WHEN: Tuesday, October 22, 10 am to Noon

WHO: Hudson Moore, Frederic Magazine, NYC

CeCe Barfield, NYC, San Antonio

Javier Burkle, Burkle Creative, Dallas

Bryan Yates, Yates Desygn, Dallas,

Courtnay Tartt Elias, Creative Tonic, Houston

WHAT: Wake Up and Ask a Question! Salon talk, morning mimosas, and Q&A between audience and panelists: ask a thorny design question and receive four opinions and four solutions. Experience is gold. 

CRED: Hudson Moore, as senior design editor of Frederic magazine, hundreds of design projects pass through his office doors.

CeCe Barfield is a fomer senior designer at Bunny Williams, holds a Master's from Pratt Institute in Interior Architecture, and is designing a room at the 2024 Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas.

Javier Burkle has twice designed rooms for Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas, in 2020 and 2024. 

Bryan Yates is half of the Yates Desyn team, holds a Master's from Pratt Institute, designed Kips Bay Show House Dallas rooms in 2021 and 2024. 

Courtnay Tarrtt Elias lives for color, studied 19th and 20th-century Decorative Arts at Sotheby's London, designed a room for Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas in 2022 and 2024. 

BOOK: Hudson Moore: Frederic The Last Word in Chic, September 2024, Monacelli Press

WHY YOU CAN'T MISS: Who doesn't need a a second, or fourth, opinion!

WHERE TO BE: Visual Comfort & Co., 2000 N. Stemmons Fwy, Suite 1D111, Ground Floor, Dallas Market Center. Parking in front.

SPONSORS: Visual Comfort & Co., Dallas Design District, HN Capital Partners, New Orleans Auction Galleries, Kohler.

WHEN: Tuesday, October 22, Noon to 2 pm

WHO: India Hicks, humanitarian, designer, entrepreneur, author

WHAT: This new visual biography is an extraordinary chronicle of the life of Lady Pamela, India Hicks' mother. Lady Pamela is the daughter of the 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, the last viceroy of India, was first cousin to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and served as a bridesmaid and lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth II, before marrying legendary interior designer David Hicks. Sifting through her parents’ archives, India has uncovered a trove of material about her mother's life.

CRED: India has authored four design books, was an on-air personality for networks ranging from Bravo to the BBC, and has had her hand in the design world for over two decades - from hotels to home collections. She is a patron for The King's Trust, raising awareness and funding to help young women who face disadvantage and adversity, and she also works for the Global Empowerment Mission, a disaster relief agency, most notably traveling into Ukraine in her role as an executive board member.

BOOK: After the success of her podcast series, India's newest book is a tribute to her mother: Lady Pamela: My Mother's Extraordinary Years as Daughter to the Viceroy of India, Lady-in-Waiting to the Queen, and Wife of David Hicks. 

WHY YOU CAN'T MISS: Goddaughter of King Charles and daughter of David Hicks, India comes from both British royalty and design royalty. 

WHERE TO BE: Cowtan & Tout, 1250 Slocum Street, Suite 739, Dallas Design District

SPONSORS: Cowtan & Tout, Dallas Design District, HN Capital Partners, New Orleans Auction Galleries, Kohler. 

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 WHEN: Tuesday, October 22, 2 to 4 pm

WHO: Oliver M. Furth, LA

Tyler Hays, painter, founder BDDW, LA, NYC, London

Nicolas Pickaerts, co-founder, ABASK, London

Emily Summers, Dallas

Moderated by Bebe Howorth, Interiors Director, Elle Decor, where she leads the brand's decorating and home design coverage. 

WHAT: The Importance of the Decorative Arts and Craft in Interior Design — a Salon Talk and Afternoon Wine.

CRED: Oliver M. Furth is a fixture in LA's design and cultural communities. Before opening his studio in 2005, Furth studied architecture, held a position at Christie’s Auction house in the Decorative Arts Department, and worked in the offices of some of Southern California’s most celebrated interior designers. Oliver consults for The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and is Chair Emeritus of the Decorative Arts and Design Council. He has been on the Elle Decor A-List, and Architectural Digest AD100.

Tyler Hays — an American painter who founded BDDW, known for highly crafted, American-Made heirloom-quality furniture and objects, designed by Tyler, and made in his Pennsylvania workshop by some of the world's most talented artists, artisans and engineers. 

