ASID Illinois 2016 Design Excellence Award Winners

Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture won the award for Hospitality. Photography by Patay McEnroe.

The ASID Illinois Chapter recently celebrated its 40th anniversary by revealing winners of the 2016 __design Excellence Awards. To ring in the festivities, over 200 architects and designers gathered at the Chez in Chicago to commemorate the Windy City’s leading __design practitioners, many of which have defined—and redefined—its substantial industry. “While our methods have evolved, the end goal will always be to design to improve lives,” ASID-IL president Carol Stolt said. “This year’s winners represent just that.”
 

Donna Mondi Interior Design won the award for Singular Space. Photography by Nick Novelli.

A total of 22 Design Excellence Awards—outlined below—were bestowed upon industry greats who excel in areas of contract, residential, historic restoration, and product design.

Category	Winner
Industry Partner Award	Oscar Isberian Rugs
Furnishings	Fun Finders
Lighting	Frank Ponterio Interior Design
Surfaces	Skyline Design
Student Design Award	William Nash Blankenship
Bathroom Design; Honorable Mention	Katherine Elizabeth Design
Bathroom Design; First Place	Yamini Designs, LLC
Kitchen	Tom Stringer Design Partners
Universal Design	Mature Transitions by Design
Showcase Space	Donna Mondi Interior Design
Outdoor Space	Leslie Jones & Associates, Inc.
Singular Space	Donna Mondi Interior Design
Residence Project by Small Firm; Honorable Mention	Tina Dann-Fenwick Interiors
Residence Project by Small Firm; First Place	PSA Interiors, LTD
Residence Under 3000 SF	Sweet Peas Design
Residence Over 3000 SF; Honorable Mention	Tom Stringer Design Partners
Residence Over 3000 SF; First Place	Donna Mondi Interior Design
Healthcare	CallisonRTKL
Education	Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Hospitality	Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture
Small Contract Project Under 3000 SF	Inspired Interiors
Contract Project by Small Firm	Healing Environments

Fun Finders won the award for Furnishings. Photography by Doug Snower and Sharon Exley.

Yamini Designs, LLC won the award for Bathroom Design. Photography by Spectrum Studio/Kendall Reeves.

Additionally, ASID-IL awarded Meaghan Wallace with the Rising Star award, Joan Kaufman with the Designer of Distinction award, and William Nash Blankenship with the Student Design award.