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The 36th annual Platinum Circle Awards were held at Cipriani 25 Broadway in New York
Platinum Circle honorees William Harris, Kristina O’Neal, Greg Bradshaw, and Adam Farmerie, AvroKO
Platinum Circle inductees Matt Mars and James Flick, Flick·Mars
Aliya Khan, Marriott International, accepts her Platinum Circle honor
2025 Platinum Circle honoree Marcus Samuelsson, Marcus Samuelsson Group was introduced by David Rockwell, Rockwell Group
Sam Jew, Mandy Li Collection; Ana Palacios, Marriott Vacations Worldwide; and Mandy Li and Carlos Racinos, Mandy Li Collection
Scholarship recipient Caroline Vinci, NYSID, and Adam Tooter, P/Kaufmann Contract, sponsor of the NEWH Interior Design Scholarship
Ryan Haggett, Williams-Sonoma Business to Business, and Greg Keffer
Lauren Maese, NEWH Deborah Herman Legacy Scholarship recipient, and Chris Tucker, NEWH, Inc.
Michael Nairn, Form + Function + Design; and Tara Locke and Neil Locke, Neil Locke & Associates
Colletta Conner, ForrestPerkins; scholarship recipient Michaela Simon, and Alex Knodel, ForrestPerkins, sponsor of the NEWH Clifford R. Tuttle scholarship
Reid LeMesurier, the Cardy Group; Margaret McMahon, Wimberly Interiors; Matthew Dehnert, LacquerCraft Hospitality; Howard Baldinger, HB Lighting; and Geoffrey Cramer, Murphy Cramer Design
Eyerusalem Hagos, recipient of the NEWH Tarkett Hospitality Design Achievement Scholarship, and Michelle Harpole, Tarkett Hospitality
Back row: Chantell Walsh, Strategic Hotels & Resorts; Michael Holy and Nick Cimms, Preciosa; Meghann Day, HBA. Front row: Rick Feinberg and Angel Ochoa, Preciosa; Christy Coleman, Leo A Daly; Vladimir Kadlec, Preciosa; and David Oswald, Hilton
Jocelyn Nevels, Fabricut Contract; David Tracz, //3877; and Jennifer Farris, Bandura Design
Molly O’Keefe and Pattrawan Tuntiworawong, Wimberly Interiors; Eric Jassin, JLL; Liana Hawes Young, Wimberly Interiors; and Chantell Walsh, Strategic Hotels & Resorts
Charlie Mendoza and Michael Wood, Wynn Design & Development
Back row: Devon Luchessa, Studio Partnership; Robyn Kaminski, Marriott International; Amber Osiecki, Tarkett Hospitality; Sheila Cahill and Dan Mazzarini, Mazzarini & Co.; Elle Pechiney, Tarkett Hospitality; and Ann Hsieh, Marriott International. Front row: Michelle Harpole and Heather Egan, Tarkett Hospitality; and Masako Fukuoka, CRÈME
Vanessa Watts, Watts & Dray; Susan Halpern, Susan Halpern Associates; and Erika Dray, Watts & Dray
Amber Eley and Jimmy Young, B2 Design Co; and Matthew Smith, Smith-Brown
Past and present Platinum Circle honorees. Margaret McMahon, Wimberly Interiors; Adam Farmerie, Kristina O’Neal, William Harris, and Greg Bradshaw, AvroKO; Helen Jorgensen, Host Hotels & Resorts; Aliya Khan, Marriott International; Tom Ito, Gensler; Marcus Samuelsson, Marcus Samuelsson Group; Ted Carroll, the Carroll Adams Group; Barbara Parker and Miriam Torres, Parker-Torres Design; James Flick, Flick·Mars; Neil Locke, Neil Locke & Associates; Matt Mars, Flick·Mars; Jennifer Johanson, EDG Design; Lauren Rottet, Rottet Studio; Stanford Hughes, BraytonHughes Design Studios; Libby Sims Patrick, Sims Patrick Studio; David Rockwell, Rockwell Group; and Carol Bentel and Paul Bentel, Bentel & Bentel
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 Caphsr
CitySCENE: New York 2025
In September, approximately 275 industry professionals gathered at the Elsie Rooftop for Hospitality Design’s CitySCENE: Next Generation networking event. A special thanks to our sponsors: Alger Triton, Coast to Coast Furniture, Durkan Hospitality, Emser Tile, Fairmont Designs, Kravet Contract, Majestic Mirror & Frame/Majestic Lighting, Momentum Textiles & Wallcovering, Nemo Tile + Stone, P/Kaufmann Contract, RH Contract, Silhouette, Tarkett Hospitality, Viso, Williams-Sonoma Business to Business, and Yellow Goat Design. Photos by David Teng
Boutique Design Fall Forum 2025
In September, more than 130 industry professionals came together for BD Fall Forum at the Newport Harbor Island Resort in Rhode Island. The two-day event concluded with a dinner at the iconic Castle Hill Inn. Thank you to our sponsors! Photos courtesy of Cocoa & Co.
