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Meet Boutique Design’s 2025 Boutique 18 Class

The rising stars will be recognized at the Gold Key Awards ceremony this November
Published: August 26, 2025

Boutique Design magazine has announced the 2025 Boutique 18 class, spotlighting a new generation of designers making their mark on hospitality.

Selected for their creative vision and impactful work on some of the industry’s most forward-thinking projects, this year’s honorees were nominated by peers and mentors before being chosen by the BD editorial team.

Join us in celebrating the 2025 Boutique 18 honorees and the talent shaping the future of design.

  • Amber Singleton, 8080 | a BOKA Powell Studio
  • Alana Cavalcanti, Avenir Creative
  • Caitlin Daly, Curioso
  • Lianne Kitzmiller, DesignAgency
  • Mariana Kocak, Edit at Streetsense
  • Alex Knodel, ForrestPerkins
  • Allie Drwiega, Harken Interiors
  • Jaclyn Wang, HBA Los Angeles
  • Kate Michael, Hilton
  • Carlos Rivas, HKS
  • Adriana Vazquez Giovanniello, Hyatt
  • Stephanie Jenkins, ID & Design International
  • Colleen Smith, Islyn Studio
  • Alejandro Huertas Rivera, Elder & Ash | Lark Hotels
  • Suthinee Kasemsomporn, Leo A Daly
  • September Banks, Mint House
  • Taylor Cornell, Preen, Inc.
  • Olivia Macaruso, ZDS Architecture & Interiors

All of the honorees, along with BD’s 2025 Up-and-Coming Hoteliers of the Year, Trailborn founders Ben Weinberg and Mike Weiss, will be profiled in the Fall 2025 issue of Boutique Design magazine.

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We will be celebrating them at the Gold Key Awards gala, held in conjunction with BDNY, on Monday, November 10th at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York. Purchase tickets today!