Last month, VUE had the pleasure of joining the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) at the Stony Field Inn in Hackensack to celebrate the top NJ designers. The event marked the 25th anniversary of the Design Excellence competition, and attendees were excited to be back in person for their first gathering since before the pandemic. With more than 30 prizes being awarded to competition participants, here are our highlights from the awards ceremony.
Presentation of the Design Excellence Awards
The ceremony was hosted by NBC’s George Oliphant from “George to the Rescue,” who conducted the event with great passion and understanding of the aspects of interior design. Designers were given awards in residential and commercial design under categories including Residential Single Space, Design for People With Specific Or Special Needs, Government/Institutional Space, Residential Outdoor Living Spaces, and many others.
Among those other categories, Beth Insabella Walsh from Insabella Design, who has been previously featured in VUE, won three awards: a bronze in Residential Large Kitchen, 151 Square Feet or More; a silver in Commercial Spaces, 10,000 Square Feet or More; and a bronze in Speciality and Unique Spaces.
Walsh and the other winning top NJ designers earned their awards based on the judging of past ASID members who considered how their projects demonstrated purpose, integrity, creativity, as well as how their design affects people that live in those spaces.
The New Jersey Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID NJ) celebrated its 25th Design Excellence Awards at the Stony Hill Inn in Hackensack on Wednesday, June 23rd. Featured at center is George Oliphant of TV’s “George to the Rescue”, who served as master of ceremonies for the evening, and at left, Beth Insabella Walsh, ASID, of INSABELLADESIGN, in Little Silver, who won three of the coveted design awards, and, at right, our Associate Publisher, Jeanne Weinstein. Photo credit: William Neumann Photography
The complete list of awards and winners are listed below:
Residential Single Space
Silver: Karen B. Wolf, Associate ASID, KBW Interiors, Short Hills
Bronze: Judy Sturdevant, Allied ASID, Freeman Hall Design, Westfield
Residential Small Bathroom, 55 Square Feet or Less
Silver: Tracey Stephens, Allied ASID, Tracey Stephens Interior Design, Inc., Montclair
Bronze: Tracey Stephens, Allied ASID, Tracey Stephens Interior
Design, Inc., Montclair
Residential Large Bathroom, 56 Square Feet or More
Gold: Sharon Draznin, ASID, Sharon Draznin Interiors, Short Hills
Silver: Diane Durocher, ASID, Diane Durocher Interiors, Ramsey
Bronze: Sharon Sherman, ASID, Thyme and Place Design, Wyckoff
Residential Small Kitchen, 150 Square Feet or Less
Gold: Sharon L. Sherman, ASID, Thyme and Place Design, Wyckoff
Residential Large Kitchen, 151 Square Feet or More
Bronze: Beth Insabella Walsh, ASID, Insabella Design, Little Silver
Commercial Spaces, 10,000 Square Feet or Less
Bronze: Susan Barbieri, ASID, Susan Barbieri Interior Design, Hawthorne
Commercial Spaces, 10,000 Square Feet or More
Silver: Beth Insabella Walsh, ASID, Insabella Design, Little Silver
Hospitality Space, Hotel, Restaurant, Clubs
Silver: Linda Kitson, Allied ASID, MarketPlace Designs, Summit
Design for People with Special Or Specific Needs
Bronze: Anna Maria Mannarino, Allied ASID, Mannarino Designs, Inc., Holmdel
Residential Outdoor Living Spaces
Bronze: Ivee Fromkin, Allied ASID, Ivee Fromkin Interiors, Monmouth Beach
Government / Institutional Space
Silver: Hong Jin, ASID, Netta Architects, Mountainside
Healthcare Spaces, 3,001 Square Feet or More
Sheila Rich, Allied ASID, Sheila Rich Interiors, Monmouth Beach
Residential Two or More Spaces, 2,500 Square Feet or Less
Silver: Karla Trincanello, Allied ASID, Interior Decisions, Inc., Florham Park
Bronze: Elizabeth Akguc, Allied ASID, Agape Design Group, Franklin Lakes
Residential Two or More Spaces, 2,501 – 5,000 Square Feet
Silver: Karen B. Wolf, Associate ASID, KBW Interiors, Short Hills
Bronze: Diane Durocher, ASID, Diane Durocher Interiors, Ramsey
Residential Show House Space
Silver: Diane Durocher, ASID, Diane Durocher Interiors, Ramsey
Bronze: Karla Trincanello, Allied ASID, Interior Decisions, Inc., Florham Park
Specialty and Unique Spaces
Silver: Danielle Palmadessa, Allied ASID, DRP Interiors, Franklin Lakes
Bronze: Beth Insabella Walsh, ASID, Insabella Design, Little Silver
Residential Two or More Spaces, More Than 5,000 Square Feet
Silver: Zak Yossry, Allied ASID, Short Hills Design Studio, Millburn and Sharon Draznin, ASID, Sharon Draznin Interiors, Short Hills
Bronze: Sharon Draznin, ASID, Sharon Draznin Interiors, Short Hills
Retail/Showroom, Exhibit Space, Public Spaces, Athletic Facility
Gold: Kingsley Knauss, ASID, KBK Interior Design, Westfield
Bronze: Ria Gulian, ASID, Interiors By Ria, LLC, Long Branch
The New Jersey Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID NJ) celebrated its 25th Design Excellence Awards at the Stony Hill Inn in Hackensack on Wednesday, June 23rd. Featured from left to right: VUE Associate Publisher, Jeanne Weinstein; Terri Fiori, Allied ASID, of Fiori Interior Design in Wyckoff, who is President of the ASID NJ Chapter; Paul Sarrubbo of JANUS et Cie; Virginia Liberato, Allied ASID, Virginia Liberato Design, Summit, who is President-Elect of the Chapter; and Nada Alzoubi, Allied ASID, of AK Architecture of Rochelle Park, who is Professional Development Director for the Chapter. Photo credit: William Neumann Photography
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