The Clarke Luxury Show Room Crew

Kyle Hoepner on the Jumbo Screen...doesn't this look like the Academy Awards!

Jim Raftus of Clarke Corp, Andie & Rob Day

Rosemary Porto of Poggenpohl, Deb Grillo of Clarke, and Andie Day of Andie Day, LLC

My dear friend Deb Burke and I pose for a photo.

Sitting atop of the world, check out the view!

New England Home's Stacy Kunstel with inductees.

NEW ENGLAND DESIGN HALL OF FAME^®

Earlier this month my husband and I attended The New England Hall of Fame sponsored by New England Home Magazine. The venue was the Longwood Events' State Room, which is an urban event space offering breathtaking views of the harbor and city. Located atop Sixty State Street, this chic and modern venue offers a genuine sense of being on top of the world. It is ideal for wedding receptions, corporate events and grand galas. It is the only independently-owned special event venue that can accommodate more than 850 guests in downtown Boston.

The views made for an incredible evening.

Cocktails were sponsored by South Shore Millwork.

The floral arrangements were done by Winston's-and were gorgeous.

The inductees were; Peter Forbes Architects, Cheryl & Jeffrey Katz, Gary McBournie, Douglas Reed + Gary Hilderbrand, Stephen Stimson Associates, Dalia Kitchen Design and Maryann Thompson Architects.

The celebration closed-out with a toast to the inductees, given by Alexis Contant the Vice President and General Manager of the Boston Design Center.

Attendees were given gift bags provided by FBN Construction and they included:
Raving Fans – A Revolutionary Approach to Customer Service by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles-a very nice hard cover edition.
The gift bag also contained: Sweet Home Cookies by Dancing Bear Baking Co. The proceeds from the cookies go to homeless families.

As one can see from the photos, the turn-out was huge. It felt wonderful to be among so many creative individuals in the home design business. It truly was a night to remember.