Congratulations to Katherine Porath, of Katherine Joy Interiors, for being the 2019 Pinnacle Award.

Winner! The Pinnacle Award was new to this year’s DDA Design Competition and was voted on by the public. It featured the finalists from four categories:

  • Interior Decorating, No Construction, $10 – $45K
  • Interior Decorating under $45K
  • Interior Decorating $45 – $100K
  • Interior Decorating over $100K

Katherine also won Gold for Universal Kitchen or Bath and Silver for Interior Decorating under $45K.

For those who missed our Awards Gala, here are the rest of the winners of the Design Competition:

Student, General – sponsored by Budget Blinds & Tailored Living

  • Gold – Suzanne Chenard
  • Silver – Vivian Mai Thao
  • Bronze – Bhoomi Patel

Student, Universal Kitchen or Bath – sponsored by Living in Place Network

  • Gold – Vivian Mai Thao
  • Silver – Suzanne Chenard
  • Bronze – Pukar Risal

Bathroom under $30K – sponsored by Ceragres

  • Gold – Rotem Golan, Ace of Space Interiors
  • Silver – Kim Purvis, Aurora Décor
  • Bronze – Adolphina Karachok & Leanne Tammaro, DesignTheory

Bathroom over $30K – sponsored by BainUltra

  • Gold – Lisa Frahm, Frahm Interiors
  • Silver – Svetlana Tryaskina, Estee Design

Kitchen under $50K – sponsored by Distinctive

  • Gold – Adolphina Karachok & Leanne Tammaro, DesignTheory
  • Silver – Rotem Golan, Ace of Space Interiors
  • Bronze – Robin Boles, Robin Interiors

Kitchen over $50K – sponsored by Caplan’s Appliances

  • Gold – Svetlana Tryaskina, Estee Design
  • Silver – Nancy Lem, Nancy Lem Design
  • Bronze – Gabriele Pizzale, Pizzale Design Inc.

Universal Kitchen or Bath – sponsored by Living in Place Network

  • Gold – Katherine Porath, Katherine Joy Interiors
  • Silver – Andria Cowan & Katie Golec, ACM Designs

Commercial – sponsored by ProSource Toronto

  • Gold – Sascha Lafleur, West of Main
  • Silver – Lana McIver, Interior Design Group
  • Bronze – Heddy Bing, Urban Spaces Design

Challenging Budget under $10K – sponsored by Glen Dimplex

  • Gold – Elena Gouchtchina, Maison Interiors
  • Silver – Rida Fatima Wasim, Rida Interiors
  • Bronze – Katie Golec, ACM Designs

Interior Decorating, no construction, $10 – $45K – sponsored by Sherwin Williams

  • Gold – Marisa Lupo & Luisa Maringola, Lumar Interiors
  • Silver – Marisa Lupo & Luisa Maringola, Lumar Interiors
  • Bronze – Patti Wilson, Patti Wilson Design Inc

Interior Decorating under $45K – sponsored by Caesarstone

  • Gold – Gabriele Pizzale, Pizzale Design Inc
  • Silver – Katherine Porath, Katherine Joy Interiors
  • Bronze – Lindsay Wolfe-Assaf, The Home Stylist

Interior Decorating $45 – $100K – sponsored by Stylish Fireplaces & Interiors

  • Gold – Gabriele Pizzale, Pizzale Design Inc.
  • Silver – Marisa Lupo & Luisa Maringola, Lumar Interiors
  • Bronze – Margaret Struthers, Margaret Struthers Interiors

Interior Decorating over $100K – sponsored by Cosentino

  • Gold – Svetlana Tryaskina, Estee Design
  • Silver – Sascha Lafleur, West of Main
  • Bronze – Patti Wilson, Patti Wilson Design Inc.

Members who would like copies of the Gala Programme, with all the finalists and our 25th Anniversary tribute, may contact the DDA Office, office@ddacanada.com. Extra copies may also be picked up in Vaughan, at Stylish Fireplaces, 8301 Jane St., Unit 9, Concord; please contact jeanne.grier@ddacanada.com with your request.