Design Hall of Fame Celebration

Join us for an evening of inspiration, honor and celebration.

Each year during DESIGN WEEK RI, DESIGNxRI inaugurates designers into the RI Design Hall of Fame. Our Lifetime Achievement and Emerging Designer honorees are selected from a pool of talented nominees by an independent jury of design leaders from across New England.

Celebrating the 2021 Honorees!

Lifetime Achievement:

– Mickey Ackerman

– Laura Briggs

– Rene Payne

Emerging Designer:

– Adam Anderson

– Lois Harada

Read about the 2021 Honorees here. 

RI Design Hall of Fame Host Committee:

Event Co-Chairs: Karina Holyoak Wood | Tom Peterson

Phoebe Blake + Peter McClure | Danielle Cavallacci + Cliff Wood | Carrie + Kris Chatterson | Rachel Staryk Colaiace + Ethan Colaiace | Hannah Carlson + Charlie Cannon | Ellen Diamond + Jason Pamental | Susan Doyle + Dan Shedd | Jane Driver | Steve Durkee | Kirtley Fisher | Natasha Harrison | Susan + Saul Kaplan | Brooke + Eugene Lee | Sydney Lima | Christopher J. Marsella | Deb McDonough | Susan Mocarski | Rachel Moffett + Nick Scappaticci | Michaela O’Donnell | Kelly Ramirez | Libby Slader | Kelly + Nelson Taylor | Carlos Andres Toro | Patti Watson | Victoria Zhu + Lorne Adrain

Hors d’oeuvres | Cash Bar
Tickets $95 | $110 after September 26, 2021. One free drink ticket included.

Proceeds support DESIGNxRI in hosting DESIGN WEEK RI and the RI Design Hall of Fame.