professionals joined Hospitality Design in August for its SiteSeeing bus tour to experience a behind-the-scenes look at three New York hotels: Moxy NYC Lower East Side (with lunch at Tao Group Hospitality’s Sake No Hana); Grayson Hotel; and Virgin Hotels New York City.
A special thanks to our sponsors: ASI/Architectural Systems, Cortina Leathers, Couristan, Durkan, JACLO, Ligne Roset Contract, Lily Jack, P/Kaufmann Contract, Room & Board Business Interiors, Samuelson Furniture, Valley Forge Fabrics, and Williams-Sonoma Business to Business. Photos by David Teng