The Designers Lighting Forum of New York (DLFNY) announces it will posthumously honor Caroline Rinker, a prominent figure in the New York City lighting community, with an ICON Award at the first annual Beacon Awards (https://awards.dlfny.org/) ceremony on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. Best known professionally as a partner at O’Blaney Rinker Associates, she was dedicated to DLFNY and supported other lighting organizations.
Selected by the Beacon Awards committee and approved by the DLFNY Board, the ICON Award is reserved for a special individual, firm, or company worthy of veneration for their commitment to advancing the impact of lighting within the New York design community.
“It is fitting that Caroline Rinker will be the first recipient of the ICON Award, says DLFNY President Cynthia Turner. “Caroline was a light in all of our lives that burned brightly. Her contributions to the DLFNY as past president as well as co-chair of the LEDucation committee have helped shape what we are today. A true ICON in the industry and we are proud to honor Caroline with this award.”
“Caroline championed the idea that DLFNY should have its own awards program that would recognize outstanding achievements in lighting design and would open to members of the entire greater New York City design community,” says Charles Pavarini III, Chair of the Beacon Awards committee. “She was instrumental in the formation of this awards program.”
“I am so glad to see the DLFNY honor her legacy,” says James O’Blaney, her business partner, “and hope that it will serve as both a reminder and inspiration to everyone in the lighting community. “
In addition to ICON Award, our panel of jurors have selected winner/s of the New York Project, Commercial & Institutional, Exteriors, Residential, Hospitality & Retail, and Product Design, which will be celebrated at the Awards ceremony.
All proceeds will go to fund DLFNY’s Lenar Lighting Empowerment Scholarship, whose goal is to foster the next generation of lighting designers.
Beacon Awards Ceremony
Wednesday, October 9th, 2024, 3:30pm – 7:00pm EST SONY HALL, 235 West 46th Street, New York
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