Benjamin Moore HUE Awards

Architects and interior designers who posses a passion for using color—and have a portfolio of projects to prove it—are invited to enter the Benjamin Moore HUE Awards. In its fifth year, the competition, which recognizes exceptional use of color in architecture and interior design, will begin accepting submissions April 15, 2011, with a July 15th deadline. There is no fee to enter; downloadable entry forms and instructions are available only at www.benjaminmoore.com.

 The $5,000 cash prize and crystal HUEY sculpture are presented in four categories—Residential Interiors, Residential Exteriors, Contract Interiors, Contract Exteriors. Additionally there is a Lifetime Achievement Award, plus past years have seen the presentation of discretionary awards for Social Responsibility and also one for Restoration & Preservation.

Judges for the HUE competition have been named and are an illustrious group drawn from the worlds of design, fashion and industry. They include:  Paul Goldberger, architecture critic for The New Yorker; Tim Murray, creative director, TARGET Creative Vision Group; Hans Neubert, executive creative director, frog; Linda O’Keeffe, design author and former creative director Metropolitan Home magazine; and, Gary Panter, artist, graphic designer and set designer for the original “Pee Wee’s Playhouse.”

“The high caliber of HUE judges has always been upheld,” said McComb. “We are again grateful to have enlisted another group of rarified individuals who add to the credibility and legitimacy of the awards thanks to their experience and insight.”

For more information on the Benjamin Moore HUE awards, contact VP+C, 212-966-3759 x.233; or, hueawards@vpcpartners.com.