Design Date – Speakers: Past & Present
Ross Lloyd
Lighting can transform a space, but what is the best way to add drama, and how can you bring a sense of narrative to an interior scheme? Get the inside track on how a renowned decorative lighting company and an interior designer considered light from every angle. Find out why timeless shapes, glamorous materials and meticulous craftsmanship are at the heart of their unique creative collaboration.
Laura Hammett
Lighting can transform a space, but what is the best way to add drama, and how can you bring a sense of narrative to an interior scheme? Get the inside track on how a renowned decorative lighting company and an interior designer considered light from every angle. Find out why timeless shapes, glamorous materials and meticulous craftsmanship are at the heart of their unique creative collaboration.
Mary Graham and Nicole Salvesen
A great rug can set the tone for an entire space; informal or playful, pretty or sophisticated it can ground and enhance a decorating scheme. Get the inside track on why a rug designer and an interior design studio came together to create a flatwoven rug collection with a twist. Find out how the initial concept was reinvented with the introduction of new colour combinations, bespoke options and eco-conscious solutions for interior projects.
Guest speakers: Jennifer Manners, founder of Jennifer Manners Design and Mary Graham and Nicole Salvesen, co-founders of Salvesen Graham
Chair: Charlotte Abrahams
Jennifer Manners
A great rug can set the tone for an entire space; informal or playful, pretty or sophisticated it can ground and enhance a decorating scheme. Get the inside track on why a rug designer and an interior design studio came together to create a flatwoven rug collection with a twist. Find out how the initial concept was reinvented with the introduction of new colour combinations, bespoke options and eco-conscious solutions for interior projects.
Guest speakers: Jennifer Manners, founder of Jennifer Manners Design and Mary Graham and Nicole Salvesen, co-founders of Salvesen Graham
Chair: Charlotte Abrahams
Dame Zandra Rhodes
After a long winter, uplifting colour has never been more welcome. Get the inside track about a creative collaboration between two iconic British names synonymous with style, innovation and bespoke craft. Renowned for her vibrant palettes, find out why fashion and textile designer Zandra Rhodes’s eclectic aesthetic is the perfect partner for Savoir Beds.
Alistair Hughes
After a long winter, uplifting colour has never been more welcome. Get the inside track about a creative collaboration between two iconic British names synonymous with style, innovation and bespoke craft. Renowned for her vibrant palettes, find out why fashion and textile designer Zandra Rhodes’s eclectic aesthetic is the perfect partner for Savoir Beds.
Kit Kemp
Creativity flourishes when great minds come together and nowhere was this more brilliantly showcased than the finely calibrated creative partnerships in interior design.
In Session 1, Kit Kemp, founder and creative director of Firmdale Hotels and Martin Waller, founder of Andrew Martin, explored the power of the collaborative spirit with Giles Kime, executive editor of Country Life.
Martin Waller
Creativity flourishes when great minds come together and nowhere was this more brilliantly showcased than the finely calibrated creative partnerships in interior design.
In Session 1, Kit Kemp, founder and creative director of Firmdale Hotels and Martin Waller, founder of Andrew Martin, explored the power of the collaborative spirit with Giles Kime, executive editor of Country Life.
Giles Kime
Creativity flourishes when great minds come together and nowhere was this more brilliantly showcased than the finely calibrated creative partnerships in interior design.
In Session 1, Kit Kemp, founder and creative director of Firmdale Hotels and Martin Waller, founder of Andrew Martin, explored the power of the collaborative spirit with Giles Kime, executive editor of Country Life.
Michael Cohen
Renowned designer Lori Weitzner, principal and creative director of Lori Weitzner Design and Michael Cohen, President of Samuel & Sons, come together to explore the secrets of time-honoured artisan skills, experimentation and new techniques in creative partnerships and how their relevance today is more so than ever.
Moderated by Sophia Salaman, executive editor of The World of Interiors.
Lori Weitzner
Renowned designer Lori Weitzner, principal and creative director of Lori Weitzner Design and Michael Cohen, President of Samuel & Sons, come together to explore the secrets of time-honoured artisan skills, experimentation and new techniques in creative partnerships and how their relevance today is more so than ever.
Moderated by Sophia Salaman, executive editor of The World of Interiors.
Sophia Salaman
Renowned designer Lori Weitzner, principal and creative director of Lori Weitzner Design and Michael Cohen, President of Samuel & Sons, come together to explore the secrets of time-honoured artisan skills, experimentation and new techniques in creative partnerships and how their relevance today is more so than ever.
Moderated by Sophia Salaman, executive editor of The World of Interiors.
Hatta Byng
Creativity abounds in interior design when thoughtful interpretations yield fascinating, engaging results.
Ann Grafton, MD and creative director of GP & J Baker and interior designer Suzy Hoodless came together to explore the remarkable alchemy that collaborations can generate with Hatta Byng, editor of House & Garden.
