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Radical Innovation Announces 2022 Winners
Radical Innovation | October 24, 2022
NEW YORK, NY, October 24, 2022 – On October 18th, industry thought leaders, designers, architects, and real estate moguls gathered at the members-only Classic Car Club Manhattan for the 16th Annual Radical Innovation award ceremony and dinner. Eran Chen, Founding Principal and Executive Director of ODA Architecture and Design led the evening as the Master of Ceremonies, alongside Founder, John Hardy, and the esteemed jury. The three finalists, previously selected by the Design Jury flew from around the world to New York City to compete live. The presentations had audience members sitting on the edge of their seats, followed by a “sha...
Radical Innovation Announces 2022 Call for Entries
Radical Innovation | January 19, 2022
ATLANTA, GA – January 19, 2022 – Radical Innovation, an initiative that challenges creative thinkers at the professional and student level to pioneer compelling ideas in travel and hospitality, is now accepting entries to its annual competition on the website www.radicalinnovation.io. “For over 15 years, Radical Innovation has been discovering and spotlighting creative thinkers in the hospitality realm.” explains John Hardy, Founder of Radical Innovation and Chairman of The Hardy Group. “This is truly an international initiative, and we are pleased to assist in promoting these incredible submissions to hospitality industr...
Radical Innovation Announces 2021 Winners
Radical Innovation | December 22, 2021
ATLANTA, GA – December 22, 2021 – Radical Innovation announces the winners for its 15th annual awards program. Each year Radical invites bold thinkers to submit groundbreaking innovations that will change and/or enhance the future of the travel and hospitality industries. For the second year in a row, the event was virtual, as necessitated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, the contest attracted an unprecedented array of talent from around the world, as hundreds of submissions from more than 55 countries flooded the website from hoteliers, architects, designers, and students. The Radical judging panel of industry leaders s...
Radical Innovation Awards Opens Call for Entries
Radical Innovation | December 10, 2019
New York, NY -- December 10, 2019 -- Radical Innovation, an initiative that challenges creative thinkers at the professional and student level to pioneer compelling ideas in travel and hospitality, is accepting entries to its annual competition. New in 2020, the competition is adding a Hospitality Product category. Radical Innovation is asking participants to submit their most innovative hospitality product(s) capable of transforming the industry standard and offering new strategic career and investment growth opportunities. This year, the submission categories include: Professional and/or Student: Radical Hospitality Design, Conc...
Radical Innovation Announces 2019 Finalists
Radical Innovation | June 13, 2019
Cooper Carry, Danny Forster & Architecture, and SB Architects competing for the Grand Prize in New York City in October Radical Innovation, a competition and year-round community that challenges designers, hoteliers, and students to pioneer compelling ideas in travel and hospitality, is pleased to announce the finalists for its 13th annual edition. The three finalists are: Infinite Explorer by SB Architects, San Francisco, Volumetric High-Rise Modular Hotel by Danny Forster & Architecture, New York, Connectic by Cooper Carry, New York. These three firms will compete in a live pitch presentation at the New Museum in New York City...
Radical Innovation 2018 Call for Entries Through April 1st
Radical Innovation | January 29, 2018
Competition Open for Submissions Through April 1st January 2018 (New York, NY) – Radical Innovation, an annual competition that calls for the best and brightest innovative concept ideas in the hospitality sphere, announces the opening of its 2018 edition. Both professionals and students alike are encouraged to submit their concepts online December 15th through April 1st. Having awarded over $150,000 since its founding in 2006, Radical Innovation recognized a record five hospitality concepts last year. Though diverse, the finalists were united in their cleverness—from the winning project, an eco-conscious treetop resort known...
Zoku Wins 2015 Radical Innovation Competition
Radical Innovation in Hospitality Award | October 5, 2015
Zoku is announced as winner of the ninth annual Radical Innovation in Hospitality. (L to R): Hans Meyer, Managing Director and Co-Founder, Zoku; John Hardy, CEO of The John Hardy Group and founder of Radical Innovation; and, Marc Jongerius, Managing Director and Co-Founder, Zoku. NEW YORK (October 2015) – On September 30, investment, operations, brand, design, contracting and manufacturing professionals from around the world gathered for the 9th annual Radical Innovation Award at the New Museum in New York City. This year's professional finalists, Snoozebox and Zoku, presented their concepts to a live audience. The Radical Innovat...
