DNG 2018 Adds a People’s Choice Award

This year Design ‘N Gather has received more submissions than ever before! Get to know the top 10 finalists and take the survey below to vote for your favorite. 

The Glade by architect Paul Phillips offers a panoramic vista into an opulent forest in which a mirage of the fantastic mixes with the daily. The intimacy of the space is heightened through the creation of a fully immersive scene that is at once complex, richly textured, and comforting, drawing your eye deeper into the dark understory. While the colors, elements, and patterns within the mosaic unify the scene, no single moment repeats, taking full advantage of the Artaic software. Lush foliage defines the matrix through which birds, dancers, and beasts appear and disappear into the shadows. The verdant planting connects the cupola thematically to the exterior roof deck while the darkness of the scene stands in contrast to the bright outdoor space, heightening the sense of intimacy and bringing the room into dialogue with the family of elegant interior spaces in The Nomad.

As you walk into the Cupola it appears as if it is drenched in the moonlight with Barbara Rush’s design, Moonlight Owls. The alcoves and ceiling glimmer in soft almond and shades of dark teal before washing out softly into darkness. Looking upward for the source of the moonlight one sees six owls circling the ceiling of the Cupola. Perched at the top of the Cupola, they watch over the NoMads in their travels, helping them to maintain their connection to nature and the great outdoors…even while traveling through the heart of the city.

Eternal by Sandie Turchyn was created to reach the spirit and admire the beauty of nature’s organic curves and forms. Using natural forms and color to emanate creative energy in the natural universe.

Clouds by architectural designer Kathleen Hogan will make you feel like you’re in the heavens… 

Artist Lynn Heitler of LYNNEL Art to Form created Rosehips by using typist impressions from a series of etchings featuring rosehips in various stages of bloom. 

Mosaic Network by architect Diana Q Saul created a unique design where the ceiling and alcoves consist of a differentiated triangular mesh network where gradients of light are represented by gradual transitions of color densities from white to blue. The design adapts to Beaux-Arts architecture through a rigorous geometry while exhibiting generative principles that characterize contemporary design such as asymmetry, differentiation, and component distribution (as opposed to symmetry, repetition, and compartmentalization). The result is a vibrant and elegant composition where the old and new are fused.

Jeremy Noonan’s design Blue Room was constructed in the style of Dutch baroque still life; each motif in the pattern was documented individually, from a variety of plant specifies native of different regions, and blooming at different parts of the season.

Starry Nights by Kavitha Iyer brings old-world glamor to our new world of hosting fabulous parties, with a great view out to the sparkle of the New York skyline. Starry nights takes a cue from the simple notion of being under the “real” twinkling lights of the night sky, bringing them indoors into the volume of the cupola. The walls are repeats of branches entwined in lights-bringing some of that sky proximal and immediate. The colors are moody blues, blended purples and night sky pinks with hints of gold glass tile to weave in the magic.

Mourning Doves Botanical Bouquet is one of Sandie Turchyn’s fabulous watercolors customized for the Nomad’s iconic cupola. 

Architectural designer Kate Lux states The Monarchy is inspired by travelers going by many different faces, shapes & names – commuters, tourists, pilgrims, nomads & wanderers. Travel represents a freedom of not being tied down, and an ability to explore without reserve. This liberty sought by humans alike is mirrored in the everyday life of the butterfly. She, not unlike the average person, travels the world during the warm months but migrates home at the end of the year. For a monarch, travel is engrained as a part of her culture. It is instinctual, no matter where a butterfly is born, to eventually return home – even if she must fly thousands of miles and across entire countries. She is not daunted by the size of the journey in comparison to her own – it is a challenge that she faces without fear.

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