Boston Design Week 2019 Design Awards
SAVE THE DATE! FRIDAY APRIL 3, 2020!
Watch here for the Nominations process for the 2020 Awards!
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What a Fantastic Evening!
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Thank you to everyone who came out in support of Boston Design Week and the 2019 Design Awards. Close to 300 guests enjoyed a catered event with special sponsors, music by DJ Jacob Sound and dancing with the designers.
Our 2019 award recipients were:
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Mentor of the Year – Jay Calderin, Founder of Boston Fashion Week
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Newcomer of the Year - Joel Kamm, Founder and CEO of Flexetail
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Social Impact Award – Ben Peterson, Director of Practice Instruction and Student Support at Boston Architectural College
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Community Spirit Award – John Trifone, Showroom Manager at Holly Hunt
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The Boston Design Week Lifetime Achievement Award
is presented to an outstanding individual in the world of design
whose work has spanned both the 20th & 21st centuries.
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The 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to:
Roger Thomas, Executive Vice President of Design, Wynn Design and Development, and Principal, The Roger Thomas Collection. Current Project: Encore Boston Harbor
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Previous Lifetime Achievement Award recipients include designers Vladimir Kagan, Dakota Jackson, Massimo and Lella Vignelli, Vicente Wolf, architecture critic Robert Campbell, museum curator Jonathan Leo Fairbanks, and others.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh
John P. Axelrod and Darwin Cordoba
Nancy E. Berry, Northshore Magazine
Laura Carlo, WGBH Radio
Dawn Carroll, Founder,
Over My Shoulder Foundation
Jaci Conry, Editor,
Modern Luxury Interiors Boston
Sean Cutting, President,
Cutting Edge Home Architects and Builders
Dr. David B. Dearinger
Julia H. Donahue
Joanne DiFrancesco, President, JDCommunications
Jennifer Driscoll, President,
Broadview Marketing
David G. Dudley
Kathy Bush Dutton, Publisher,
New England Home
Bob Ernst, President, FBN Construction
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Fabio J. Fernandez
Colleene Fesko
Moe Finegold, FAIA
Finegold Alexander Architects
Richard Frank, Marketing Director,
Artists for Humanity
Rita A. Fucillo, Art New England
Nonie Gadsden, Curator, Decorative Arts + Sculpture, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Marc Hall, President, marc hall design
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Eric Haydel, Principal-Creative Director,
Eric Haydel Design
Kyle Hoepner, Editor-in-Chief,
New England Home
Allison Iantosca
Owner/President, F.H. Perry Builders
David & Diane Jensen, Jensen Fine Arts
Cheryl and Jeffrey Katz
Joyce Kulhawik & Andrew Cohen
Dr. Ted Landsmark, Director,
Dukakis Center, Northeastern University
Denise Lebica, Executive Director
Fuller Craft Museum
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Mary E. Lewey
John MacDonald, Principal
Morehouse MacDonald & Associates
Meghan Melvin, Sharf Curator of Design,
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Marilee Boyd Meyer
Thomas Michie
Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and Sculpture,
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Tim Montgomery, Publisher, New Venture Media
Shannon Pastuszak, Publisher,
Modern Luxury Interiors Boston
Melanie Perillo, Publisher, Boston Design Guide
Louis Postel, Editor, Design Times
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Michael Roffi, Roffi Salon
Susan Rodgerson, Founding Executive/ Artistic Director, Artists for Humanity
Michelle Simpson, Executive Director,
School of Fashion Design
John Smiroldo, InCollect
Tracey Thomas, Publisher, Venü Magazine
William Trifone, William Trifone, Inc.
Rebecca Velazquez, SOCO\New England Monthly​
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As of 3/14/2019
Presenting Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
