This Saturday, March 19th Archinect editor Cameron Sinclair and 5 other recipients will be recognized by The American Society of Interior Designers for their 2004 Design Awards. Cam gets the Design for Humanity Award, way to go man!
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ASID Announces 2004 Design Award Honorees
Six recipients will be recognized Saturday, March 19th in San Diego.
by Nicholas Tamarin
Interior Design · Mar 16, 2005

The American Society of Interior Designers singles out the industry's best and brightest with the 2004 Design Awards. A jury of professional designers selected winners in five categories: Designer of Distinction, Design for Humanity, Educator of Distinction, Patron's Prize and Product Prize (Corporate and Individual). The honorees will be recognized at the Society's annual awards event on Saturday, March 19th, at the Westin Horton Plaza in San Diego.


Hospitality interior designer Deborah Lloyd Forrest is the 2004 ASID Designer of Distinction. Specializing in historic preservation of landmark hotels, Forrest's projects have included the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C., the Hermitage in Nashville, Tennessee, and the Alluvian in Greenwood, Mississippi.

Cameron Sinclair, founder and executive director of Architecture for Humanity, is the winner of the Design for Humanity award. The nonprofit organization was founded in 1999 to "promote architectural and design solutions to global, social and humanitarian crises." Architecture for Humanity links architects and designers in 60 countries to projects in needy communities. The organization, currently involved in tsunami relief efforts in Asia, hosts international design competitions, leads educational outreach and advocacy programs, and has provided assistance to communities in Afghanistan, the Balkans, Grenada, Sri Lanka, Iran and Turkey, amongst others.

Dianne Jackman will receive the Educator of Distinction award. The recently retired professor and former president of the Interior Designers of Canada taught 31 years at the University of Manitoba at Winnipeg. Jackman also helped found the Interior Design Experience Program, an entry-level apprenticeship program for graduates of interior design education programs run by the National Council for Interior Design Qualification, in 1999.

Herman Miller, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, will be honored with the Patron's Prize, for their support and promotion of innovative, inspiring, and quality design. Formed in the early 1930's, Herman Miller is a leader in environmentally conscious manufacturing and in the development of ergonomically designed furniture.

This year's Product Prize honorees are Edward Fields for Corporate and Holly Hunt for Individual. This category honors contributions that offer "a significant and lasting body of work relating to the products of interior design." Edward Fields, based in New York, has produced custom wool and silk flooring since the company's 1935 founding. Edward Fields and his son Jack, who is currently president, own and operate showrooms in five cities. Originally a fashion designer, Holly Hunt made the transition from fashion to interior design in 1984, purchasing a showroom in the Merchandise Mart in Chicago. She launched her own collection of furniture and lighting in 1994.

ASID is a community of designers, industry representatives, educators and students committed to interior design. More than 36,000 members engage in a variety of professional programs and activities through a network of 48 chapters in North America.