Selected Archives
Selected stories 2011-2021
The finalists for the 34th Gold Key Award for Excellence in Hospitality Design, the industry’s most prestigious honor, have been announced by the International Hotel, Motel + Restaurant Show® (IHMRS). A panel of nine prominent judges considered more than 280 entries for these coveted awards, which recognize outstanding design worldwide for hospitality projects that were completed or renovated from March 1, 2013 through March 1, 2014. “The record number of entries and the quality, creativity and functionality of the submissions all reflect the dynamism of this industry,” said Mary Scoviak, executive editor of Boutique Design magazine, which co-sponsors the Gold Key Awards alongside HOTELS magazine. “This year’s finalists redefined what outstanding design is all about.” The 2014 Gold Key judges echoed that sentiment. “Just looking at some of the photos, I thought, ‘This is design at its best. I want to live in one of these projects,’” said judge Dana Kalczak, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts’ vice president of design. According to John McMullen, Highgate Hotels’ senior vice president of construction, “What these projects proved again and again is that the right design, the right detail makes a project unforgettable.” Judge Ron Kollar, Tishman Hotel Corp.’s chief design officer, added, “This year’s finalists show that designers are writing and rewriting concepts until they say something new, and saying it with integrity. And, they’re telling their stories in ways that will still be relevant in years to come.” Finalists will be recognized and winners will be revealed in each of this year’s 19 categories at the Gold Key Awards Gala, now a cocktail reception and dinner, from 6:30pm – 10:00pm on Monday, Nov. 10, at the Mandarin Oriental New York. Presented by Boutique Design magazine and HOTELS magazine, the ceremony will culminate with the naming of Designer of the Year. The 34th Gold Key Award finalists are: Best Eco or Socially Conscious Hotel COMMUNE (Los Angeles): American Trade Hotel & Hall, Casco Viejo, Panama Natalie Sheedy Interiors (Chicago); DelaRosa Studio (Chicago); Legat Architects (Chicago): Hyatt Place Chicago-South/University Medical Center, Chicago Best Guest Room Luxury HDC Interior Architecture + Design (Los Angeles): St. Regis New York, New York Richmond International (London): The Langham, Chicago Best Guest Room Midscale/Budget/Focused Service Bill Rooney Studio, Inc. (New York): Residence Inn by Marriott Manhattan/Central Park, New York EoA, Inc. (Coral Gables, Fla.): Lord Balfour Hotel, Miami Beach Daroff Design (Philadelphia): Universal’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort, Orlando, Fla. Best Guest Room Upscale HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates (Singapore): Grand Hyatt Shenyang, Liaoning, China CBT Architects (Boston): Hotel George, Washington, D.C. Best Hotel Budget/Focused Service Ester Bruzkus Architekten [Berlin] with DesignAgency [Toronto] and WAF Architects [Berlin]: Generator Berlin Mitte DesignAgency (Toronto): Generator Venice Best Hotel Luxury HOK (New York): Rosewood Abu Dhabi HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates (Atlanta): The St. Regis Abu Dhabi Metex Design Group (Istanbul): Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem Best Hotel Midscale COMMUNE (Los Angeles): Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles Stonehill & Taylor Architects (New York): NYLO New York City Group One Partners (Boston): Residence Inn Downtown/Seaport, Boston Best Hotel Upscale G A Design International (London): Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel & Conference Center, Istanbul Looney & Associates (Dallas): Omni Nashville, Tennessee White Jacket Pte. (Singapore): Naumi Hotel, Singapore Best Lobby Luxury concrete (Amsterdam): Hotel W Verbier, Switzerland Tara Bernerd & Partners (London): Thompson Chicago Meyer Davis Studio (New York): Paramount Hotel, New York Best Lobby Midscale/Budget/Focused Service Universal Design Studio (London): Ace Hotel London Shoreditch Daroff Design (Philadelphia): Universal’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort, Orlando, Fla. Best Lobby Upscale dash design (New York): The Lexington Hotel, New York nemaworkshop (New York): W Mexico City HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates (Singapore): Grand Hyatt Hotel Shenyang, Liaoning, China Best Nightclub/Lounge YWS Design & Architecture (Las Vegas): Hakkasan, Las Vegas Jeffrey Beers International (New York): Moon Club, Paradise Island, Bahamas Ramsgard Architectural Design (Skaneateles, New York): The Gig, Verona, New York Rockwell Group (New