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HD Awards trophies, designed by Yellow Goat Design, were handed out to the winners during the ceremony
Karie and Julian Brittano, the Brittano Group, recipients of the HDAC Awards of Excellence
Angela Hoggan Staten and Kerry Rudd, Infinity Drain, the winner in Best in Show for products
Andrew Lieberman and Kimberly Jackson, AvroKO, winner in the Seating category
Frank Harker, Williams-Sonoma Business to Business, and Calvin Ma, the HD/West Elm Student Product Design Competition winner
Kit Kemp, Firmdale Hotels, receives the 2025 Hotelier of the Year Award
Will Meyer and Gray Davis, Meyer Davis, take the stage to accept their award for Design Firm of the Year
Becca Roderick and Melissa Shalloway, Morris Adjmi Architects, winners in the Upscale Hotel and Upscale Hotel Public Space categories for the FORTH Atlanta
Matthew Goodrich, Goodrich; and Callie Peck, Diane Hang Nguyen, and Paul McElroy, Highgate, winner in the Midscale Hotel Public Space category for Romer Hell’s Kitchen
Christian Schulz, Studio Collective, accepts the trophy for the Moore, winner in Small Hotel
Daniel Pierce and Nina Grondin, Curioso; Heather Ciszczon, CoralTree Hospitality (formerly NuovoRE); Molly McDonald, Looney & Associates; and Louie Sison, Curioso, winners in the Lifestyle Hotel Public Space and Guestroom categories for the Fidelity Hotel
Kidist Grznar, Few & Far Luvhondo, winner in the Camps + Lodges category
Greg Keffer and Michael McNeil, Rockwell Group, take home the prize for Event Space for Le Jardin Sur Madison in New York
Margaret McMahon, Wimberly Interiors, winner in the Transportation category and Best in Show for projects for the L’Observatoire Suite
Finalists Kym Gold and Sakshi Khurana, Dumæ; Gulla Jónsdóttir, Atelier Gulla Jónsdóttir; and Rafael Micha, Grupo Habita
(Top row, left to right) Juan Pons, Point; Esteban Valero, iSiMAR; Maribel Martin, Interiors from Spain; Toni Gómez, Point; Belen Alcantarilla, Expormim; Andrian Malic, Punt Mobles; Carlos Galtier, Interiors from Spain; Yvonne Reyes, Point; and Gema Bernabeu and Luis Unceta, iSiMAR
(Bottom row, left to right) Ana López Beneyto, Interiors from Spain; Ramon Minguell Ribas and Marc Montenegro, Santa & Cole; Jorge Lopez Valiente, Expormim; and MarÃa GarcÃa Velando, Interiors from Spain
Finalist Sara Talleux, KTGY; Keisha Byrd, Hospitality Design; and Lisa Simeone, KTGY, snap a photo in front of the Step and Repeat, sponsored by Valley Forge Fabrics
Negar Ghassemieh and Larry Traxler, Hilton; and Jason Goldberg, BRE Hotels & Resorts
Tzetzy Naydenova, Viso, and Samer Shaath, Nivek Remas
HD Awards project judge Tracy Smith-Woodby, Marriott International, and Susan Halpern, Halpern Associates, in front of the photo booth sponsored by Summa International
Erla Dögg Ingjaldsdóttir and Tryggvi Thorsteinsson from Minarc, winner of the Casegoods + Furniture category
Matt Berman, Workshop/APD and Aimee Sheeran, Arteriors, take home the prize for Decorative Lighting
Philip Bershad and Jeffrey Bershad, Phillip Jeffries, winners in the Wallcoverings category
Emily Febrizio, Ashley Wilkins, and Laura Hope, Islyn Studio, winner in the Budget/Select Service Hotel category for Now Now NoHo
Kathy Trojack, Stephen Toia, Liz O’Connor, and Christine Grant, Waterworks
Maria Alfonzo, Saladino Design Studios; Elizabeth Mullins, the Fifth Avenue Hotel, winner in the Luxury Hotel category; and Karla Saladino, Saladino Design Studios
Kaky Gowan and Dan Doyle, 8080 | A Boka Powell Studio, finalists in the Luxury Hotel Public Space category for Bowie House
Margaret McMahon and Erin Nichols, Wimberly Interiors; HD Awards judge Chantell Walsh, Strategic Hotels & Resorts; and Michael Bodsworth and Tracey Jones, Montage International
Laura Naranjo, Marriott International; Zoe Rahimi-Nolen, Emser Tile; Carolyn Harris, StudioLux; and Kimberly Pritchett, Emser Tile
Zi Wang, Populous; Mattie Overmyer and John Doyle, BHDM Design; and Michael Day, VISO
Eric Cheong, North 45 Projects; HD Awards judge Bashar Wali, This Assembly; and Ashley Tackett, North 45 Projects, finalist in the Lodges + Camps and Bar, Club + Lounge categories
Finalist Jessica Lei, Woogmaster Studio; Sean Lee, Station Casinos; and Iris Sin, Woogmaster Studio
HD Awards 2025
Nearly 550 people gathered at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino on May 6th during HD Expo + Conference to reveal the winners and honor the finalists of Hospitality Design’s 21st annual HD Awards in projects and products. During the ceremony, Kit Kemp of Firmdale Hotels and Meyer Davis were named Hotelier and Design Firm of the Year, respectively, alongside HDAC Awards of Excellence honorees Karie and Julian Brittano of the Brittano Group.
Thank you to our sponsors: Interiors from Spain and Viso (Title); Williams Sonoma Business to Business/West Elm (Student Competition); Emser Tile, Mandy Li Collection, Provado, Royal Thai, and Waterworks (VIP Tables); Yellow Goat Design (Awards); Valley Forge Fabrics (Step and Repeat); Summa International (Photo Booth); Mylofleur (Florals); ICG Italia and Nemo Tile + Stone (Event); Fairmont Designs, Las Vegas Design Center, Momentum Textiles & Wallcovering, Phillip Jeffries, and Room & Board Business Interiors (Supporting). Photos by PWP Studio

CitySCENE: Atlanta 2025
In April, approximately 125 industry professionals gathered at Hotel Granada for Hospitality Design’s CitySCENE: Next Generation networking event. A special thanks to our sponsors: CF Kent, Durkan, Emser Tile, Kevin Barry Art Advisory, RH Contract, Tarkett Hospitality, Viso, Waterworks, Williams-Sonoma Business to Business, and Yellow Goat Design. Photos by Picture This! Photography

CitySCENE: Washington, DC 2025
In March, approximately 175 industry professionals gathered at Arlo Washington DC for Hospitality Design’s CitySCENE: Next Generation networking event. A special thanks to our sponsors: CF Kent, Daltile, Durkan, Emser Tile, Fabricut Contract, Global Allies, Kalisher, Mannington Commercial, RH Contract, Tarkett Hospitality, Tempur Sealy, Williams-Sonoma Business to Business, and Yellow Goat Design. Photos by Chris Ferenzi Photography