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Drew Stuart, INC Architecture & Design, and Waad El Hadidy, Starwood Capital Group
Angela Budd, NOVA Furnishings Group, and Amy Mulvihill, Florida Seating
21c Museum Hotels’ Steve Wilson on the art of hospitality
Aina Picinic, KnollTextiles, and Lauren Ritter, Global Allies
Isabelle Olsson, Google, discusses marrying design and technology
Kerry Clerkin, Glen & Company; Ashley Stempler, Provenance Hotels; and Elizabeth Murphy, Glen & Company
The team from WATG and Wimberly Interiors: Taylor Cell, Deniz Özgüven, and Vasiliki Zannettis
Devin Vermeulen, WeWork, on building community through workspaces
Gabriella Callinan, Marriott International; Shela Choi, Durkan; and Tory Knoph, Stonehill Taylor
Martin Gran of Snøhetta speaks about the intersection of all design disciplines
Malcolm Berg, EoA; Stacy Shoemaker Rauen, HD; Christina Zimmer, Highgate Hotels; and Masako Fukuoka, Jeffrey Beers International
Andrew Pennington, Porcelanosa, during the sponsor roundtable discussion
Anne Marie Lubrano, Lubrano Ciavarra Architects; Kevin O’Shea, Salt Hotels; and Mari Balestrazzi, Hyatt
Joel Villalon, BraytonHughes Design Studios, and Jordan Pilzer, D’Style by Kimball Hospitality
Benjamin Porto, Snarkitecture, describes what’s next in retail
Neil Jacobs, Six Senses, takes the stage to explain holistic wellness in hospitality
Rockwell Group past and present: Julie Frank, JCF Studio; Tim Rooney, Jeffrey Beers International; Linda Laucirica, Marriott International; Elevate speaker David Rockwell, Rockwell Group; Gregory Stanford, Marriott International; Anurag Nema and Martin Weiner, nemaworkshop; Joan MacKeith, Rockwell Group; and Josh Held, Josh Held Design
Jacqueline Matusek and Kavita Khatri, Swarovski Lighting
Primo Orpilla, Studio O+A, on the future of the workplace
Jason Fiore, Kevin Barry Fine Art; Rosie Rainbow, Goodrich; and Angela Delaney, Kevin Barry Fine Art
Farrow Partners’ Tye Farrow takes on the Cause Health movement
HD Elevate 2018
Platinum Circle Awards Gala 2025
Approximately 400 attendees gathered at Cipriani 25 Broadway in New York this November for the 36th annual event honoring the 2025 Platinum Circle inductees.
Thank you to our sponsors: Preciosa and Tarkett Hospitality (Gold); Fabric Innovations (Benefactor); Daltile, Daniel Fine Art Services, Durkan Hospitality, Fabricut Contract, LacquerCraft Hospitality, Mandy Li Collection, Waterworks, and Williams-Sonoma Business to Business (Silver); CM Hospitality, Emser Tile, Fil Doux Textiles, HB Lighting/HB Mirrors, and Nemo Tile + Stone, (Bronze); Couristan Contract/Hospitality and Workshop Twenty One (Supporting); Danao (Step & Repeat); and Royal Thai (Afterparty). Photos by Capshr
HD NextGen Forum 2025
Approximately 185 industry professionals, including the 2025 Wave of the Future honorees, attended HD’s annual NextGen Forum event in October at Hotel Van Zandt in Austin to network and get inspired by motivational keynote speakers. Thank you to our sponsors! Photos by PhotoHouse Films
