Award Winners

The 2025 Winners

Celebrating excellence in surfacing design, fabrication, and leadership. Congratulations to this year's outstanding recipients!

Project-Based Awards

Recognizing outstanding craftsmanship and innovation in completed surfacing projects.

Commercial Excellence in Projects Under $100k

Winner: Block Tops

Project Name: Training Center Kitchen

The MSI Florida Wave Natural Stone installation, part of the new MSI Training Facility complex, features a stunning serving kitchen with a raised, curved counter and a breathtaking book-matched backsplash that appears to come alive — a dynamic, three-dimensional masterpiece in stone. From complex angles and exotic materials to hand-fabricated joins and perfectly aligned veining, every surface demanded exceptional craftsmanship.
The result is more than a beautiful installation — it’s a seamless blend of art, design, and engineering that defines true excellence in fabrication.

Commercial Excellence in Projects Over $100k

Winner: Construction Resources

Project Name: CR Design Center at Westside

Opened in June 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia, the CR Design Center at Westside Paper is a 50,000-square-foot destination that celebrates fabrication excellence across every surface and every detail. From a curved shower wall in Infinity porcelain and a scalloped quartzite vanity, to a striking natural-stone fireplace and backlit precious-stone bar, this space transforms materials into art. Thirteen new proprietary edge profiles — including the Scallop, Regency, and Precision Edge — debut throughout the showroom, showcasing technique, precision, and imagination.
Achieving this level of perfection came with challenges — curved porcelain walls requiring flawless veining, new tooling for custom edge profiles, seamless integrated sinks, and layered fluting executed with zero margin for error. Every element demanded collaboration, creativity, and true technical mastery. The CR Design Center at Westside stands as a living portfolio of what’s possible when design, fabrication, and innovation meet.

Residential Excellence in Projects Under $20k

Winner: Alpha Granite

Project Name: Belgian Modern Curved Sink

Recognizing a stunning custom marble sink that showcases true mastery in both fabrication and installation. From start to finish, every step demanded perfection — from accurate slab takeoffs and detailed CAD drawings, to flawless vein matching and digital templating that captured every curve and angle. This custom marble sink exemplifies masterful craftsmanship, both in fabrication and installation.

Residential Excellence in Projects Over $20k

Winner: Granite World of Colorado

Project Name: Custom Columns

This project began with a homeowner’s vision for a statement front porch — and became a remarkable collaboration between the homeowner, engineer, architect, designer, and fabrication team. 

Bringing this vision to life was no small feat. The team faced complex structural and design challenges, crafting tapered stone columns that had to be both visually striking and engineered to bear the weight of the porch. Each column was built around a 3x3 steel beam, requiring exact alignment and seamless integration with the home’s architecture.

Every step demanded precision — from detailed digital templating and multiple design renderings to over 60 hours of lathe work per column, followed by extensive polishing and hand finishing to achieve a flawless result.

The outcome is both structural and sculptural — a pair of handcrafted stone columns that define the home’s entryway, enhance its curb appeal, and showcase true excellence in residential fabrication.

Individual & Legacy Awards

Honoring industry professionals and organizations for outstanding leadership, service, and long-term contributions.

Fabricator of the Year

Winner: INDEKO

About: 

In 2002, at just 17 years old, Rodrigo Velázquez began fabricating Corian® solid surfaces out of his parents’ garage in Guadalajara, Mexico. With limited resources but limitless drive, he founded Indeko — a company that would go on to redefine surface fabrication across Latin America. What began as a small residential business quickly grew into a leader in large-scale commercial and design projects. Indeko’s impressive portfolio includes fabrication for Mexico’s largest football stadiums, as well as international hospitality and retail brands like Hard Rock, Marriott and Starbucks. 

Today, the company operates a state-of-the-art facility, mastering materials from solid surfaces and quartz to marble and sintered stone. It proudly stands as the only ISFA-certified fabricator in Latin America — a testament to its quality and global standards. 
But beyond fabrication excellence, Indeko leads with purpose — implementing sustainable practices, solar energy, and water recycling, while donating part of its sales to support underprivileged children through the MAYAMA Foundation.

Hall of Fame 

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