York): TAO Downtown, New York Best Resort BLINK Design Group (Singapore and regional offices): Regent Bali, Indonesia YANG/Yangbangsheng & Associates Group (Shenzhen, China): Haitang Bay No. 9 Resort, Sanya, Hainan, China Wilson Assoc. (Dallas): Sofitel Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia Best Restaurant Casual Dining AvroKO [New York]: General Assembly, New York Rockwell Group (New York): Five50 Pizza Bar, Las Vegas Aria Group Architects (Oak Park, Ill.): Nando’s Flame-Grilled Chicken, Toronto Schoos Design (West Hollywood, Calif.): Puesto, San Diego, Calif. Best Restaurant Fine Dining Meyer Davis Studio (New York): St. Cecilia, Atlanta Studio Mapos (New York): Sopra, New York Meyer Davis Studio (New York): The Wayfarer, New York Best Spa HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates (Singapore): Grand Hyatt Hotel Shenyang, Liaoning, China Rockwell Group (New York): Awii Spa at Andaz Maui at Wailea, Hawaii HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates (Atlanta): Baku Flame Towers Fairmont Hotel, ESPA, Azerbaijan Best Suite HOK (New York): The Jewel Suite by Martin Katz, The New York Palace, New York Robert Angell Design International (London): Lime Wood, Lyndhurst, New Forest, UK TAL Studio (Las Vegas): Four Seasons Resort Lana’i at Manele Bay, Las Vegas II by IV Design (Toronto): Crystal Serenity Penthouse, Crystal Cruises, Los Angeles Best Timeshare/Fractional Ownership Indidesign (Los Angeles): Hokulani Waikiki by Hilton Grand Vacations Club, Honolulu Studio Gaia (New York): Ritz-Carlton Herzliya, Israel Judges’ “So Cool” Award Meg Sharpe Interior Designs (New York); Stonehill & Taylor Architects (New York): Diamond Horseshoe at the Paramount Hotel, New York JOI-Design Interior Architects (Hamburg): Hotel-Kompetenz-Zentrum, Oberschleißheim, Germany Stonehill & Taylor Architects (New York): The Nomad Hotel Rooftop Event Spaces, New York Marriott Global Design Strategies (Bethesda, Md.): Marriott Hotels Design Strategy, Marriott International, Bethesda, Md. Judges for the 2014 Gold Key Awards were: Alan Philips, Chief Marketing Officer, Morgans Hotel Group Dana Kalczak, Vice President of Design, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Danette Opaczewski, Chief Operating Officer, Ian Schrager Co. John D. McMullen, Senior Vice President of Construction, Highgate Hotels Lora Spran, Interior Designer, Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI)–Interiors R. Tyler Morse, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner, MCR Development Ron Kollar, Chief Design Officer, Tishman Hotel & Realty LP Serena Rakhlin, Vice President, Hotel Development and Acquisitions, Americas, Trump Hotel Collection Trisha Wilson, Chairman, Trisha Wilson Global Finalists were selected based on excellence in: concept, execution, innovation and “wow factor.” The 34th Gold Key Awards coincide with the fifth annual Boutique Design New York (BDNY) trade fair, serving hospitality design professionals, and the 99th IHMRS, held concurrently at New York’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Tickets for the Gold Key Awards Gala (cocktail reception and dinner) are available now for $375 and can be purchased as part of IHMRS/BDNY trade fair registration or as an event ticket only. More Gold Key information is available at bdny.com and ihmrs.com. ABOUT IHMRS The 99th annual International Hotel, Motel + Restaurant Show will run Nov. 8-11, 2014, at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Center. Following a full day of conference and networking activities on Saturday, Nov. 8, IHMRS will feature three full days of exhibits from Sunday, Nov. 9, through Tuesday, Nov. 11. The market will present 650 exhibitors and attract more than 16,000 industry professionals. IHMRS is sponsored by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA); the Hotel Association of New York City, Inc. (HANYC); and the New York State Hospitality & Tourism Association (NYSH&TA), and is managed by Hospitality Media Group (HMG). Additional IHMRS 2014 information is available online, at ihmrs.com. Bugambilia is excited to announce the addition of two new items to their Bamboo Serving Ware Collection - a 6" Square Plate and a 14 oz Round Salad Bowl. Both items are available in all 5 color options: Natural, Black, Red, Orange and Green.
Oval Server Dish – Jono Pandolfi Nick & Nora Cocktail Glass – Steelite Welsh Slate – Steelite Twist Flatware – Sambonet Table Lighting - Norex White Sedona Sidedish – Steelite Branch Style Bowl – Eastern Tabletop Bormioli Rocco Water Glasses - Steelite Sticky Bricks – Eastern Tabletop Congratulations to Tina and Gustavo and all the Tabletop Challenge competitors!
