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JANUARY 2024 RETAILOBSERVER.COM 13 The Best of BDNY 2023 Product Design Competition and BDNY Best Exhibit Competition winners were announced during the show. Chosen by two panels of industry experts, product winners and finalists were chosen across 14 categories for their aesthetic progress, functionality, and innovation; while best exhibit honorees in four categories earned nods for creativity in design, visual impact, effective and efficient use of materials, and outstanding use of space, color, texture, lighting, and graphics in their display. This year's Best Exhibit Competition winners were Samuel & Sons Passementerie (Small), JACLO Industries (Medium), and Mittman Hospitality (Large). Mittman Hospitality also won the Best in Show award. Best of BDNY Product Design Competition winners included ICON, WOW Design (Architectural Materials); The Park, Light Annex (Art & Accessories); NU, Roca Bathroom Products (Bath/Spa); Bellina, Cortina Leathers (Fabric); Outlander Collection, Daltile (Flooring); Hug Armchair, Parla (Furniture); Touchless Hand Sanitizer, Vaask (Health & Wellness); PushUp Pro Cordless Lamp, Zafferano America (Lighting); Elegante Veneers, Havwoods (Other); Obi, EXPORMIM (Outdoor); Bau, InSpec (Seating); Double, Elli S.R.L. (Sustainable); Between Rivers, Arte (Wallcoverings); and Universe Drapery Sheers, Fabric Innovations (Window Treatments). Preceding BDNY, the 34th Annual Platinum Circle Awards Gala, hosted by sister brand Hospitality Design magazine, took place on Friday, November 10th at Gotham Hall in New York, where five hospitality leaders were honored for their lifetime achievements: Martin Brudnizki, Martin Brudnizki Design Studio; Ted Carroll, the Carroll Adams Group; Raul Leal, SH Hotels & Resorts; Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos, Flag Luxury; and Libby Sims Patrick, Sims Patrick Studio. NEWH CEO Shelia Lohmiller was also honored with the Manfred Steinfeld Humanitarian Award. Closing out the week of events, BDNY hosted the sold-out Gold Key Awards celebration on Monday, November 13th at Cipriani 42nd Street, where 550 guests gathered to hear who took home top honors in 22 project categories, as well as the coveted Judges' So Cool award, and fête the Design Firm and Hotelier of the Year. Visit hospitalitydesign.com/news/boutique-lifestyle/boutique-design- gold-key-awards-2023 for a complete list of winners and finalists. The next edition of BDNY will be held at Javits Center, November 10-11, 2024. SPONSORS AgroSci, Artline Group, Astek Wallcoverings, Baker | McGuire Hospitality, Better Designed Lighting, Bluebird Lighting, Brand Standard Furnishings, Brintons, Buzz, C2C Designs, Chapman Hospitality Lighting, County Draperies, Couristan, Crown Creative, DAC Art Consulting, Designform Furnishings, Dometic, Durato, Durkan, Fabricut, Fairmont Designs, Farmboy Fine Arts, Garrett Leather, Image Craft, Innovations, Janus et Cie, Kevin Barry Art Advisory, Lodging Concepts Manufacturing, Lusive Décor, Lutron, Material Bank, Mity Lite, Momentum Textiles & Wallcoverings, Montague, Nemo Tile + Stone, Pioneer Professional Audio, P/Kaufmann Contract, Quiltcraft Industries, Ratana, Reid Witlin Ltd., ShawContract Hospitality, Source Direct, Stone Source, Valley Forge Fabrics ASSOCIATION AND MEDIA PARTNERS AIA NY, The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), Archiproducts, Architect, The Architect's Newspaper, Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA), Azure, Boutique + Lifestyle Leaders Association (BLLA), Boutique Hotelier, Cruise Ship Interiors Design Expo Americas, darc Magazine, Designer Pages, Floor Daily, Floor Focus, Hotel Business, Hotels, IFDM, IIDA, Inspire Design, International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC), Lodging Magazine, NEWH— The Hospitality Industry Network, Restaurant Development+Design, The Retail Observer, Sleeper, Today's Hotelier Boutique Design New York RO

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