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Dec. 1, 2017

Top Interior Designers Gathered to Celebrate the Next Generation

Left to right: Contest finalists Tova Tropp and Erin Checkosky, Wendy Goodman, finalists Jessica Park and Yaneli Rozon, Delta’s Director of Brand Marketing Cathy Roper, and finalist Vanessa Skawski Photo: ©2017 Liz Clayman

On the evening of Tuesday, November 14, New York magazine and the Cut co-hosted an intimate dinner party with Delta® Faucet. Together, the brands celebrated Dream & Design: a Design School Challenge, an inaugural contest that called upon design students to submit their most innovative and imaginative kitchen and bathroom concepts – for the chance to win a $10,000 scholarship.

Held at the historic Beekman Hotel – a 19th century masterpiece that was recently restored with much of its original splendor intact – the event welcomed 40 guests for a convivial seated dinner.

Wendy Goodman heads a table of design-world leaders. Photo: ©2017 Liz Clayman
Rising talent Yaneli Rozon will receive a $10,000 scholarship. Photo: ©2017 Liz Clayman

The five contest finalists mingled with notable design-industry players including contest judges Noa Santos, co-founder and CEO of Homepolish, and Seth Fritz, Delta Faucet senior industrial designer. Cathy Roper, Delta’s director of brand marketing, and Delia Kenza Brennan, a Brooklyn-based interior designer and student mentor for the contest, were also on hand, along with designers Ghislaine Vinas, Frank de Biasi, Sheila Bridges, and Alexandra Shuman, and architects Michael Shuman and Doug Meyer.

Wendy Goodman, editor of New York’s Design Hunting, curated the event, and expressed her passion and gratitude to be able to discover and support young, emerging talent. After congratulating all five finalists and predicting their future accomplishments, Goodman announced the contest winner at the climax of the evening. Yaneli Rozon, a student at New York School of Interior Design, was named to the top spot for her industrial-leaning bathroom design.

Click through the images below for more highlights from the event, and stay tuned for a closer look at Rozon’s winning rendering and story, coming soon on the Cut.

  1. The design community gathered to honor the next generation’s best and brightest, as discovered by the Dream & Design Challenge.

    Photo: ©2017 Liz Clayman

  2. Guests included interior designer and student mentor Delia Kenza Brennan.

    Photo: ©2017 Liz Clayman

  3. Homepolish founder and CEO Noa Santos (left), seated with partner Ross Matsubara.

    Photo: ©2017 Liz Clayman

  4. Niya Bascom and Anishka Clarke of Ishka Designs.

    Photo: ©2017 Liz Clayman

  5. From left: Dustin O’Neal, creative director of DNA Consulting; Ross Matsubara and Noa Santos; Delia Kenza Brennan and husband Julio.

    Photo: ©2017 Liz Clayman

  6. Mixed Greens Events created the tablescape, drawing inspiration from the storied space as well as the bronze and elevated industrial accents of the winning contest design.

    Photo: ©2017 Liz Clayman

  7. Wendy Goodman with Cathy Roper, director of brand marketing for Delta Faucet.

    Photo: ©2017 Liz Clayman

  8. Menus were hand-painted by artist Happy Menocal, who was inspired by water flowing from an elegant faucet; the art-deco typeface echoed the Beekman’s ornate design.

    Photo: ©2017 Liz Clayman

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See all of the finalists’ entries here:

Yaneli Rozon’s industrial master bath (winning submission)
Tova Tropp’s function-first kitchen
Vanessa Skawski’s Moroccan-themed bath
Yeon Seo “Jessica” Park’s health-conscious kitchen
Erin Checkosky’s vintage-inspired refuge

All photography by Liz Clayman.

This is paid content produced for an advertiser by New York Brand Studio. The editorial staff of The Cut did not play a role in its creation.

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