Susan Marinello Winner of Gray Magazine Legacy Award

SEATTLE, WA (December 13, 2021) – Susan Marinello Interiors, Inc. Susan Marinello is honored to accept Gray Magazine’s 2021 Legacy Award in recognition of her 30-year career delivering inspired design to the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

Now in its 5th year, the Gray Awards recognizes the incredible work happening around the world in the fields of architecture, interiors, landscape, product design, and fashion. In 2020, Gray began recognizing lifetime achievements of designers with the introduction of the Legacy Award given to a designer or architect based in the northwest who has dedicated their life’s work to outstanding design.

After graduating from the New York School of Interior Design and working under celebrated designer Victoria Hagan in New York City, Susan returned to Seattle, to form Susan Marinello Interiors, Inc. (SMI). For twenty-five years, SMI’s principles have remained steadfast – to honor quality over convenience, to design with integrity, and above all, to put the client first.

From SMI’s office in Seattle, the firm supports US and international clients. Many projects have been featured in trade publications such as Gray Magazine, Luxe Magazine, Traditional Home, Hospitality Design, and Interior Design Magazine. Ms. Marinello attributes the firm’s success to its remarkable partnership and collaboration with architecture, construction, craftspeople, and extraordinary clients.

Ms. Marinello Notes – “Interior Design has the power to transform mood, our well-being and enrich quality of life. We approach our projects with that understanding. Fortunately, I am blessed to work with an extremely talented team at SMI, and an array of talented architects, craft people, contractors and artists. Interior Design is a collaborative journey at all levels. I am honored to receive this award and humbled to follow the 2020 winner Jim Olson, of Olson Kundig whom I hold in extremely high regard.

COMPANY

Our philosophy has always been to find and create a cohesive marriage between architecture and interior while respecting location, sense of place and natural views.

Susan Marinello Interiors is a multi-disciplinary interior design firm based in Seattle, Washington. Established in 1996, the award-winning firm provides complete interior design, furniture design and procurement for residential, hospitality and commercial projects. Since its inception, the firm has garnered acclaim for its signature approach to creating interiors as natural backdrops for the people occupying the space.

Susan Marinello Interiors designs on multiple scales ranging from urban and commercial commissions to high-end private residences. Within the firm’s experience and ethic, residential design has always been the heartbeat of the practice. An unequivocal depth of knowledge has been cultivated through projects with individual clients, hotels, luxury apartments and condominiums. Altogether, the firm’s significant residential design experience has enabled a study of living well that is engaged in every detail.

The firm’s success is based on its ability to execute thoughtful solutions tailored to the clients’ vision from both a creative and financial perspective.

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PRESS

AWARDS

GRAY AWARDS
GRAY MAGAZINE
2021

Legacy Award

ASID WA STATE
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
2018

CATEGORY Commercial Hospitality

AWARDED FOR Fourth Avenue Espresso Bar

LUXE INTERIORS +
DESIGN MAGAZINE
2017

Gold List

LUXE INTERIORS +
DESIGN MAGAZINE
2020

Gold List

NORTHWEST
DESIGN AWARDS
2017

CATEGORY Kitchen – Winner

AWARDED FOR Windermere Residence, WA

SUB-ZERO & WOLF KITCHEN DESIGN REGIONAL AWARDS
2014

CATEGORY Best of the Best – Winner

AWARDED FOR MI Residence, WA

LUXE RED AWARDS
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
2018

CATEGORY Kitchen – Regional Winner

AWARDED FOR Clyde Hill Residence, WA

NORTHWEST
DESIGN AWARDS
2017

CATEGORY Bathroom – Winner

AWARDED FOR Clyde Hill Residence, WA

NORTHWEST
DESIGN AWARDS
2014

CATEGORY Traditional – Winner

AWARDED FOR Seattle Residence, WA

NORTHWEST
DESIGN AWARDS
2017

CATEGORY Kitchen – Winner

AWARDED FOR Windermere

Residence, WA

NORTHWEST
DESIGN AWARDS
2009

CATEGORY Commercial Design –

Winner

AWARDED FOR 1521 Second Avenue,

Seattle, WA

HOSPITALITY
DESIGN AWARDS
2006

CATEGORY Hospitality Debut –

Finalist

AWARDED FOR Westin Bellevue,

WA

NORTHWEST
DESIGN AWARDS
2017

CATEGORY Bathroom – Winner

AWARDED FOR Clyde Hill

Residence, WA

NORTHWEST
DESIGN AWARDS
2009

CATEGORY Kitchen Design –

Finalist

AWARDED FOR Seattle Residence,

WA

NORTHWEST
DESIGN AWARDS
2006

CATEGORY Hospitality Design

AWARDED FOR Westin Bellevue,

WA

LUXE INTERIORS +
DESIGN MAGAZINE
2017

Gold List

SEATTLE HOMES &
LIFESTYLES DESIGN
COMPETITION 2009

CATEGORY Winner Kitchen of the Year

AWARDED FOR Seattle/Laurelhurst

Residence, WA

AMERICAN SOCIETY
OF INTERIOR
DESIGNERS 1999

CATEGORY Washington State

Chapter

AWARDED FOR “Residential Living

Area”

NORTHWEST
DESIGN AWARDS
2014

CATEGORY Individual Room:

Traditional – Winner

AWARDED FOR Seattle Residence,

WA

HOSPITALITY
DESIGN AWARDS
2006

CATEGORY Wave of the Future

Award

AWARDED FOR Excellence in

Hospitality Design

ELISE MAY GROSS
AWARD 1994

AWARDED FOR Excellence in

“Residential Interior Design”

NORTHWEST
DESIGN AWARDS
2017

CATEGORY Kitchen – Winner

AWARDED FOR Windermere

Residence, WA

NORTHWEST
DESIGN AWARDS
2009

CATEGORY Commercial Design –

Winner

AWARDED FOR 1521 Second Avenue,

Seattle, WA

HOSPITALITY
DESIGN AWARDS
2006

CATEGORY Hospitality Debut –

Finalist

AWARDED FOR Westin Bellevue,

WA

NORTHWEST
DESIGN AWARDS
2017

CATEGORY Bathroom – Winner

AWARDED FOR Clyde Hill

Residence, WA

NORTHWEST
DESIGN AWARDS
2009

CATEGORY Kitchen Design –

Finalist

AWARDED FOR Seattle Residence,

WA

NORTHWEST
DESIGN AWARDS
2006

CATEGORY Hospitality Design

AWARDED FOR Westin Bellevue,

WA

LUXE INTERIORS +
DESIGN MAGAZINE
2017

Gold List

SEATTLE HOMES &
LIFESTYLES DESIGN
COMPETITION 2009

CATEGORY Winner Kitchen of the Year

AWARDED FOR Seattle/Laurelhurst

Residence, WA

AMERICAN SOCIETY
OF INTERIOR
DESIGNERS 1999

CATEGORY Washington State

Chapter

AWARDED FOR “Residential Living

Area”

NORTHWEST
DESIGN AWARDS
2014

CATEGORY Individual Room:

Traditional – Winner

AWARDED FOR Seattle Residence,

WA

HOSPITALITY
DESIGN AWARDS
2006

CATEGORY Wave of the Future

Award

AWARDED FOR Excellence in

Hospitality Design

ELISE MAY GROSS
AWARD 1994

AWARDED FOR Excellence in

“Residential Interior Design”