Nicolas Pickaerts, ABASK is a collection of the world's finest makers and their objects in an e-commerce environment — over 200 global artisans from 165 countries from the heralded Laboratorio Paravicini to Lobmeyr, Coro Cora, and Oeuvres Sensibles.

Emily Summers is known for her collaborations with architects, artists, and craftsmen and has served as Director of Exhibitions and Funding for the Dallas Museum of Art, and was recruited by President George W. Bush as one of 20 individuals to serve on the Washington-based Advisory Council for Historic Preservation.

BOOKS: Oliver Furth: OP! Optimistic Interiors by Oliver Furth, Rizzoli, 2024. 

Emily Summers: Distinctly Modern Interiors, Rizzoli. 

WHY YOU CAN'T MISS: A timely and fascinating topic with four panelist deeply imbedded in, and exploring the limits and beauty of decorative arts and craft

WHERE TO BE: Roche Bobois, 1707 Oak Lawn, Dallas Design District.

 SPONSORS: Roche Bobois, Dallas Design District, HN Capital Partners, New Orleans Auction Galleries, Kohler.

WHEN: Tuesday, October 22, 4 to 6 pm

WHO: Mark D. Sikes, LA

WHAT: Salon talk, cocktails, and book signing with iconic designer Mark D. Sikes and Jan Showers.

CRED: A member of AD 100 and Elle Decor A-List, Mark has worked in the White House and Blair House. Architectural Digest calls him "the standard bearer of great American design."

BOOK: His third book in his Beautiful trilogy, Forever Beautiful: All-American Style All Year Long, Rizzoli, September 2024.

COLLABS: Modern Matter, Samuel & Sons, Hudson Valley Lighting, Troy Lighting, Soane Bitain, Chaddock, Schumacher, Blue Pheasant.

WHY YOU CAN'T MISS: Mark has brought so much into the decorating mind stream: big white houses, stripes, blue and white forever, chinoiserie. Dapper, charming and forever talented. 

WHERE TO BE: Jan Showers, 1308 Slocum Street, Dallas Design District

SPONSORS: Jan Showers, Dallas Design District, HN Capital Partners, New Orleans Auction Galleries, Kohler.

Opening Cocktail Party for the New Dallas McKinnon and Harris Showroom

Estate, Garden, and Yacht Furniture 

Tuesday, October 22

 6 to 8 pm

1209 Slocum Street, Suite 100, Dallas Design District

By Invitation and TXDW VIP Ticket Holders

Invitation non-transferable

Valet Parking

Rsvp required 

WHEN: Wednesday, October 23, 10 am to noon.

WHO: Amanda Lindroth, Bahamas, Palm Beach, Charleston

WHAT: Salon talk, morning cocktails, and book signing with the distinctive and charismatic Amanda Lindroth.

CRED: Amanda designed The Dunmore Hotel, Harbour Island; Bahamas hideaway, The Potlatch Club; and the recently completed The Dunlin, Auberge Resorts Collection hotel on Johns Island on the Kiawah River.

BOOK: Island Dreaming: Amanda Lindroth Design, Vendome, October 2024

WHY YOU CAN'T MISS: If you dream of the houses in Lyford Cay and Harbour Island with a splash of Palm Beach, it's Amanda you're dreaming of. 

WHERE TO BE: Sherle Wagner, 1025 Slocum Street, Dallas Design District

SPONSORS: Sherle Wagner, Dallas Design District, HN Capital Partners, New Orleans Auction Galleries, Kohler.

WHEN: Wednesday, October 23, Noon to 2 pm.

WHO: Mike Gracie, Jenn Gracie, and Zach Shea, NYC.

WHAT: Salon talk, cocktails, and book signing with 5th and 6th generations of the Gracie family.

CRED: Gracie is a 125-year-old family firm, creating handpainted wallpapers coveted by top designers around the world. 

BOOK: The Art of Gracie: Handpainted Wallpapers, Timeless Rooms, Rizzoli, October 2024. 

WHY YOU CAN'T MISS: This stunning new book cover design was custom-painted by Gracie for the book.

WHERE TO BE: Laura Lee Clark, 1515 Slocum Street, Dallas Design District.

SPONSORS: Laura Lee Clark, Dallas Design District, HN Capital Partners, New Orleans Auction Galleries, Kohler.

WHEN: Thursday, October 24, 10 am to Noon

WHO: Elizabeth Bolognino, EBI, NYC, CT

Jean Liu, Dallas

Jordan Winston, Oxford Design, Tampa

Moderated by Alison Kenworthy, founder Homeworthy, NYC

WHAT: Panel discussion, morning mimosas and a fascinating look at crossing the divide from residential design to restaurant and hotel design — take the journey with a panel of designers who have done it well. 