Suzy Hoodless
Creativity abounds in interior design when thoughtful interpretations yield fascinating, engaging results.
Ann Grafton, MD and creative director of GP & J Baker and interior designer Suzy Hoodless explored the remarkable alchemy that collaborations can generate with Hatta Byng, editor of House & Garden.
Ann Grafton
Creativity abounds in interior design when thoughtful interpretations yield fascinating, engaging results.
We joined Ann Grafton, MD and creative director of GP & J Baker and interior designer Suzy Hoodless to explore the remarkable alchemy that collaborations can generate with Hatta Byng, editor of House & Garden.
Andrew Hills
Renowned interior designer Martin Brudnizki and Andrew Hills, creative director of Porta Romana, talk to Sarah Spiteri, editorial director of Homes & Gardens, about the crossover between where we live, and where we stay. Exploring their collaborative partnership, discover why craftsmanship and choice of materials have never been more important in creating designs of enduring beauty for both hotels and homes.
Martin Brudnizki
Renowned interior designer Martin Brudnizki and Andrew Hills, creative director of Porta Romana, talk to Sarah Spiteri, editorial director of Homes & Gardens, about the crossover between where we live, and where we stay. Exploring their collaborative partnership, discover why craftsmanship and choice of materials have never been more important in creating designs of enduring beauty for both hotels and homes.
Sarah Spiteri
Renowned interior designer Martin Brudnizki and Andrew Hills, creative director of Porta Romana, talk to Sarah Spiteri, editorial director of Homes & Gardens, about the crossover between where we live, and where we stay. Exploring their collaborative partnership, discover why craftsmanship and choice of materials have never been more important in creating designs of enduring beauty for both hotels and homes.
Bernie de Le Cuona
For those who are looking to pursue a successful lifestyle, a healthy body and sound mind are at the core of human vitality. Eating well, exercising, getting adequate sleep, thwarting stress, all add up to longevity and enhanced well-being. Find out about the impact of thoughtful, preventative measures and the role interior design can play in this equation.
Shalini Misra
For those who are looking to pursue a successful lifestyle, a healthy body and sound mind are at the core of human vitality. Eating well, exercising, getting adequate sleep, thwarting stress, all add up to longevity and enhanced well-being. Find out about the impact of thoughtful, preventative measures and the role interior design can play in this equation.
Alejandro Bataller
For those who are looking to pursue a successful lifestyle, a healthy body and sound mind are at the core of human vitality. Eating well, exercising, getting adequate sleep, thwarting stress, all add up to longevity and enhanced well-being. Find out about the impact of thoughtful, preventative measures and the role interior design can play in this equation.
Staffan and Monique Tollgard
In an era of social distancing, the concept of collaboration takes on new meaning. Shining a spotlight on partnerships, discover the secrets of success from a renowned husband-and-wife team working together in their multidisciplinary design studio. Find out how collaborating, both with each other and their clients, pushes them to ever more creative results.
Charlotte Abrahams
In an era of social distancing, the concept of collaboration takes on new meaning. Shining a spotlight on partnerships, discover the secrets of success from a renowned husband-and-wife team working together in their multidisciplinary design studio. Find out how collaborating, both with each other and their clients, pushes them to ever more creative results.
Hilary Gustafsson
Guest speakers: Andrew Winch, founder, Winch Design and Hilary Gustafsson, President, Summit Furniture
Chair: Charlotte Abrahams
Innovation flourishes when great minds come together. Seeing the world through a unique lens, discover how new interpretations yield fascinating and engaging results. With a dedication to storytelling underpinning attention to detail and a commitment to design perfection, find out how every creation is instilled with its own spirit, identity and narrative.
Andrew Winch
Guest speakers: Andrew Winch, founder, Winch Design and Hilary Gustafsson, President, Summit Furniture
Chair: Charlotte Abrahams
Innovation flourishes when great minds come together. Seeing the world through a unique lens, discover how new interpretations yield fascinating and engaging results. With a dedication to storytelling underpinning attention to detail and a commitment to design perfection, find out how every creation is instilled with its own spirit, identity and narrative.
Ashley Stark Kenner
Guest speaker: Ashley Stark Kenner
Chair: Charlotte Abrahams
Joining Stark, the legendary US carpet company founded by her grandparents in 1938, was a natural fit for Ashley Stark Kenner. In this special session, she discusses the importance of family, interior styles and how a modern take on the traditional, as well as a fashion aesthetic, has earned her over one million followers on Instagram eager to see what she will post next.
Paolo Moschino and Philip Vergeylen
Nicholas Haslam Ltd is an award-winning design studio with residential and commercial projects and clients in all corners of the globe, as well as a celebrated, go-to shopping source for exceptional design infused with continental flair. Owned and run by Paolo Moschino and Philip Vergeylen, the company has become one of the most prominent and respected names in the design world.