Hospitality Design - May/June 2024 - 8

from the editor
a night to remember
I can't believe we launched the HD Awards 20 years
ago. It has been amazing to watch the program grow-adding
products, launching new categories, and seeing the number
of entries increase year aſt er year-and an honor to be a fl y
on the wall to two decades of judging panels. I have learned so
much listening to the jurors debate over who should take home
top honors.
This year was no diff erent. Our four product judges (Alan
Benjamin, Benjamin West; Heather Ciszczon, NuovoRE;
Alda Ly, ALA Studio; and Ellen Villars, MGM Resorts
International) and 11 project judges (Sarah Bonsall, Six Senses
Resorts Hotels Spas; Matt hew Goodrich, Goodrich; Tenaya
Hills, Bunkhouse Group; Tom Ito, Gensler; Atit Jariwala,
Bridgeton; Roy Kim, Extell; Susan Nugraha, Tao Group
Hospitality; Peter Reardon, White Lodging; Marquise Stillwell, Openbox; Larry Traxler, Hilton;
and Audra Tuskes, Marriott International) tirelessly pored over close to 1,300 entries-the most
in both projects and products in the history of the HD Awards-to sett le on 130-plus fi nalists.
As Alissa Ponchione, our executive editor and HD Awards project manager (with senior
managing editor Katie Kervin), says: " Our judges, however, were up to the task, and a few clear
themes emerged during the process. In products, they singled out pieces that were versatile
and sustainable, while project fi nalists are tasteful and understated. Take the MOLLIE Aspen,
which swept its project categories and was also named Best in Show. Its design from Post
Company (a past design fi rm of the year honoree) is a lesson in refi nement, standing out to
our judging panel for its strong sense of place-another common thread found throughout the
fi nalists and winners you'll read about in these pages. "
Another fi rst: We moved the awards gala to Las Vegas to be held in conjunction with this
year's HD Expo + Conference. And the industry came out to celebrate: Close to 600 people
att ended the sold out event, where the winners were revealed-many cheering across the stage
as they accepted their trophies. We also honored four for their impact on the industry: Hotel
Company of the Year, Standard International; Designer of the Year, Nicole Hollis; HDAC
Awards of Excellence, Darius Davie of Groom Guy; and the ISHP Vendor Quality Award, the
Stone Resource. It was such a special evening, bringing our community together to fête some of
the best of the year. A huge congratulations to all the winners and fi nalists, and a thank you to
our sponsors of the evening (found on page 74). You can see coverage of the event and HD Expo
+ Conference on hospitalitydesign.com-and even more in our July issue.
We have a lot more to celebrate this year. We will honor a handful for their career
achievements as we induct them into our Platinum Circle Awards on November 8th at the
Lighthouse in New York as a kickoff to BDNY. Our inductees will be announced in the coming
weeks, and BDNY registration will open soon as well (keep an eye on our website for updates).
We hope to see you there, which I promise, will be another night to remember.
Happy summer!
Stacy Shoemaker Rauen
Editor in Chief/Senior Vice President, Design Group
Follow me on Instagram: @StacyRauen
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