CRED: Elizabeth Bolognino: While with Yabu Pushelberg she designed flagship stores for Ralph Lauren in Seoul, NYC and Greenwich. Seguing from stunning residential and retail projects she recently designed the L'Artusi Supper Club, NYC.

Jean Liu: Jean received national accolades for the design of Sasetta restaurant at the Joule hotel in Dallas, and her NYC apartment landed on the April cover of Elle Decor. 

Jordan Winston and her partner Tate Casper began their company as in-house design for the magnificent Oxford Exchange — a restaurant, bookshop, and event space — then grew into an independent design studio creating residential projects and restaurants across the country, including the Michelin-recognized Predalina. Jordan and Tate were recently named Southeast Designer of the Year by Veranda and ADAC.

Alison Kenworthy is a three-time Emmy Award-winning television producer who was formerly with ABC Good Morning America covering entertainment from the Golden Globes to the Met Gala to Wimbledon. In 2019 she founded Homeworthy to showcase how homes shape people's lives; Homeworthy now has over 1 million viewers. 

WHY YOU CAN'T MISS: A fascinating panel! 

WHERE TO BE: Hästens, 4433 McKinney Avenue

SPONSORS: Hästens, Dallas Design District, HN Capital Partners, New Orleans Auction Galleries, Kohler.

WHEN: Thursday, October 24, noon to 2 pm

WHO: Josh Young, Washington DC

Doniphan Moore, Dallas

Gonzalo Bueno, Ten Plus Three, Dallas, Mexico City

WHAT: Lunchtime cocktails and Salon Talk: Design + Art, Hand in Hand, with three designers whose projects beautifully encompass works of art. 

BOOK: Josh Young: Artful Home, Rizzoli, 2024.

Steele Marcoux: Veranda: Waterside Living: Inspired Interior Design, Hearst Home, 2024

COLLABS: Josh Young's collab with Williams-Sonoma Home launches in October. 

WHY YOU CAN'T MISS: Josh Young is an artist, designer, and tastemaker guided by five prinicipals of design: palette, texture, form, layers, and nostalgia, which he incorporates in his classic homes in Washington D.C. and Virginia.

Doniphan Moore creates stunningly timeless, textured, and edited environments. His work was forever ingrained in our minds when he designed the 2020 Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas primary bath and dual dressing rooms. His home and atelier are featured on the cover of the October issue of PaperCity.

Gonzalo Bueno is both an architect and designer with offices in Dallas and Monterrey. 

WHERE TO BE: Allan Knight Showroom, 150 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 101, at The International. 

 SPONSORS: Allan Knight, Dallas Design District, HN Capital Partners, New Orleans Auction Galleries, Kohler. 

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 WHEN: Thursday, October 24, 2 to 4 pm

WHO: Cathy Kincaid, Dallas

Chad Dorsey, Dallas, LA

Kristine Paige, Joannides|Paige, LA

Josh Pickering, Dallas

Moderated by Chesie Breen, Niven Breen, NYC

WHAT: Panel Discussion, Best Practices: Iron-clad rules for dealing with designers' little headaches: clients, billing, first meeting, communication, and more.

CRED: Cathy Kincaid is a noted designer in demand for her classical and brilliant interiors, and is a recipient of the coveted ICAA John Staub Award.

Chad Dorsey trained as an architect and has designed scuptural and approachable interiors for 20 years. He launched STRIKE bespoke fireplace collection, has collaborations with Ann Sacks and Aria Stone, and is designing the Auberge Resorts Collection Knox Residences, and a second Auberge property, Primland in Virginia. His first book will be published by Assouline in early 2025. 

Kristine Paige of Jackson Paige and Meg Joannides of MLK Studio, both from LA, joined forces to create Joannides|Paige to undertake large-scale projects as expansive as 40,000 square feet, in LA, Nashville, Dallas, Aspen, Manhattan, and Dubai. 

Josh Pickering is known for his impeccably tailored and stylish interiors, and honed his skills working with Bunny Williams, and was named in House Beautiful's Next Wave and Traditional Home's New Trad. 

Chesie Breen is a powerhouse strategist in the design world with 30 years of brand building for names like David Kleinberg, Alex Papachristidis, Carrier and Co., and more; Breen founded Palm Beach Design Days and sits on the Board of the New York School of Interior Design. 

