Publishing news magazine Folio: has announced its finalists for the 2018 Eddie & Ozzie Awards, the premier awards for the publishing industry. From 2,000 entries across 200 categories, Hospitality Design (HD) has been nominated in four Eddie Awards categories, including Magazine B-to-B for the May 2018 HD Expo issue; Full Issue B-to-B: Architecture & Design for the November 2017 Guest Editor issue; and Series of Articles B-to-B: Design/Construction for the September 2017 Outside Influencers issue and December 2017 Cultural Impact issue, respectively.
The annual HD Expo Issue, which was published in May, showcases the best in hospitality, including 23 inspiring wellness trends, nine aspirational hotel projects, and an interview with Rockwell Group’s three principals. The September 2017 issue’s special section highlighted 30 outside influencers from across the globe, including design-driven pharmacies and chapels, while our December issue was a deep dive into design’s cultural impact, focusing on projects like secondary schools and bookstores and libraries. Guest edited by Six Senses CEO Neil Jacobs, the November 2017 issue explored sustainability’s influence on design, highlighting 19 earth champions and wellness visionaries, including renowned architects Bjarke Ingels and Kengo Kuma as well as Oscar-nominated actor and activist Edward Norton, among others.
“We’re so excited to be a finalist in four categories in the Folio’s Eddie Awards, especially since these issues truly showcase the breadth of our work, from gamechanging designs disrupting the status quo to trends affecting the hospitality design industry and profiles of 19 earth champions and wellness visionaries, curated by guest editor Neil Jacobs, CEO of Six Senses. We take a thoughtful approach every issue, hoping to inspire and educate our readers, and are honored to be recognized for achieving our goal,” says Stacy Shoemaker Rauen, editor in chief, Hospitality Design magazine, vice president, Hospitality Design Group.
