What:  Morning Mimosas, Salon Talk and Book Signing With Architecturally Trained Designer and Partner in McAlpine, Ray Booth, at Visual Comfort & Co.

Street Cred: Tenures with John Saladino and Clodagh

Published: Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, Veranda, House Beautiful, Hamptons Cottages & Gardens; AD 100 

Book: Ray Booth: The Expressive Home - Architecture and Interiors (Rizzoli, September 2025)

Collabs: Lighting Visual Comfort & Co; Hickory Chair

Where: Visual Comfort & Co., 2000 N. Stemmons, Suite 1D111, Ground Floor, Dallas Market Center, Valet Parking

Sponsors: Visual Comfort & Co., HN Capital Partners, Dallas Design District, New Orleans Auction Gallery, En Gold, Supply, Silent Pool Gin, ICAA — Institute of Classical Architecture & Art

What: Afternoon Wine, Salon Talk and Book Signing with the Inimitable Jan Showers, at Baker McGuire

Street Cred: A pioneer in recognizing the importance of French 1940s design, Jan transformed the landscape of American interiors. Her trips to Paris, London, and Venice, searching for extraordinary pieces that elevate every interior, have defined the unique look that has become her trademark. 

Her trademark Jan Showers Collection of furniture and lighting is sold through her Dallas antiques and design showroom. 

aPublished: Extensively; AD 100 List

Book: The Glamorous House (Abrams, October 2025)

Collabs: Kravet Couture, Kyle Bunting

Why you can’t miss: She's as glamorous as her interiors. 

Where: Baker McGuire, 1250 Slocum, Suite 790, Dallas Design Center

Sponsors: Baker McGuire, HN Capital Partners, Dallas Design District, New Orleans Auction Gallery, En Gold, Supply, Silent Pool Gin, ICAA — Institute of Classical Architecture & Art

What:  Iconic Rooms: Kips Bay New York Decorator Show House at 50: Cocktails and Book Signing, at Ann Sacks, with Kips Bay's Show House master Nazira Handal, along with designers that appear in the book.

50 Years of Street Cred: The work of Mark Hampton, Bunny Williams, Charlotte Moss, Alex Papachristidis, Alexa Hampton,  Juan Montoya, JP Molyneaux, Mario Buatta, Kit Kemp, Robert Stilin, David Kleinberg, Jamie Drake and so many more appear in the book.

Book: Iconic Rooms: Kips Bay New York Decorator Show House at 50 (Gibbs Smith 2025)

Why you can’t miss: A designer confab - have the Kips Bay book signed by Nazira, as well as designers whose Kips Bay rooms appear in the book. We will keep you updated as designers confirm their presence. 

Where: Ann Sacks, 1616 Oak Lawn, in the Dallas Design District

Sponsors: Ann Sacks, HN Capital Partners, Dallas Design District, New Orleans Auction Gallery, En Gold, Supply, Silent Pool Gin, ICAA — Institute of Classical Architecture & Art

What: Cocktails, Salon Talk and Book Signing with Alfredo Paredes, at Patterson Flynn

Street Cred: 33-year tenure as executive VP and chief creative officer for Ralph Lauren designing environments, experiences and product and was the creative force behind the Ralph Lauren stores and restaurants worldwide. Polo Bar, hello.

Book: Alfredo Paredes at Home (Rizzoli 2025), showcasing his four homes.

Collabs: A stunning rug collaboration with Patterson Flynn; and his own line of furniture, upholstery and case goods with a nod to Latin American modernism. 

Why you can’t miss: A legend who is said to have "perfect visual pitch."

Where: Patterson Flynn, 1025 N. Stemmons Fwy., Suite 300,  Dallas Design Center

Sponsors: Patterson Flynn, HN Capital Partners, Dallas Design District, New Orleans Auction Gallery, En Gold, Supply, Silent Pool Gin

What: Cocktails, Salon Talk and Book Signing with Peter Dunham, Masterful Designer of Interiors and Textiles, at JAMES Showroom 

Street Cred: Peter was raised in France, educated in England at Stowe, read modern languages at Exeter College, and business administration at the American University in Paris. He walks the walk.

Published: Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, House & Garden, Veranda, Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, among others

Book: The World of Peter Dunham (Vendome 2025)

Why you can’t miss: Elle Decor A-List designer, textile designer and merchant, Peter and his team split their time between restoring older houses and collaborating with top architects on the new. He opened the beloved Hollywood at Home in LA in 2007, and recently in the New York Design Center, to house handcrafted furniture, artisanal lighting, textiles and vintage finds. 