BOOK: The Well-Adorned Home by Cathy Kincaid, Rizzoli. 

WHY YOU CAN'T MISS: All the things you hate to think about, and worse, hate to talk about, answered here by design industry pros with years of experience ... with time for questions from you. 

WHERE TO BE: Elegant Additions, 150 Turtle Creek Boulevard, Suite 203, at The International. 

SPONSORS: Elegant Additions, Dallas Design District, HN Capital Partners, New Orleans Auction Galleries, Kohler.

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WHEN: Thursday, October 24, 4 to 6 pm

WHO: Darren Henault, NYC.

Jonathan Savage, Nashville, Palm Beach.

Andrew Uihlein, Casa Branca, LA, Chicago, Palm Beach.

Kelli Ford, Kirsten Fitzgibbons, Dallas, Greenwich, NYC. 

Moderated by PaperCity Dallas Editor Billy Fong. 

WHAT: Salon talk and cocktails, Building a Design Empire: Balancing your design business while expanding in creative ways — products, online store, retail, book, showhouse, multiple offices. This panel has done it all. 

CRED: Darren Henault: In business 30 years, Tent New York showroom and retail store, product line, online retail, Kips Bay Show House.

Jonathan Savage: Offices in Nashville and Palm Beach, new book, online retail, Kips Bay Show House.

Andrew Uihlein, Casa Branca: Retail store in Palm Beach, product line, online retail, multiple offices, Kips Bay Show House.

Kelli Ford and Kirsten Fitzgibbons, Kirsten Kelli: Offices in Dallas, Greenwich, NYC; Madison retail store/showroom; four-time Kips Bay Show House.

BOOK: Jonathan Savage, The Savage Style, Gibbs Smith, September 2024.

WHY YOU CAN'T MISS: Who doesn't dream of a retail store, product line or book. See what it takes from those that have done it well.

WHERE TO BE: Madison Showroom, 114 Express Street, Dallas Design District. Take note: New showroom location.

SPONSORS: Madison, Dallas Design District, HN Capital Partners, New Orleans Auction Galleries. 

WHEN: Friday, October 25, 10 am to Noon

WHO: Carolina Irving, Carolina Irving Textiles, Paris

Lisa Fine, Lisa Fine Textiles, Dallas, NYC

Pierre Sauvage, owner Casa Lopez, Paris

Moderated by Hunter Ellis.

WHAT: Morning Mimosas, Book Signings and Salon Talk: Designers Throughout History Who Have Influenced Design and Continue to Influence Today, from Frances Elkins to Mongiardino to Andrea Palladio and John Saladino. This panel is an international cast of characters whose design influences range far and wide.

CRED: Carolina Irving was formerly creative director of Oscar de la Renta Home, and an editor at Elle Decor, House and Garden, and Vogue Living. In addition to her textile company, she founded Carolina Irving and Daughters handmade artisan tableware.

Lisa Fine's handpainted textiles, infliuenced by Mughal palaces and gardens of India, are sold in 19 showrooms worldwide. 

Pierre Sauvage is the heart and soul of Casa Lopez tableware, objects for the home, and textiles, located in Paris.

BOOK: Pierre Sauvage How They Entertain: At Home With the Tastemakers, Flammarion.

Lisa Fine: Near and Far: Interiors I Love, Vendome.

WHY YOU CAN'T MISS: Carolina Irving was educated in Paris and studied art history and archaeology at the Ecole du Louvre where she focused on 17th-century Italian art and began her never-ending fascination with design and antique textile documents.

Pierre Sauvage Following the international triumph of his previous book Be My Guest, Pierre will be signing his lavish new book out in October, How They Entertain: At Home With the Tastemakers, showcasing the homes, flowers, tables, entertaining style and charming family recipes for Iles de Flottantes, Provencale Tarte with Tapenade and the like, of the eternally stylish Muriel Brandolini, Rebecca de Ravenel, Laura Gonzelez, Nathalie Farman-Farma, Aurelie Bidermann, as well as his own home. 

While living in Paris, Lisa Fine was a contributing editor for Elle Decor and House Beautiful. She is currently a contributing editor for Town & Country, where her entertaining-perfect NYC apartment appeared in the September 2024 issue. 

WHERE TO BE: JAMES Showroom, 1025 N. Stemmons, Suite 250, Dallas Design District.

 SPONSORS: JAMES Showroom, Dallas Design Distrct, HN Capital Partners, New Orleans Auction Galleries, Kohler.