Stars of Design Awards to be held in New York City
14 Sep '07
3 min read
Charles S. Cohen, President/CEO of Cohen Brothers Realty Corporation, which owns and manages the Decoration & Design (D&D) Building, the preeminent resource center serving the design professional, announced that, for the first time, the Stars of Design Awards will be held in New York City to honor the achievements of New York metropolitan area-based professionals.
This Awards ceremony, an invitation- only black-tie dinner, will take place on the evening of October 10 at Charlie Palmer's Astra Cafe during the D&D Building's annual fall market.
The Stars of Design Awards consist of eight categories and will be given to those individuals who have impacted and contributed to their area of design.
The categories include: Architecture, Interior Design, Product Design, Art, Photography, Graphic Art, Landscape Design and Lifetime Achievement.
The jury, which will select the award winners, is comprised of six distinguished individuals who share a passion for and an appreciation of design.
The jury members include: Harry Benson, photographer: Mr. Benson is a well-known photojournalist who has photographed various influential figures from President Richard Nixon to first ladies such as Jackie Kennedy to celebrities including Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson. Abrams recently published a book of his work, Harry Benson: Fifty Years in Pictures.
Joseph Giovannini, architect: Mr. Giovannini is both an architect and a writer about architecture and design. He has been an architecture critic for the New York Times, The New Yorker, The Los Angeles Times and International Design. He is currently a contributing editor for Architectural Digest.
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