A Day of Design

Meet industry influencers, design disruptors and learn the latest trends, tips, and ways to grow your design business. Listen to keynote talks, create your own podcast, attend book signings, CEU’s, panels. Browse shops and showrooms to see best that Greenwich offers.

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Participants

Christopher Peacock - Gilles Clement - Greenwich Window Treatments - Hästens - J. Pocker - Laura Michaels - Lillian August - Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams - Putnam & Mason - ROOM - The Shade Store - Togas - Waterworks

Media Sponsors

House Beautiful - Serendipity

Sponsors

I.M. Smitten - Sotheby's International Realty - Taconic Builders - Wakefield Design Center

Schedule

Cultivating The Perfect Client (10 - 11)

Join House Beautiful Editor in Chief Sophie Donelson for a trend report with kitchen innovation leader Christopher Peacock and a chat with the design world’s newest darling, Toronto’s Philip Mitchell. Location: Christopher Peacock

Ode to Color: A Roadmap to Finding Your Authentic Color Worlds (11 - 12)

Panel discussion with Amy Zolin, Douglas Vanderhorn, Sandra Morgan. Moderated by author and designer Lori Weitzner. Location: Waterworks

The Mix: The Art of Combining Antiques in Contemporary Spaces (11:30)

Discussion with Tori Mellott, style editor of Traditional Home along with designer Robert Passal and the Antiques Diva, Toma Clark Haines. Location: Putnam & Mason

Design 101: Talk with William Lyon, Senior Designer, Followed by a Q&A (12 - 12:30)

Book Signing (1 - 3) with Cathy Graham - "Second Bloom" and Kathryn Scott - "Creating Beauty". Meet a designer with your measurements and leave with a floor plan. Location: Lillian August

Product Licensing 101 with Kate Verner (12:30)

Meet George Snead of Wakefield Design Center, Learn About "Finishing Touches" (1:30) Location: Hästens

Specifying Motorized Shades + Benefits of Smart Home Technology (12:30-2:30pm) After Party (3-6pm)

Join Katherine Rumbaugh and Andrea Durna from Hunter Douglas to learn how to incorporate hi-tech window treatments into your smart home. After party to follow.

Location: Greenwich Window Treatments

"Bring the Outdoors In: Elegant Summer Living" with Designer Marshall Watson (1)

Book Signing to Follow Location: Togas

Designing from the Inside Out: The Relationship between Interior and Exterior Spaces (1:30)

Conversation with Amy Aidinis Hirsch and Janice Parker moderated by Deanna Amorello of Waterworks Location: Waterworks

Poetic Homes and Evocative Interiors (2 - 3)

Presented by Ray Booth and Greg Tankersley partners in the prestigious McAlpine Architecture and design firm and moderated by Serendipity Editor Stephanie Horton. Book signing of their two new books Poetry of Place and Evocative Interiors. Location: Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams

Meet and Greet Gilles Clement Designer and Art Dealer (10 - 3)

Gilles Clement will introduce his lifestyle brand and the relationship between his unique cosmopolitan European Chic Interiors and his curated international contemporary art collection. Location: Gilles Clement Design/ Gilles Clement Gallery

Meet & Greet with Apparatus Co-Founders Gabriel Hendifar and Jeremy Anderson (11:30 - 1)

Hosted by ROOM owners Amy Crain and Shawn Miller, Gabriel Hendifar and Jeremy Anderson will debut their Talisman and Median lighting collections. Location: ROOM

Meet & Greet with One Kings Lane President, Debbie Propst (1 - 3)

Join The Shade Store and Debbie Propst to learn more about the exclusive One Kings Lane for The Shade Store Collection. Location: The Shade Store

Meet & Greet the I.M. Smitten Makers + Artists (3-4pm)

Learn how Designers can participate in the creative process, develop unique items and oversized pieces at attractive prices. Enjoy a Champagne toast & sweets along with a Raffle of $250 towards I.M. Smitten Furniture. Location: I.M. Smitten "Pop-Up" (45 E. Putnam)

Let’s get custom with J. Pocker and Laura Michaels Design!

Meet with Laura Michaels and Eric Mauskopf learn how easy it is to create custom products Location: 34 East Putnam Avenue