Don’t miss our lectures!
In true “fall show fashion”, the 2019 Show has once again lined up a can’t-miss lecture series featuring some of the best and brightest from the worlds of art, antiques, design and decorating. Here’s a quick overview, get your tickets while you can!
October 3, 2019 (11:00am) – Madeline’s World of Wonder: Searching Far and Wide for the Beautiful and the Marvelous
Madeline Stuart is hailed as an icon for her exceptional design work, fabulous shoes, take-no-prisoners honesty, and wicked sense of humor. Learn how this pro spots and scores the pieces that bring joie and vivre to an otherwise “perfectly nice room.” Book signing to follow the lecture.
October 3, 2019 (2:30pm) – A Slide of England
Designer, entrepreneur, best-selling author, and mother of five, India Hicks, will explore her British heritage and how she has expressed it in her newly finished English country house in Oxfordshire. Book signing to follow the lecture.
October 4, 2019 (11:00am) – The Continental Divide: Curating Collections from Around the Globe
Designer panelists Veere Grenney and Rush Jenkins with the moderator Wendy Moonan, a noted architecture and design writer, will discuss their experiences working with some of the world’s most astonishing clients and collections from the past and the present. Greeney and Jenkins will shed light on how their own travels and respective backgrounds have influenced their design sensibilities. Book signings to follow the lecture.
October 4, 2019 (2:30pm) – My Love Affair with Houses, My Passion for Collecting
Bunny Williams, esteemed interior designer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, gardener, and collector, takes us on a journey through the houses she has decorated and loved. She will offer insight and practical tips on design, collecting, gardening, and entertaining that she has cultivated since her start at Parish Hadley. She offers personal secrets for choosing classics and recounts great stories of the best pieces. Book signing to follow the lecture.
Join Show Chair Suzanne Tucker as she moderates an inspiring discussion with George Brazil, Bay Area designer and co-owner of SagreraBrazil Design, Meaghan Roddy, Senior International Specialist and Senior VP of the Design Department at Phillips Auction House, and Hutton Wilkinson, famed interior designer, master jeweler, author and owner/creative director/president of Tony Duquette Inc. Learn from this panel of experts how to hone in on that special find – whether it is art, antiques or jewelry – and how to develop a collection that is personal, unique and meaningful. Aimed at both novices and seasoned collectors, don’t miss the opportunity to learn behind-the-scene tips and tricks from the experts!
October 5, 2019 (2:30pm) – Living Elegantly Today: Around the World with Timothy Corrigan
Leading interior designer, Timothy Corrigan will transport you to a royal residence in Paris, a beach villa in the Middle East, to a glamorous Hollywood home, each unique residence full of vibrant colors, textures, and styles. He will highlight the building blocks of successful decoration, including scale and proportion, symmetry, architectural details, the power of color, drama lessons, art and mirrors, layering, comfort, and details. This is a trip not to be missed!