Jennifer Peterson and Nick Peterson, Rand Tower Hotel

The 17th annual HD Awards ceremony took place at Cipriani South Street in September, located at the Battery Maritime Building in New York

Niti Bhatt-Patel and Michael Olsen, Kohler Co., winners for Straits Chapel in the Event Spaces category

Mohamed Osman, Alina Pimkina-Mehrle, and Julien Albertini, Asthetíque

Andrew Deibel, Bryony James, and Adam Kornelli, Martin Brudnizki Design Studio

Missy Goldstein, DLR Group; Sarah Erickson, LS Group; and Rebecca Buchmeier and Staci Patton, DLR Group

Heather Egan, Tarkett Hospitality; Torre Johnson, Bill Rooney Studio; and Ericka Whitaker and Jackie Passaro, Tarkett Hospitality

Steven Bennett, Sunny Gao, and Joan Chen, Ruralation Museum Hotel, winner in the Luxury Hotel category

Diana Martinez, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants; and Deborah Herman, Fabric Innovations

Carolyn Balfour, Vivian Bencich, John Bencich, and Blake Burton, Square Feet Studio

Hui Qiu and Lin Lin, CCD/Cheng Chung Design, winner in the Midscale Hotel category for DongFengYun Hotel Mi’Le

Jean Lin, Colony; and Drew Stuart and Elizabeth Coughlin, INC Architecture & Design

Laura Carter, Gmansales; and Laura Bernier and Laura Partica, Goodrich

Jason Goldberg, Airriva; and Malcolm Berg and Chausey Dickinson, EoA

Brian Maloney, Milliken; Morgan Stephenson, Daltile; and David Baird, Durkan

Kevin Boehm, BIÂN; Karen Herold, Studio K Creative; and James Geier, 555 International

Kia Weatherspoon and Sequoyah Hunter-Cuyjet, Determined by Design; and Tessa Hall, Dantes Partners, the Beyond Hospitality category winner for Capitol Vista

Evan Shatz, Mandy Li Collection; Joon Kim, Sawyer & Company; Mandy Li, Mandy Li Collection; and Pierre Josselin, Jeffrey Beers International

Jillian Gutleber, Gachot Studios; Mindy Schwantner, Swavelle Hospitality; and Ani Khachatryan, Meyer Davis

Philip Cham, Bridgeton Holdings, and Teach Mayer, Marram Montauk

Elvira Farias and Slava Balbek, Say No Mo, winner in the Wellness + Wellbeing category

Hospitality Design editor in chief Stacy Shoemaker Rauen

Allison Barry, Kevin Barry Art Advisory, Custom Art + Installations product category winner

Jeff Donegan, Williams-Sonoma Business to Business, and Archana Menon, winner of the HD/West Elm Student Product Design Competition

Dyonne Fashina, Denizens of Design, the inaugural winner of HDAC’s Awards of Excellence

Hospitality Diversity Action Council (HDAC) members Nina Grondin, Curioso; Aaron Anderson, the 26 Co; Kimberly Jackson, AvroKO; Damon Lawrence, Homage Hospitality; Bashar Wali, This Assembly; with Awards of Excellence winner Dyonne Fashina, Denizens of Design (center)

Ave Bradley, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, accepts the Hotelier of the Year award

AvroKO principals Adam Farmerie, William Harris, Kristina O’Neal, and Greg Bradshaw, the recipients of the Design Firm of the Year award

Julie Compagno and Jennifer Johanson, EDG Design; Robert Parker, Terramor Outdoor Resort; Patrick O’Hare, EDG Design; Michael Wade, Design Group Collaborative, winners in the New Brand Launch project category for Terramor Outdoor Resort

Ruben Valdez, Paradero Todos Santos, winner in the Luxury Hotel Public Spaces category

Courtney Lauderdale, Studio Paolo Ferrari, Beyond Hospitality category winner for Alchemy

Michi Jigarjian, the Rockaway Hotel; and Anna Cappelen and Chloe Pollack-Robins, Curious Yellow Design, winners in the Lifestyle Hotel Public Space and Guestrooms categories

Rob Veluz, Celano Design Studio, and Alexis Oliver, Meyer Davis

Jonah Kaplan, Andrew Kotchen, and Andrew Kline, Workshop/APD