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Benjamin Moore & Co. Seeks Entries

Winners will each receive a cash prize and an original glass sculpture.

Mairi Beautyman -- Interior Design, 1/11/2006 12:00:00 AM

For the second year running, paint manufacturer Benjamin Moore & Co. will honor outstanding use of color by architects and interior designers in residential and contract projects. The Call for Entries for the Benjamin Moore Hue Awards--a.k.a. the HUEYs--is now available online.

This year the competition heats up--applications will also be accepted from Canada. Submissions, which must be received by May 19, can be applied to four categories: Residential Interiors, Residential Exteriors, Contract Interiors, and Contract Exteriors. A Lifetime Achievement Award will also be bestowed on an individual architect or designer “whose color talent has resonated and helped influence generations of others,” according to press material.

The Awards recognize design professionals who incorporate color in innovative and imaginative ways--through the use of interior and exterior paints, building materials, textiles and other surfaces, plus design elements and furnishings.

The lucky winners will each receive a $5,000 cash prize and an original sculpture by renowned glass artist Robert DuGrenier.

Entries must include illustrative photography and profile descriptions of at least three, but no more than five, projects where color usage was exceptional. Projects must be completed between 2002 and 2006. At least one of the projects submitted must include use of a painted surface(s) featuring Benjamin Moore or any other brand. No fee is required.

Last year, seven winners were selected from more than 175 submissions (representing professionals in 28 states). The 2006 winners will be selected in June.