The ASID Texas Gulf Coast Chapter celebrated a year of great design with its 2019 Ruby Awards Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Asia Society.
Top Best In Show honors were given in three categories, for industry partner, commercial and residential design.
Sarah Herndon of Herndon Design won the Best In Show award from among the residential categories. Her entry won in the residential small firm singular space category for a home office she designed.
Belinda Bennett of Bennett Design Group and Heitkamp Swift Architects won Best In Show in the from among all of the commercial categories. Their entry was for their treatment of a 20,000 square foot retreat and spa.
A group from Skyline Art Services — Charles White, Linh Lam and Kirk Bauer — with Jane Medina of Quality Service Floorcovering, Staci Tave, BOKA Powell and Tonya Williams won Best In Show from among the industry partner categories for their wall art they created in the elevator lobby of a chemical production company.
Other winners are:
Student – Best of Commercial: Rima Nasr and Linda Wood, Art Institute of Houston
Student – Best of Residential: Rima Nasr and Linda Wood, Art Institute of Houston
Emerging Professional: Residential Design (as a sole proprietor): Lauren Ashley Stevens of LA Weddings & Interiors
Emerging Professional: Residential Design (with a firm): Melissa Sharp of Kitchen & Bath Concepts
Industry Partner – Best Product Design: Charles White and Sarah Allred of Skyline Art Services
Industry Partner – Best Use of Flooring: Lisa Slappey of Postmodern Traditions Custom and Contemporary Rug Gallery and Susannah Devine of RD Architecture
Industry Partner – Best Use of Material: Charles White, Linh Lam and Kirk Bauer of Skyline Art Services; Jane Medina of Quality Service Floorcovering; Staci Tave, BOKA Powell; and Tonya Williams
Industry Partner – Best Use of Technology and/or Lighting: Echo Workshop, Luis and Pamela Cortes; Canaima Design
Industry Partner – Best use of Textiles: Lisa Slappey of Postmodern Traditions Custom and Contemporary Rug Gallery and Susannah Devine of RD Architecture
Industry Partner – Best Wall Treatment: Skyline Art Services, Charles White, Louise Nicholson Carter, Jodi Fernandez and Dani Arce
Industry Partner – Builder: Greymark Construction Co, Sandra Crook
Designer/Industry Partner Collaboration: April Carter of Creative Style Furniture; and Trish Miller of La Dolce Casa
Commercial Small Firm – Corporate Office: Belinda Bennett of Bennett Design Group and Heitkamp Swift Architects
Commercial Small Firm – Community/Religious/Education: Belinda Bennett and Alice Blog of Bennett Design Group; and Jared Wood, Trung Doan and Justin Mason of Studio Red Architects
Commercial Small Firm – Residential Multi-Unit/Corporate Housing: April Littmann of Neighbor Interiors
Commercial Small Firm – Healthcare: Belinda Bennett and Catherine Dykes of Bennett Design Group; and Brian Long of Medesign Architects
Residential Small Firm – Bedroom: Tiffany Edwards and Ashlee Arter of Edwards Interiors and Design
Residential Large Firm – Bedroom: Teena Caldwell, Cindy Burg and Brian Uhlig of Twenty-Two Fifty Interiors; Joyce Horn Antiques, John Brooks, Decorative and Faux Finishes, Marsha Henshaw Embroidery, The Shade Store, Houston Furniture Bank and London Grey Rug
Residential Small Firm – Bathroom: Laura Roach of Habitat Roche
Residential Large Firm – Bathroom: Marjorie Slovack and Kathia de la Torre of Slovack-Bass
Residential Small Firm – Kitchen: Sarah Herndon of Herndon Design
Residential Large Firm – Kitchen: Brenda Denny and Tamara Cunningham of Chairma Design Group
Residential Small Firm – Living Room: Elizabeth Brannan and Bebra Olmstead of Brannan Designs, Architecture and Interiors
Residential Large Firm – Living Room: Marjorie Slovack, Julie Veselka and Cali Killian of Slovack-Bass
Residential Small Firm – Dining Room: Lucinda Loya of Lucinda Loya Interiors
Residential Large Firm – Dining Room: Tami Owen of The Owen Group
Residential Small Firm – Singular Space/Common Area: Sarah Herndon of Herndon Design
Residential Large Firm – Singular Space/Common Area: Brenda Denny and Tamara Cunningham of Chairma Design Group
Residential Small Firm – Outdoor Living: Paula DiMarco of Paula Fyhr Designs and Gary R. Chandler of Gary R. Chandler Architecture and Interiors
Residential Large Firm – Outdoor Living: Allison Cleveland and Jerry Hooker, Mirador Group
Residential Small Firm – Small Renovation (under 3,500 square feet): Paula DiMarco of Paula Fyhr Designs and Gary R. Chandler of Gary R. Chandler Architecture and Interiors
Residential Large Firm – Small Renovation (under 3,500 square feet): Chairma Design Group
Residential Small Firm – Large Renovation (over 3,500 square feet): Pamela O’Brien of Pamela Hope Designs; Micqui McGowen and Melissa Sharp of Kitchen & Bath Concepts; the Creative Branch; Elizabeth Cole; Kravet; Silestone; Benjamin Moore
Residential Large Firm – Large Renovation (over 3,500 square feet): Sarah Eilers and Ellen Eilers of Lucas Eilers Design Associates
Residential Small Firm – New Construction (under 3,500 square feet): Teri Pugh and Adriana Vaughan of Teri Pugh Studio
Residential Small Firm – New Construction (over 3,500 square feet): Kiley Jackson and Aileen Warren of Jackson Warren Interiors
Residential Large Firm – New Construction (over 3,500 square feet): Allison Cleveland, Todd Blitzer and Jerry Hooker of the Mirador Group
Residential Small Firm – Show House: Sherrell Neal of Sherrell Design Studio
Residential Large Firm – Show House: Teena Caldwell, Cindy Burg and Brian Uhlig of Twenty-Two Fifty Interiors; Joyce Horn Antiques, John Brooks, Decorative and Faux Finishes, Marsha Henshaw Embroidery, The Shade Store, Houston Furniture Bank and London Grey Rug
