ASID NJ Chapter Names 2023 Design Excellence Winners
Entrants to the New Jersey Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID NJ) annual Design Excellence Awards (DEA) learned the results of the competition at an action-packed event on Tuesday evening, June 27 at the Clubhouse at Galloping Hills Golf Course in Kenilworth. Emmy award-winning George Oliphant of NBC’s “George to the Rescue” served as master of ceremonies and sprinkled stardust over the entire evening, bringing robust enthusiasm and an understanding of the challenges designers face to the rapt audience of interior designers, sponsors, industry partners and friends and family. Eighteen interior designers won a total of 41 prizes among them in 17 categories. Baki IIdiz of The Creative Touch, Inc. was honored with the Industry Partner Award for a carpet design by Anna Maria Mannarino, Allied ASID, and five students won awards as well.
Reno’s Appliance was the Exclusive Event Sponsor. Star Sponsors included DEZIGNED/Exceptional Flooring and Sherwin-Williams. Premier Sponsors were Wayne Tile Company and Wostbrock Home. Steve’s Custom Drapery Shoppe was the Select Sponsor. Chapter Sponsor Design NJ magazine was also highlighted.
Designers could submit projects in residential and commercial / non-residential sectors. Winners spanned categories from Residential Single Space and Design for People With Specific Or Special Needs to Hospitality Space, Hotel, Restaurant, Club.
Judges were past award-winning ASID members from around the country and followed strict criteria in their judging. The criteria, which varied somewhat from category to category had one constant, however. Entrants in all the categories were judged on “Positive impact on life and the human experience.”
“Winning projects demonstrated purpose, integrity, creativity and how exceptional design affects the people that use these spaces,” said Nada F. Alzoubi, Allied ASID, president of the New Jersey Chapter. “The NJ Design Excellence awards reinforce the ASID commitment to demonstrating how design impacts lives.”
The winners (shown above) are:
Residential Single Space
Gold – Jill Ryan, Allied ASID, Jill Ryan Interiors, Tinton Falls; Silver – Ivee Fromkin, Allied ASID, I. Fromkin Interiors, Monmouth Beach; Bronze – Jennifer Pacca, Allied ASID, Jennifer Pacca Interiors, Wyckoff
Residential Two or More Spaces, 2,500 Square Feet or Less
Gold – Elizabeth Ego, Allied ASID, Agape Design Group, Franklin Lakes; Silver – Sheila Rich, Allied ASID, CID, Sheila Rich Interiors, Monmouth Beach; Bronze – Linda Granert, ASID, CID, Granert Interior Planning & Design, Midland Park
Residential Two or More Spaces, 2,501 – 5,000 Square Feet
Gold – Miriam Silver Verga, Associate Member ASID, Mimi & Hill, Westfield; Gold – Zak Yossry, Allied ASID, and Sarah Fetouh, Allied ASID, Short Hills Design Studio, Millburn; Silver – Jennifer Pacca, Allied ASID, Jennifer Pacca Interiors, Hillsdale; Bronze – Cynthia Peralta-Brito, ASID, CPB Designs, Maywood
Residential Two or More Spaces, More Than 5,000 Square Feet
Gold – Jennifer Pacca, Allied ASID, Jennifer Pacca Interiors, Hillsdale; Silver – Karla Trincanello, Allied ASID, CID, Interior Decisions, Florham Park; Silver – Danielle Palmadessa, Allied ASID, DRP Interiors, Franklin Lakes; Bronze – Zak Yossry, Allied ASID, and Sarah Fetouh, Allied ASID, Short Hills Design Studio, Millburn
Residential Apartment, Condo, Townhouse or Loft
Gold – Anna Maria Mannarino, Allied ASID, Mannarino Designs, Holmdel; Silver – Diane Durocher, ASID, CID, Diane Durocher Interiors, Ramsey; Bronze – Blanche Garcia, ASID, B. Garcia Designs, Little Falls
Residential Large Bathroom, 51 Square Feet or More
Gold – Elizabeth Ego, Allied ASID, Agape Design Group, Franklin Lakes; Silver – Sheila Rich, Allied ASID, CID, Sheila Rich Interiors, Monmouth Beach; Bronze – Miriam Silver Verga, Associate Member ASID, Mimi & Hill, Westfield
Residential Large Kitchen, 151 Square Feet or More
Gold – Elizabeth Ego, Allied ASID, Agape Design Group, Franklin Lakes; Silver – Miriam Silver Verga, Associate Member ASID, Mimi & Hill, Westfield; Bronze – Tracey Stephens, Allied ASID, CID, Tracey Stephens Interior Design, Montclair
Residential Show House Space
Gold – Diane Durocher, ASID, CID, Diane Durocher Interiors, Ramsey; Silver – Tammy Bolden, Allied ASID, Bold Interior Designs, Montclair; Bronze – Marina Umali, ASID, CID, Marina V. Design Studio, Ridgewood
Design for People with Special or Specific Needs
Gold – Tracey Stephens, Allied ASID, CID, Tracey Stephens Interior Design, Montclair
Specialty and Unique Interior Spaces
Gold – Sharon L. Sherman, ASID, CID, Thyme & Place Design, Wyckoff; Silver – Anna Maria Mannarino, Allied ASID, Mannarino Designs, Holmdel; Bronze – Jennifer Pacca, Allied ASID, Jennifer Pacca Interiors, Hillsdale
Outdoor Living Spaces
Gold – Jennifer Pacca, Allied ASID, Jennifer Pacca Interiors, Hillsdale; Silver – Anna Maria Mannarino, Allied ASID, Mannarino Designs, Holmdel
Commercial Several Spaces, 10,000 Square Feet or Less
Gold – Jennifer Pacca, Allied ASID, Jennifer Pacca Interiors, Hillsdale
Commercial Several Spaces, 10,001 Square Feet or More
Bronze – Jill Ryan, Allied ASID, Jill Ryan Interiors, Tinton Falls
Hospitality Space, Hotel, Restaurant, Club
Silver – Karla Trincanello, Allied ASID, CID, Interior Decisions, Florham Park
Industry Partner Category
Winner: Baki Ildiz, The Creative Touch, with Carpet Design by Anna Maria Mannarino, Allied ASID
Student ASID awards went to Casey Luikert of Kean University, Gold, and Emily Pulka of Brookdale Community College, Silver, in the Student Residential Space category; Olivia Baltran of Kean University, Gold, and Meghan Maldonado of Berkeley College, Bronze, in the Student Commercial Space category; Mariam Abdelhamid of Kean University, Gold, in the Student Public Space category.
