Concurrents: Remembering the Interiors Awards
by John Rouse This week marks the first time in 42 years that the Interiors Awards, featuring “The Designer of The Year,” will not be celebrated. They were and remain the only awards juried by an elite group of professionals presented for singular and collective design achievement. They were the standard. The Designers of the Year are, for the most part, imminently recognizable brands today. Many elevated to icon status. At the time they were discovered most of their best work was ahead of them. The accompanying, amateurish photograph taken by the author depicts just a few of the design professionals who are extremely successful and also have mentored design talent we have yet to appreciate. I’ll add that most have truly given back to the community in terms of pro-bono work and education. There are many not pictured that deserve mention including John Saladino, Orlando Diaz -Ascuy, KPF, William …
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