Prism Awards 2008

   The competition, sponsored by the Coverings stone-and-tile event, honored some of the best stone projects completed between January 2004 and December 2007.
   The annual awards – open to architects, designers, builders, contractors, distributors, retailers, installers and other design professionals – focus on projects demonstrating creativity with natural stone in residential and commercial design. An independent panel of judges from the stone, architecture and design communities selected by Coverings and its five sponsoring organizations evaluated entries based on creativity in design, appropriateness of materials and excellence in implementation.
   Judges for this year’s competition were Jennifer Adams, managing editor, Contemporary Stone and Tile Design, Paramus, N.J.; Annie Block, senior editor, Interior Design, New York; Carl Hilbert, owner, Colucci Tile & Marble, Pittsburgh; and Michael Suomi, architect, VP Design, Stonehill & Taylor Architects P.C., New York.
   Instead of a grand prize and subsequent levels, this year’s competiton awarded $3,000 First Prizes and $1,500 Awards of Merit.

   All photos courtesy Coverings