NYSID Gala 2025: Alessandra Branca Receives Albert Hadley Lifetime Achievement Award

New York School School of Interior Design awards Alessandra Branca, founder of Branca Inc. and Casa Branca with the Albert Hadley Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the world of design. With over 30 years of experience, Alessandra has transformed spaces from private residences to luxurious hotels, yachts, and private clubs. Her work has been featured in leading publications including Architectural Digest, ELLE Decor, and The New York Times. --------------------------- Since 2011, NYSID has been presenting the Albert Hadley Lifetime Achievement Award to individuals who have made contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of interior design. The award is named in memory of the iconic interior designer Albert Hadley, a long-time member of NYSID’s Advisory Board who generously gave his time to the college and its students. He was also the benefactor of the Albert Hadley Scholarship Fund at NYSID. Past Hadley honorees include Mario Buatta (2011), Jack Lenor Larsen (2012), Geoffrey Bradfield (2013), Mariette Himes Gomez (2014), John Rosselli and Bunny Williams (2015), Ellie Cullman (2016), David Kleinberg (2017), Suzanne Rheinstein (2018), Jeffrey Bilhuber (2019), Brian J. McCarthy (2020), Alex Papachristidis (2021), Suzanne Tucker (2023), and Ann Pyne/McMillen Inc. (2024). --------------------------- For more information about the New York School of Interior Design, visit https://www.nysid.edu/ To donate to the NYSID scholarship fund or to make another tax-deductible gift, visit https://www.nysid.edu/donate..