The Amara Awards Night

 A lot of you do know that Belgian Pearls was shortlisted for the Amara Interior Blog Awards 2015 and that I was invited at the Amara Awards Event, that took place last Wednesday, at the spectacular Ham Yard Hotel in London.

All shortlisted bloggers of 15 categories of interior design related blogs, judges, sponsors and the Amara Team gathered together to celebrate the best in the interior blogging industry.

Image courtesy of John Nassari

Image courtesy of John Nassari

Arriving at the hotel all guests were escorted down through the hotel, to the Dive Bar, where everything was prepared to perfection for a memorable evening.

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 We were greeted with champagne, cocktails and delicious canapés.

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We all had the opportunity to catch up with colleague bloggers, sponsors, judges and the Amara Team before the start of the official part of the evening, the Amara Awards Ceremony.

Image courtesy of John Nassari

Image courtesy of John Nassari

All along the evening, Amara Interior Blog Awards instant tweets and instagram messages from all over the world were projected on the wall.

It was a real pleasure to meet so many people, all related to the interior design industry and to put faces to the blogs.

Image courtesy of John Nassari

Image courtesy of John Nassari

Before we knew it was time for the main event and everyone was welcomed into the Ham Yard Theatre.

Amara’s co-founder Sam Hood introduced the awards and welcomed interior designer and judge of the ‘The Great Interior Design Challenge’ on BBC, Sophie Robinson, our compere for the ceremony.

Sophie Robinson (left) & Sam Hood    Image courtesy of John Nassari

The Ham Yard Theatre was the perfect venue for the awards ceremony.

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Palpable tension when it came for the winners to be announced !

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Applause for Anna Lysik, author of the blog Don’t Cramp My Style.

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Kate Watson-Smyth, author of the blog Mad About The House, proudly showing her trophy.

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Alessandra Barlassina, author of the blog Gucki, won the Amara Award in the category ‘Best European Interiors Blog’, where Belgian Pearls made it to the shortlist. Congratulations dear Alessandra !

Alessandra with Sophie Robinson and the representative of the sponsoring brand Missoni Home.   Image courtesy of John Nassari

The Amara Awards 2015 Trophies

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Celebrations after the awards’ ceremony !  More champagne and dessert canapés !

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And shortlisted bloggers complimented award winning colleague bloggers.

Emily Quinton, author of the blog Make Light, congratulating an award winner colleague.

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Gudy Herder, author of the blog Eclectic Trends, making a selfie.

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Don’t ask to whom I was talking at that moment !  I saw so many faces…and chatted with so many people !

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All good things come to an end and before we knew it, it was time to say good bye to all these people we just met !

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I am so very pleased, to have met Alessandra, the Amara Award Winner in our categorie ‘Best European Interiors Blog’. She is such a lovely person, and she is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside.

Please check her blog Gucki.

Before going home, we all were handed an exclusive goody bag filled with items from the Amara Awards sponsors as Missoni Home, Mulberry Home, Anorak, Seletti, Farrow & Ball, Christian Lacroix and many many more.

Goody bags

A would like to thank the Amara Team for their dedication and hard work to bring us an unforgettable experience.

Sam Hood, creative director at Amara, and her Amara Team.   Image courtesy of John Nassari

And a special thank you to the night’s photographer and Amara Award sponsor John Nassari for all the amazing photos he took of the event.

And last but not least, a huge thank you to all of you my dear readers, for your support and vote for Belgian Pearls. Because of you I had the chance to take part at this fabulous event.

It was an amazing experience!

xx

Greet