Members of the Decorators and Designers Association of Canada and their guests recently gathered at the Grand Luxe event space to cheer on and recognize the accomplishments of the 2022 DDA Canada Decorating and Design Competition Award winners. This was the first time the event has been held in person since 2019, and the energy and buzz were electric, as everyone gathered to network and catch up with one another.
Karl Lohnes, designer, national columnist for Postmedia News and Editor-At-Large at Style at Home magazine, spoke to the group about the current climate in the decor and design environment. He shared a number of insights and ideas to ease the challenges that were reassuring and encouraging to all in attendance.
MC Glen Peloso of Glen Peloso Designs, TV personality, writer and DDA Canada Board member kicked off the awards portion of the evening, announcing the winners of the competition and of course entertained the group along the way. The winners of the 2022 DDA Canada Decorating and Design Competition in their respective categories are:
Kitchen Under $65K
Gold – Rotem Golan
Silver – Lydia Kiezebrink
Bronze – Carra Myers
Whole Home
Gold – Beth Lowenfeld
Silver – Marcus Iafrate
Bronze – Benjamin John Ouellette
Powder Room
Gold – Ewa Fisher
Silver – Natasha Washington
Bronze – Lara Kalins
Single Room
Gold – Aman Than
Silver – Lara Kalins
Bronze – Katherine Porath
Bathrooms Over $30K
Gold – Diane Rose
Silver – Stacey Price
Bronze – Lara Kalins
Bathrooms Under $30K
Gold – Michelle Fleischhaker
Silver – Nathalie Godbout-Bourgeois
Bronze – Geeta Kewalramani
Open Space Concept
Gold – Lydia Kiezebrink
Silver – Leah Simpson
Bronze – Casey Fitzgerald
Commercial Space
Gold – Sophie Creelman
Silver – Heddy Bing
People’s Choice Award
Aman Than
Influencer’s Choice Award (Chosen by Jane Lockhart)
Marcus Iafrate
Student Competition
Multiple Room
Gold – Kirsten Archer
Silver – Mary Li
Bronze – Emma Kerslake & Priyanka Seethepalli
Single Room
Gold – Andrea Trujeque
Silver – Erin Rundle
Bronze – Kathleen Rumney
Universal Design
Gold - Seungh AH Shin
Silver – Vanessa Stock
Bronze – Yuna Kim
Congratulations to all of the winners of the 2022 Decorating and Design competition. We look forward to connecting, sharing, celebrating and learning together at the 2023 Awards Gala event.