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EDITED BY MAT THEW HALL

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EVENT REVIEW:
GOLD KEY GALA

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Taking the stage at the gala to claim their awards were: 1 INC Architecture & Design, which was named Gold Key Designer of the Year and won two categories: Best Eco-Conscious or
Socially Conscious Hotel; and Best Guest Room Luxury (tie) (category sponsor: Beachwood Custom), both for 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge. Shown (left to right) are INC's Drew Stuart, Gabriel
Benroth, Louisa Revitte, Adam Rolston, Hilary Kroll, Megan McGing, Riley Miller and Michael Narty. Also celebrated were winners in the following categories: 2 Best Lobby Budget/
Focused Service, Keith Nelson, Kim Deetjen and Robert Nolan, TruexCullins Architecture + Interior Design, for Mountain Modern Motel, with competition judge Jeanne Starling of MGM
Resorts Design & Development, second from right; 3 Best Lobby Midscale and Best Guest Room Midscale, David Bowd, Salt Hotels (owner), and Vince Stroop, Paul Taylor, Stephanie Liu
and Amy Wong, Stonehill Taylor, which won the honor in conjunction with Anda Andrei Design LLC and Bonetti/Kozerski Architecture for The Asbury Hotel; 4 Best Lobby Upscale (tie),
presenter Bonnie Hoch of category sponsor Arper USA Inc. with co-winners Blaire Weiser, JOHNSON NATHAN STROHE, for The Perry Key West; and Christian Schnyder, Beleco, which
won the honor in conjunction with Gensler, for the Kimpton Gray Hotel; 5 Best Lobby Luxury, Gianpiero Gaglione and Andrew Deibel, Martin Brudnizki Design Studio, for The Beekman
hotel, with presenter Jonathan Witmer of category sponsor Donghia Contract & Hospitality; 6 Best Guest Room Upscale, presenter Alistair Graham of category sponsor Distinction
Hospitality, and Best Hotel Upscale (tie) (category sponsored by Littman Brands Contract) with owner representative Waad El Hadidy, SH Group, accepting for Michaelis Boyd Associates
for The Principal Manchester; 7 Best Guest Room Luxury (tie), Agnes Ng, Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA) Pte Ltd., with presenter Dan Ryan of category sponsor Beachwood Custom, for
the Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto; Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA) Pte Ltd. also won Best Suite for the Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto; 8 Best Nightclub/Lounge (tie), Richard Chandler, Jennifer
Bukovec, Greg Keffer and Catherine Yatrakis, Rockwell Group, with competition judge Jay Pecotte, Hard Rock Intl., for Avenue at Dream Hollywood and Nightingale Plaza; 9 Best Emerging
Hotel Concept, presenter and competition judge Maki Bara, The Chartres Lodging Group LLC, with Kristina O'Neal and William Harris, AvroKO, for the inaugural property of Arlo Hotels;
10 Best Resort, Paulina Moran, Paulina Moran Design, with presenter (and 2017 NEWH ICON of Industry) Janice Feldman of category sponsor JANUS et Cie;

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boutiquedesign.com DECEMBER 2017

H A R R I E T L E W I S PA L L E T T E

The best of the best were celebrated at the Gold Key
Awards Gala, which took place Nov. 13 at the elegant
Gotham Hall in New York. Honored at the event were
winners in 21 categories for the 37th annual Gold Key
Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Design, which is
the industry's oldest and most prestigious honor and is
sponsored by Boutique Design magazine.
The Designer of the Year was also celebrated during
that special evening, which was presented in conjunction
with co-located trade fairs Boutique Design New York
(BDNY) and HX: The Hotel Experience. The gala's title
sponsors were RH Contract and Valley Forge Fabrics,
while the awards sponsor was Littman Brands Contract.
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