New England Design Hall Of Fame
Colony Rug Company is proud to announce that they are a Silver Sponsor of the 2009 New England Design Hall of Fame. The New England Design Hall of Fame honors the region’s finest architects, interior designers and, new for this year, landscape designers whose work is of the highest caliber and who have made a significant contribution to the design field in New England. Also new for this year is a Specialty Design Award, which will be given periodically to outstanding practitioners in more focused fields such as kitchen or lighting design. The Hall of Fame will have a permanent “Living Legacy” in the form of a birch grove in front of the Boston Design Center.
This year’s inductees are:
Architecture:
Peter Forbes, Peter Forbes, F.A.I.A., Architects, Seal Harbor, Maine
Maryann Thompson, Maryann Thompson Architects, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Interior Design:
Gary McBournie, Gary McBournie, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
Cheryl & Jeffrey Katz, C&J Katz Studio, Boston, Massachusetts
Landscape Design:
Stephen Stimson, Richard Johnson & Edward Marshall, Stephen Stimson Associates Landscape Architects, Falmouth, Massachusetts
Douglas Reed & Gary Hilderbrand, Reed Hilderbrand Associates, Watertown, Massachusetts
Specialty Design Award:
Dalia Tamari, Dalia Kitchen Design, Boston, Massachusetts
The slate of inductees for 2009 was selected by a diverse committee of individuals representing different facets of the New England design community, including: Richard Bertman, principal, CBT Architects, Boston, MA (2007 NEDHOF inductee); Nancy Taylor, principal, Nancy Taylor Interior Design, Providence, RI(2008 NEDHOF inductee); Theodore Landsmark, president, Boston Architectural College, Boston, MA; Katherine Field, Katherine Field and Associates, Newport, RI; Alexis Contant, vice president and general manager, Boston Design Center, Boston, MA and Kyle Hoepner, editor-in-chief, New England Home magazine, Boston, MA.
The inductees will be formally honored at a gala dinner on November 4, 2009, at the State Room in downtown Boston, the city’s preeminent event venue.
“New England Home is so very proud to be hosting this esteemed event that honors lifetime achievement of talented interior and landscape designers and architects in our region. We are delighted to partner with the Boston Design Center on this special gala and by the support of our returning and new sponsors,” said Betsy Abeles Kravitz, associate publisher, sales director, New England Home. Gold sponsors: Woodmeister Master Builders, Ferguson. Silver sponsors: Back Bay Shutter Co. Inc., Colony Rug Company, Crown Point Cabinetry, F.H. Perry Builder, Miele & RiverBend & Company, Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, Snow & Jones. Gallery sponsor: Nine Points Woodworking. Hospitality host: FBN Construction. Event partner: Boston Design Center. Flower sponsor: Winston Flowers. Host venue: State Room.
About New England Design Hall of Fame
Founded in 2007, the New England Design Hall of Fame honors individuals whose careers have made a significant impact on design in New England, as well as on the overall good of the community. The awards program has been established to recognize the lifetime achievement of the region’s top residential architects, interior designers and landscape designers. Housed at the Boston Design Center, a “Living Legacy” commemorating the Hall of Fame will be created in the form of a forest of birch trees on the BDC’s plaza. The Forest of Fame is designed as a permanent honor to all current and future inductees into the New England Design Hall of Fame. Encompassing a birch tree-lined path through the courtyard of the Boston Design Center, each tree represents a member of the Hall of Fame. This “Living Legacy” will grow and change throughout the years with each new inductee and will continue as a living celebration of design achievement. For more information visit www.nedesignhalloffame.com
