On Tuesday, October 21, CTC&G hosted this year’s Innovation in Design Awards, presented by Design Within Reach at Greenwich Country Club. Click here for the full list of winners, which will be featured in the December issue of CTC&G. Interior designer Young Huh was honored with the 2025 Connecticut Innovator Award.
A special thank you to this year’s sponsors: Design Within Reach, Cornerstone Contracting, Ring’s End/Marvin, Aitoro Appliance/Monogram, Gault Stone & Landscape Supplies, Shoreline Pools, Torrco, Royal House, West Out East, Advanced Home Audio, PURE Insurance, KOHLER Store by Plimpton & Hills, Plexi-Craft, California Closets, Sam Bridge Nursery, and Lindt USA.
View photos from the evening below.
AJ Aitoro, Tony Aitoro
John Foster, Melanie Foster
Janet Freedman, Mary Jo Fornshell
Dawn Corbo, Lisa Heissan
Cate Branca, Kristen Hoge, DJ Carey
Lisa Heissan, Andrew Bartolotta, DJ Carey
Noah Cousino, Albert Fierro, Courtney Seneca, West Chin
Michelle Nemmers, Mary Jo Fornshell, Shelly Woods, Tanya Medvedieva, Janet Freedman
Elizabeth Dillon, Lauren Luskey
Elizabeth Bouton, Tony Aitoro
Marisa A Valente, Griffin Thrush
Dawn Corbo, George Pusser
Shelly Woods, Wendy Horwitz
Jamirca Orza, Marcelo Fernandez, Alana Giordano
Kimberly Warren, Melissa Groher, Courtney Seneca
Igor Kurbatov, Bryan Williamson, Alan Currie, Geoff Spence, Jeff Palen
Dawn Corbo, Katie Cooper
Melissa Eboli, Jennifer Soloman
Dennis Leonard, Fiona Leonard
Andrew Bartolotta, Tina Anastasia, Tony Aitoro
Erin Shairzay, Ashley Anderson
Marianne Howatson, Jamie Lewis, Wendy Horwitz
Lauren Luskey, Matthew Bromley, Elizabeth Dillon
JD Messick, Petra Messick
Christoper Pagliaro, Tom McNeill, Scott Hobbs
Bennett Leifer, Rob Spira
Mary Fitzgerald, Beth Dempsey
Brook Clark, Gardner Stevens, Melissa Sherwood
Liz Holzworth, Julie Carpia
James Veal, Christine Stucker
Brian Fiacco, Billy Farrell, Doug Katz, Wayne Clee
Kimberly Warren, Elizabeth Bouton, Courtney Seneca
Fiona Henry, Lorna J Williams
Carey Karlan, Stephanie Rapp
James Doyle, Matthew Bromley
Bennett Leifer, DJ Carey
Jonathan Tibett, Marianne Howatson
Florence Kane, Luke John Scully, Cheryl Russ
Rebecca McKeown, Christopher Pagliaro, Jon Errico
Patrick Mele, Zac Mathias
Katie Bath
DJ Carey
Daniel Kollar
Diane Devore
Dawn Corbo
Jeff Palen
Mary Burr, Ryan Salvatore
Erin Shairzay
Douglas Horn, Michael Sciarretta
Bill Charney
Brett Williams
Elizabeth Bouton
Sarah Thurston
Rebecca McKeown
Tracey Cook
Bernice Rodriguez
Marco Barallon
Tony Aitoro
Andrew Bartolotta
George Pusser
JD Messick
Lisa Heissan
CS3A4827_Daniel Kollar, Diane Devore
Daniel Kollar, Diane Devore
Douglas Graneto, Dawn Corbo
Melissa Sherwood, Diane Rath
Jeff Palen, Rudi Elert, Bryce Willis
Jeff Palen, Mary Burr, Ryan Salvatore
Bill Charney, Brett Williams
Elizabeth Bouton, Andrew Bartolotta
Sarah Thurston, Elizabeth Bouton
Rebecca McKeown, Tracey Cook
Tony Aitoro, Peter Boldt
Tony Aitoro, Andrew Bartolotta
George Pusser, Melanie Foster
George Pusser, Melanie Foster
JD Messick, George Pusser
Sarah Thurston, Caroline Tobey
JD Messick, DJ Carey
AJ Aitoro, DJ Carey, Tony Aitoro, Luis DeFrancesco
Tony Aitoro, DJ Carey, George Pusser
Melanie Foster, George Pusser, Lisa Heissan, DJ Carey, Mindy Gerhardt
Noah Cousino, Albert Fierro, West Chin, Courtney Seneca, Melissa Groher
Tanya Medvedieva, Shelly Woods
Jennifer Soloman, AJ Aitoro, Peter Nikolis, Jeff Cooksey, Melissa Eboli, Tony Aitoro, Luis DeFrancesco
Elizabeth Bouton, Noah Cousino, Kimberly Warren, West Chin, Albert Fierro, Courtney Seneca
Jonathan Gubitosa, Dana Gubitosa
Patrick Hunt, Ashley Anderson, Erin Shairzay, Nicole Ruffing, Tara Brown
Douglas Horn, Theresa Horn, Michael Sciarretta
Christopher Pagliaro, Jackie Giraldo, Konstantine Yakimenko, Rebecca McKeown, Thao Dinh, Rich Rosano
DJ Carey, Stephanie Rapp, Della Heiter
DJ Carey, Katie Bath, Lisa Heissan
Tina Anastasia, Christopher Pagliaro, Mindy Gerhardt
Lisa Heissan, Ian Hobbs, Jamie Lewis, Stephanie Rapp, Scott Hobbs, George Pusser
Jonathan Tibett, Margia Bart, Ken Saretsky
Fiona Leonard, Dennis Leonard
Oscar Sandoval, Osbyn Sandoval
Daun Corbo, Katie Cooper
Izzy Ackerman, Brett Williams, Angel Lopez
Daun Corbo, Tina Anastasia, Andrew Bartolotta, Prudence Bailey, Lauren Luskey
Margia Bart, Mindy Gerhardt, Jessica Talley
Garrett Wilson, Rachelle Roll, AJ Wilson
Mylene Del Nero
AJ Aitoro, Jamie Lewis, Tony Aitoro
Tusk Home + Design
Shannon Sterling, Sarah Thurston, Caroline Tobey
Wear Culvahouse, Douglas Graneto
Kate Talbott, Michele Van Steinburgh
Liz Garrett, Kevin Costello, Renée Byers, Greta Mathies
Jackie Pierson, Courtney Gault
Chiara Seidl, Derron Slonecker
Dana Sardone, Chris Sardone
Patrick Mele, DJ Carey, Amy Andrews
James Doyle, DJ Carey
Maggie Hudson Blau, Naika Andre, Amy Courtney
Naika Andre, Ashley Czerniecki
Samantha King, Terrance Rhodes, Gardner Stevens, Melissa Sherwood
Sandi Wright, DJ Carey, Peyton Cochran