The Contract magazine 2019 Interiors Awards

The annual events calendar in our industry changes slowly as events come and go, but for 40 years now, Contract magazine has kicked off the year with its Interiors Awards breakfast in New York City. Held once again at the resplendent Cipriani 42nd Street, the stated purpose of the gathering was to honor Contract’s Designer of the Year, a new Design Legend and winners of awards in the competition’s 16 categories. An unspoken purpose of such events is the great fun of seeing and being seen and industry notables came from far and wide for those several purposes. Contract Publisher, Karen Donaghy and Editor in Chief, Paul Makovsky hosted the 40th with aplomb, belying the fact that it was Mr. Makovsky’s first time and only Ms. Donaghy’s second. But any rookie jitters were nowhere to be seen and that fact is emblematic of the level of continuity necessary for an event to …