Coverings Announces 2017 CID Award Winners and Rock Stars

Coverings 2017 CID AwardsAs a part of the 2017 Coverings conference program, the winners of the Coverings Installation & Design (CID) Awards presented their projects to show attendees. The CID Awards honor outstanding design and installation of tile and stone in the categories of Residential Stone, Residential Tile, Commercial Stone, and Commercial Tile. Submissions were judged based on execution, original usage, and overall design and purpose. The four prize-winning teams, including each designer and installer, received $2,500, and a one-night stay in Orlando to attend Coverings. All winning projects were displayed at Coverings 2017 on a video wall and on an award display.

The four projects that earned this prestigious award are:
Residential Stone
Project: Art House, The Zajeski Project
Designer: CVG Architects
Installer: Blue Pearl Stone

Residential Tile
Project: Contemporary Twilight
Designer: DKOR Interiors
Installer: Newman Brothers Construction

Commercial Stone
Project: Energy Center III
Designer: Kirskey Architecture
Installer: Camarata Masonry Systems, Ltd.

Commercial Tile
Project: Maurices Corporate Headquarters
Designer: RSP Architects
Installer: Twin City Tile and Marble

Special Recognition honors were also given to the following projects for exemplifying noteworthy tile and stone applications:
Special Recognition: Community Enhancement
Project: Pacific Coast Highway Caltran Landscape Architecture
Designer: Alice Taylor
Installer: JC Stone

Special Recognition: Creative Use of Tile in an Educational Setting
Project: Coweta Central Elementary School
Designer: Stacy Group
Installer: Bentley Flooring

Special Recognition: International
Project: Villa Nemes: Natural Materials in Natural Environment
Designer: Giordano Hadamik Architects
Installer: Simine Rizza & Ndricim Aga

Special Recognition: International
Project: Opera Software Wroclaw
Designer: mode:lina architekci Pawe? Garus Jerzy Wo?niak sp. j.

Special Recognition: International
Project: Madrid, Spain Perimeter Project
Designer: Zooco Estudio
Installer: Hisbalit

Special Recognition: International
Project: Lattice House
Designer: Emiliano López Matas

In addition to the CID Awards, Coverings honored its third class of industry “Rock Stars” during the convention. Honorees were recognized for their individual contributions to the tile and stone industry during a Rock Star Luncheon. Representing more than 100 years of experience across a diverse array of industry professions, the 2017 honorees are:

George L. Bellerose, Granite & Marble Works, Inc., Lead Installer & Operations Manager
Chanel Carrizosa, Icon Tile & Design, Operator & Owner
Andrew Cassanova, Jeffrey Court Inc., Marketing Director
Marcos Castillo, David Allen Company, Superintendent
Lauren Congrove, Distinctive Marble and Granite, Marketing & Sales Supervisor
Eva Mallory, MS International, Sales Representative
Dimce Manev, Imperial Tile & Stone, Owner
Marie-Noelle Neidemire, Panzica Building Corporation, Interior Designer
Matt Newbold, Elite Tile Setters, Program Manager
Joseph Roberts, International Stone & Tile, Import Manager & Senior Purchaser
Jessica Webber, Webber Development & Construction, Co-owner

CountertopResource.com would like to extend our congratulations to all of this years’ winners and honorees.