Designers Lesley Hughes Wyman and Tamara Ainsworth (right) from Matchline Design Group and Kevin McGrinder from McGrinder Associates during the heated competition of the First Annual Tabletop Challenge at New York's IHMRS Show
The first annual TabletopJournal "TABLETOP CHALLENGE" took place on Day 1 of the IHMRS Show and what an event. Five teams of creative designers stepped up to create their very best tabletops using great products from various tabletop producers and a box of "mystery" props such as nails, scarves, a Chinese language newspaper, a miniature Statue of Liberty, and more. The products available to them were not revealed until right up the last moment and, as if that wasn't stressful enough...they all were under a 30 minute time limit! The design teams were given world-class hospitality tabletop products from event sponsors such as Steelite, Rosenthal, Sambonet, Eastern Tabletop, Hospitality Glass Brands, and Norex/Safelite. In addition, Arcoroc and Jono Pandolfi also contributed products. The overall winner will be determined with a "people's vote" throughout the remainder of the show. Initial balloting has been heavy and halfway though Day 2 and ballots had to be reprinted to supply enough to so that voting could continue! Voting continues until the end of the show and the winner to be announced Wednesday evening! So, stay tuned ...and if you're at the show now...now sure you get your vote in! And here are the tables below, along with the designer's information and a list of the products they chose: Table #1Anfora Sedona Dinnerware – Steelite Craft Dinnerware sideplate – Steelite Forum Glass Ambler Tumbler – Hospitality Glass Table Lighting – Norex Nendoo Salt & Pepper – Rosenthal Bora Flatware – Arcoroc/Cardinal Crucial Detail Pitchers – Steelite Sticky Bricks – Eastern Tabletop Tabletop Designer: Gustavo Bonet, Project Designer BBG-BBGM 646.789.2229 [email protected] Architecturally trained at the University of Florida with a Masters in Architecture from Columbia University, Gustavo’s experience in the world of furniture design and fabrication can be seen in the level of execution and hand crafted connection to all of his work. Recently his body of work has focused on parametric design development and workflows to execute complex 3-dimensional forms and architectural projects. His knowledge of digital fabrication methods as well as through design documentation continually leads to successfully completed projects. Table # 2Skin Platinum Charger Plates – Rosenthal Skin Underplates - Rosenthal Imagine Flatware - Sambonet Table Lighting – Norex Nambe’ Bowl Serving Dish – Steelite Nendoo Pedestal and Small Plate – Rosenthal Crucial Detail Plateau Underplate – Steelite Nambe’ Salt & Pepper - Steelite Sticky Bricks – Eastern Tabletop Tabletop Designers: Lesley Hughes Wyman, RID, IIDA, NEWH, ASID Tamara Ainsworth Principal, Registered Interior Designer MatchLine Design Group, LLC Lesley – 972.841.1922 Tamara – 214.697.0103 [email protected] Designers with over 20 years in the industry and over 10 years as partners. Worked successfully on multiple residential and commercial projects in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, including the recently completed Red River Casino and Hotel. Table #3Craft Dinnerware – Steelite Lady Diamond Wineglass – Arcoroc/Cardinal Nambe’ Infinity Coasters – Steelite Welsh Slate – Steelite Nambe’ Three Bowl Oval Dish – Steelite WNK Ovation Flatware – Steelite Sticky Bricks – Eastern Tabletop Tabletop Designer: Joemy Vega Principal deVega Studios 407.446.5836 [email protected] Has designed over 50 Hard Rock hotels and resorts and has recently worked on the Delta Sky Box, Jim Beam Lounge and the MVP at Yankee Stadium Table #4Skin Platinum Charger and B&B Plate – Rosenthal Skin Dinner Plate – Rosenthal Skin Flatware – Sambonet Table lighting – Norex Branch Bowl – Eastern Tabletop Forum Tumblers – Hospitality Glass Forum Red Ramekin – Hospitality Glass Sticky Bricks – Eastern Tabletop Tabletop Designer: Kevin McGrinder McGrinder Associates 201.585.1620 [email protected] Industry veteran with over 20 years of experience in helping clients with customized solutions. Table #5Oval Server Dish – Jono Pandolfi
Nick & Nora Cocktail Glass – Steelite Welsh Slate – Steelite Twist Flatware – Sambonet Table Lighting - Norex White Sedona Sidedish – Steelite Branch Style Bowl – Eastern Tabletop Bormioli Rocco Water Glasses - Steelite Sticky Bricks – Eastern Tabletop Tabletop Designers: Gustavo Gutierrez and Tina Delia Delia Designs 609.977.0820 [email protected] Partners in a Philadelphia based design firm focusing on a wide range of commercial and residential applications with an emphasis on studios, spas and salons
Melanie Corey-Ferrini FCSI, of Global Test Kitchen Group, “Pie Squared is inspired by restaurant trends and American attitudes. This concept combines the atmosphere of European bistros with the organic, healthy and local sensibilities that Americans demand. It resolves the fast paced needs of business minds and a tech generation with a quality fast casual dining experience.”
TabletopJournal Moderates Two Great Educational Panel Discussions at Next Week's IHMRS Show in NYC11/2/2013
Here at TabletopJournal, we're excited and honored to be moderating a couple of great educational panels at next week's IHMRS Show in New York. First "The Future of Hotel Food & Beverage" with Melanie Corey-Ferrini from DynamikSpace, Michael Whiteman, from Baum+Whiteman, and Vince Barrett from New Castle Hotels and Resorts. This should be a terrific discussion with three top industry pros coming at the topic from several key perspectives.
And...we will also be moderating "Tabletop Design and How It Impacts The Dining Experience" with Izabel Lam from Izabel Lam-New York,John Miles from Steelite USA, and Jono Pandolfi from Jono Pandolfi Designs. With all three panelists representing companies at the forefront of tabletop design, this session will really highlight how having the right tabletop can truly elevate the guest dining experience. Both sessions will be held Sunday afternoon, November 10th at the Javits Center in New York. We look forward to having you join us. |
We support the
Shouldn't you?
Ment'or Inspiring Culinary Excellence Archives
November 2021
Categories
All
|