Emcee, Judges Announced for Interior Design Society’s Designer of the Year Awards Gala
Furniture World News Desk on
7/23/2024
Carson Kressley
The Interior Design Society will announce and recognize the winners of this year’s Designer of the Year Award winners during their Awards Gala on October 2nd. This year’s master of ceremonies will be Carson Kressley. The Designer of the Year Awards program recognizes outstanding achievement among IDS members in over 40 categories of residential interior design. The Awards Gala will conclude the 2024 IDS National Conference at La Fonda on the Plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
About Carson Kressley
Emmy-Award winning TV personality, style expert, fashion designer and New York Times best-selling author are some of the credits of the multi-talented and unforgettable Carson Kressley. Kressley started his career as an independent stylist and became invaluable to major designers such as Ralph Lauren. A few years later, he took a leap into television when, in 2003, he became a breakout star as the fashion savant on Bravo’s Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, which won a primetime Emmy and gained a worldwide following for Carson.
With a record number of entries into the program this year, Designer of the Year continues to expand to members and designers all over the country. Judges this year are as follows:
- Robin Baron, Robin Baron Design
- Deb Barrett, Deb Barrett
- Michael Bauer, Feizy
- Patti Carpenter, carpenter + company
- Melissa Caster, Middleby Residential
- Beth Clark, B. Clark Interior Design
- Traci Connell, Traci Connell Interiors
- Ginger Curtis, Urbanology Designs
- Jane Dagmi, High Point by Design
- Diane Falvey, Furniture, Lighting & Decor
- Amy Flurry, Amy Flurry
- Melissa Galt, Melissa Galt
- Nancy Ganzekaufer, Nancy Ganzekaufer Business Coaching
- Linda Holt, Linda Holt Creative
- Stephen Hruby, Architects Unlimited
- Claire Jefford, Claire Jefford
- Emily Kantz, Sherwin-Williams
- Laurie Laizure, Interior Design Community
- Andrea Lillo, Designers Today
- Patricia Lockwood, Design Vision Studio
- Ellen Lopez, EL Design Studio
- Kayla Martin, Blackbird Interior Design
- John McClain, John McClain Design
- Kimberly Joi McDonald, Designing JOI
- Mikala Moller, Rowley Company
- Rachel Moriarty, Rachel M Interiors
- Jason Phillips, Phillips Collection
- Ivan Pineiro, Pimell Interiors
- Darla Powell, Wingnut Social
- Debra Scarpa, Home Designer Marketing
- Cheminne Taylor-Smith, Cheminne.com
- Nikki Watson, The Design Quad
The Awards Gala on October 2nd is sure to provide entertainment, sentiment, and impressive design. To attend the Conference and Awards Gala, register here: eventleaf.com/idsconference.
About Interior Design Society
The Interior Design Society (IDS) is an association of professional interior design entrepreneurs focused on helping our members grow their businesses, develop their talents, inspire each other and impact their communities. One of the country’s largest design organizations dedicated to serving the residential interior design industry, IDS embraces four core values including professionalism, community, influence and growth. The IDS National headquarters is located in High Point, N.C.
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