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ASID NJ Announces Design Excellence Award Winners

The NJ American Society of Interior Designers chapter honored 18 designers with 41 awards. 

07/12/2023
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Winners of the 2023 ASID NJ DEA Awards
The winners in this year's Design Excellence Awards for the ASID NJ chapter.

Entrants from the New Jersey Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID NJ) into its 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. 

Eighteen interior designers won a total of 41 prizes 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 comprised of 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.  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 were as follows: 

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. 

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