COURTESY OF KITCHEN CONCEPTS PLUS Top, "A Bit of Blue" designed by Michael L. Smith of Kitchen Concepts Plus was given the Award of Excellence in the Residential Single Space Category.

Designers’ awards banquet
celebrate finest interiors

Interior ambition

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By Ruby Mata-Viti
rmataviti@starbulletin.com

In keeping with the American Society of Interior Designers of Hawaii's philosophy of integrating arts and lifestyle, the organization's annual awards banquet Aug. 27 offered a multisensory feast.

Kathy Gurski, of Kathy Gurski Designs, was banquet coordinator and used the arts as her theme. "Interior design is an art, so I wanted to incorporate it with other forms of art, such as opera and dance."

So as 160 ASID members gathered at the Hilton Hawaiian Village to honor their best, Hawaii Opera Theatre singers took the stage and Iona Pear Dancers cavorted in slow, graceful motion, mixing and mingling with guests in the process.

The banquet hall was an open house, with attention paid to such details as gold-toned name tags, handmade and folded with a hint of origami flair to mirror the place cards. Each table had a centerpiece comprising variations of bromeliad in open-weave baskets or rustic vases.

ASID-Hawaii works with the American Institute of Architects, the Building Industry Association and industry leaders to promote and create aesthetic and practical, sustainable living and working environments.

COURTESY OF FURNITURE PLUS "The Spiegel Residence," designed by Charles M. Black and Joseph W. Marshall of Furniture Plus, Inc., received the Award of Merit in the Residential Under 3,500 square feet category as determined by the American Society of Interior Designers of Hawaii.

Here are the winners:

Residential single space

>> Award of excellence: A Bit of Blue; by Michael L. Smith, Allied member, ASID; Kitchen Concepts Plus Inc.

>> Award of honor: Waialae Guest Suite; by Felix L. Weile, Allied member, ASID; Weile & Associates Ltd.

>> Award of merit: Hale Lanikai; by Kimberly Ferrante, Allied Member, ASID; Long & Associates, AIA, Inc.

Residential

Under 3,500 square feet

>> Award of Excellence: Snow Residence; Mary Philpotts, ASID; Philpotts & Associates Inc.

>> Award of honor: Fukui Retreat; by Wayne S. Parker, ASID; and Renee Oyama, Allied member, ASID; Wayne Parker partners in Design Inc.

>> Award of merit: Spiegel Residence; by Charles M. Black, ASID and Joseph W. Marshall, ASID; Furniture Plus Inc.

Residential

Over 3,500 square feet

>> Award of excellence: 8 Kapalua Place; by Cindi L. White, Allied member, ASID and Sherrie Miimi, ASID; Long & Associates, AIA, Inc.

>> Award of honor: Growney Residence; by Mary Philpotts, ASID; Philpotts & Associates Inc.

>> Award of merit: Uala Farm; by Persis Hataria, ASID; Ahura Designs

Commercial space

Over 1,500 square feet

>> Award of excellence: The New Mauna Lani Spa; by Gina Willman, ASID and Susan J. Moss, ASID; Trans-Pacific Design Inc.

>> Award of honor: DSI of Hawaii Inc.; by Michelle Weeks, ASID; West Pacific Designs Inc.

>> Award of merit: Hale Ola Kino Beach Club; by Mary Philpotts, ASID; Philpotts & Associates Inc.

Grand award

>> The new Mauna Lani Spa; by Gina Willman, ASID and Susan J. Moss, ASID; Trans-Pacific Design Inc.

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