2013 DCOTA Stars of Design Awards

Photography by Rodrigo Gaya on February 2nd, 2013 in Arts

Dania Beach, FL – January 30, 2013 – Last Wednesday night at the Design Center of the Americas, President/CEO Charles S. Cohen honored the 2013 Stars of Design. Six awards were given to this year’s Stars of Design winners, among which included renowned designer Jonathan Adler for product design and World Red Eye’s founder Seth Browarnik for photography. Emilia Karram was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award while six up-and-coming designers were recognized with the 2013 Stars on the Rise award. Simon Doonan, Adler’s husband and creative director for Barney’s New York, came out to celebrate the occasion as well. The ceremony was held in DCOTA’s stunning atrium with works from each designer on display while they expressed their gratitude for receiving such an honorable award.

The 2013 Stars of Design Award winners: Eric Cohler, Jorge Blanco, Jonathan Adler, Stanley Matz, & Seth Browarnik

The 2013 Stars on the Rise Award winners: Alfred Karram Jr., Matthew MacDonald, Sabrina Vela, Allison Paladino, Laura Kirar, & Gage Hartung

The 2013 Stars of Design and Stars on the Rise recipients: Gage Hartung, Laura Kirar, Matthew MacDonald, Allison Paladino, Eric Cohler, Jorge Blanco, Jonathan Adler, Emilia Karram, Alfred Karram Jr., Stanely Matz, Seth Browarnik, & Sabrina Vela

Jonathan Adler is a potter-turned-designer who has 19 stores internationally with everything in home furnishings from rugs and lamps to most recently, a children’s line. He’s also authored three books on design and was a head judge on Bravo TV’s Top Design.

Seth Browarnik

Alfred Karram Jr. receives his 2013 Stars on the Rise Award while his mother, Emilia Karram, receives the Lifetime Achievement Award for her work in the interior design world over many years.