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Margaret McMahon, Wimberly Interiors, and Lawrence Chalfin, Samuelson Furniture
Helen Jorgensen, Host Hotels & Resorts and Nancy Smith, the Parker Company
Jan Volsik, Nick Cimms, and Rick Feinberg, Preciosa
Vincent Celano and Stephanie Niebler, Celano Design Studio
Vince Stroop, Stroop; Siobhan Barry, Gensler; and Tony Machado, Studio Machado
Gerry Jue, BAMO; Stephen Perkins, HotelStudio; and Jim Looney, Looney & Associates
Kathryn Greene, Caitlin St John, Alissa Ponchione, Katie Kervin, and Paulina Glozman, Hospitality Design
Stephanie Weston, Lixil; Misty Delbridge, Montague; and Derrick Weston, Lixil
Angel Ochoa and Michael Holy, Preciosa
Andrew Kline, Workshop/APD; Heather Egan, Tarkett Hospitality; and Ryan Haggett, Williams-Sonoma Business to Business
Adam Kubryk, Global Allies; Tory Knoph, Lark Hotels; Cristina Antolino, Demar Leather; and Morgan Brody, Jaclo
Diane Nguyen, Highgate Hotels; and Antony Cestra and Joan McKeith, Rockwell Group
Nearly 500 industry professionals attended the 33rd annual Platinum Circle Awards gala
Top row (left to right): Michaela Trkalova, Nick Cimms, Michael Holy, Preciosa; Raj Chandnami, Wimberly Interiors; Angel Ochoa, Preciosa
Bottom row (left to right): Cherie Bustamante, Fog & Apple; Jan Volsik, Preciosa; Dionne Jefferson, Marriott; Rick Feinberg, Preciosa; and Susan Moore, Station Casinos
Top row (left to right): Foreman Rogers, Blur Workshop; Laura Klinkose, Samuelson Furniture; Matoula Karagiannis, Champalimaud Design; and Michael Chalfin, Samuelson Furniture
Bottom row (left to right): Neil Locke, Susan Locke, and Tara Locke, Neil Locke & Associates; Christina Hart, Studio Partnership; and Charley Knight and Lawrence Chalfin, Samuelson Furniture
Top row (left to right): Ericka Whitaker, Tarkett Hospitality; Jennifer Farris, Bandura Design; Tom Henderson, Tarkett Hospitality; Adrienne Scribner, Baskervill; Tim Osiecki, AWH Partners
Bottom row (left to right): Tracy Kaiser, Carrie Crook, and Amber Osiecki, Tarkett Hospitality; and Rebecca Winnick, DesignAgency
Stacy Shoemaker Rauen, Hospitality Design
Toluwani Ayeni of the University of Idaho, recipient of the 2022 NEWH Clifford R. Tuttle Scholarship, presented by Deborah Lloyd Forrest and Alex Knodel, ForrestPerkins
Kile Hotchkiss of the New York School of Interior Design, recipient of the 2022 NEWH Interior Design Scholarship, presented by Jennifer Wellman, NEWH and Adam Tooter, P/Kaufmann Contract
Kristina Giacchetto of the New York University School of Professional Studies, the 2022 NEWH Fabric Innovations Legacy Scholarship recipient
Ronnie Bray and Elisa Whaler, Bray Whaler, accept the Platinum Circle award
Designer Ken Fulk accepts the Platinum Circle award
Neil Jacobs, Six Senses, accepts the Platinum Circle award from Stacy Shoemaker Rauen, Hospitality Design
Platinum Circle honoree Sheila Johnson, Salamander Hotels & Resorts
Platinum Circle inductees Miriam Torres and Barbara Parker, Parker-Torres Design
Past and present Platinum Circle honorees.
Top row (left to right): Stacy Shoemaker Rauen, Hospitality Design; Larry Traxler, Hilton; Jim Looney, Looney & Associates; Gary Dollens, Hyatt; Jordan Mozer, Jordan Mozer & Associates; Barbara Parker, Parker-Torres Design; Jennifer Johanson, EDG Design; Julia Monk; Jeffrey Beers, Jeffrey Beers International; Barbara Lazaroff, Imaginings Design; Neil Locke, Neil Locke & Associates; Sheila Johnson, Salamander Hotels & Resorts; Stephen Perkins, HotelStudio; Deborah Lloyd Forrest, ForrestPerkins; Ken Fulk.
Bottom row (left to right): Carol Bentel, Bentel & Bentel; Helen Jorgensen, Host Hotels & Resorts; Miriam Torres, Parker-Torres Design; Ken Hurd, Kenneth E. Hurd & Associates; Neil Jacobs, Six Senses; and Elisa Whaler and Ronnie Bray, Bray Whaler
Platinum Circle 2022
More than 500 people, including many past honorees, gathered at Gotham Hall in November for the 33rd annual Hospitality Design Platinum Circle Awards gala to honor this year’s inductees: Ronnie Bray and Elisa Whaler, Bray Whaler; Ken Fulk; Neil Jacobs of Six Senses; Sheila Johnson, Salamander Hotels & Resorts; and Barbara Parker and Miriam Torres, Parker-Torres Design. Thank you to our sponsors: Preciosa, Samuelson Furniture, and Tarkett Hospitality (gold); Fabric Innovations (benefactor); Ceramic Technics, Daniel Fine Art Services, Demar Leather, Durkan, Fabricut Contract, Fairmont Designs, Furniture Atelier, Lixil, Montague, Momentum Textiles & Wallcoverings, Phillip Jeffries, Waterworks, and Williams-Sonoma Business to Business (silver); and CM Hospitality, Daltile, Fil Doux Textiles, Global Allies, HB Lighting, Mirror Image, RH Contract, Signature Flooring, Soho Myriad, Valley Forge Fabrics, and Wolf-Gordon (bronze). Photos by PWP Studio

CitySCENE: Chicago 2025
In June, approximately 200 industry professionals gathered at ROOF on theWit for Hospitality Design’s CitySCENE: Next Generation networking event. A special thanks to our sponsors: Better Designed Lighting, Coast to Coast, Durkan, Emser Tile, Evan Ross & Co., ICG Italia, Kalisher, Kravet Contract, Lime Tree Hospitality, RH Contract, Silhouette Outdoor Furniture, Tarkett Hospitality, Waterworks, Williams-Sonoma Business to Business, and Yellow Goat Design. Photos by George Burns Photography

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