The Interior Design Society announced the Designer of the Year Award
recipients at the organization’s Palm Springs, CA conference.HONORING
EXCELLENCE
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his May, members and guests of the Interior Design Society
(IDS) gathered in Palm Springs, CA, to honor the winners of the
2018-2019 Designer of the Year Awards. Carson Kressley and
Thom Filicia presented the awards.
“The Designer of the Year competition demonstrates our commitment
to recognize the outstanding work of our members nationwide,” says Jenny
Cano, Executive Director of IDS. “This year we received a record number
of entries; our award winners consider it a prestigious honor.”
Award recipients were selected by an expert panel of judges that included:
Deb Barrett, Julia Buckingham, Chelsie Butler, Patti Carpenter, Jane Dagmi,
Diane Falvey, Melissa Galt, Sandy Hughes, Russ Jones, Bruce Knott, Anna
Mavrakis, Molly Mays, Donna Moss, Jason Phillips, Katherine Snedeker,
Terri Taylor, and Allison Zisko.
IDS also recognized the achievements of Jan Cregier, who was honored
with the IDS Fellow Award, the highest award given by the organization.
Linda Baker and Bonnie Reich were both recognized with the Outstanding
Leadership Award. FLDThe full list of winners and design project photographs for this year’s competition is available at:
http://www.interiordesignsociety.org/2018_2019_DotY_Winners