Where: JAMES Showroom, 1025 N. Stemmons Fwy., Suite 250, Dallas Design Center

Sponsors: JAMES, HN Capital Partners, Dallas Design District, New Orleans Auction Gallery, En Gold, Supply, Silent Pool Gin

What: Quintessential British-ness: Afternoon Wine, Salon Talk and Book Signings with Ashley Hicks, London: Nicola Harding, London; Salvesen Graham, London; Moderated by Alison Kenworthy of Homeworthy, at Artistic Tile Slab Gallery

Street Cred: Ashley Hicks: Designer, photographer and artist, Ashley's lineage includes father David Hicks, mother Lady Pamela Hicks, sister India Hicks. 

Nicola Harding has been awarded Hotel Designer of the Year, named one of British House & Garden magazine’s Top 100 Designers for 7 consecutive years

Salvesen Graham is known for the evolution of the English country house style. 

Alison Kenworthy is a three-time Emmy Award-winning television producer and the founder of Homeworthy, a media network that highlights extraordinary people and their homes.

Books: Ashley Hicks: Rooms with a History (Rizzoli), photographer for the books Buckingham Palace: The Interiors, Burghley House and Knole.

Nicola Harding: Homing Instinct (Rizzoli 2025)

A New English Style: Timeless Interiors by Salvesen Graham (Quadrille 2025)

Where: Artistic Tile Slab Gallery, 1133 Quaker, Dallas Design District 

Sponsors: Artistic Tile, HN Capital Partners, Dallas Design District, New Orleans Auction Gallery, En Gold, Supply, Silent Pool Gin

What: J.J. Martin, founder of La DoubleJ, Coffee and Eye Openers, Salon Talk and Book Signing, at Park House

Street Cred: J.J. Martin founded the world-renowned and beloved Milanese brand, La Double J, fashion and home design known for eye-popping vintage prints. The second La DoubleJ boutique in the US opens in October in Highland Park Village.

Published:

Book: Mama Milano (Vendome)

Why you can’t miss: J.J.'s journey to launching La DoubleJ is mend-bending. As in-house guru, her female empowerment gusto, joyous Sisterhood and Raise Your Vibration sessions are held at global events and spiritual workshops, with legions of followers. And it's fashion. And it's home design. 

Where: Park House, 100 Highland Park Village. Valet parking

Sponsors: Park House, HN Capital Partners, Dallas Design District, New Orleans Auction Gallery, En Gold, Supply, Silent Pool Gin

What:  Afternoon Cocktails, Salon Talk and Book Signing with Cabana Magazine and Cabana Home Founder Martina Mondadori, Cabana Deputy Editor Miguel Flores-Vianna and American Editor Kate Berry, at Plein Air Atelier

Street Cred: Martina is founder and Editor-in-Chief of Cabana Magazine, the biannual interiors and decorative arts publication, and creative director of the brand’s homewares line, Casa Cabana. 

 Published: Martina's homes have been featured in Architectural Digest, Vogue and the Financial Times, while Casa Cabana has appeared on 1stdibs, Matches Fashion and as the first home trunkshow on Moda Operandi. 

Book: Cabana Anthology, The Anniversary Edition (Vendome)

 Where: Plein Air Atelier, 1205 Slocum, Suite 100, Dallas Design District

Sponsors: Plein Air, HN Capital Partners, Dallas Design District, New Orleans Auction Gallery, En Gold, Supply, Silent Pool Gin

What: Celebrated Designer Martin Brudnizki — Morning Mimosas, Salon Talk and Book Signing, Moderated by Amy Astley, at David Sutherland

Street Cred: Martin Brudniski Studio - MDS - is a globally recognised interior architecture and design practice, renowned for its creativity and attention to detail. With a team of over 100 designers, architects, lighting specialists, and product designers, the Studio has reimagined spaces ranging from Annabel's London; Splendido in Portofino; Hotel Barriere Fouquet's NYC; Vesper Bar at The Dorchester; Broadwick Soho London; Eden Rock; The Fifth Avenue Hotel, among others. 

In 2015, Martin established And Objects, a product design studio with collections of furniture, lighting, and accessories.

Amy Astley is editor in chief of Architectural Digest. 

Published: AD100, House and Garden’s Top 100, Elle Décor’s A-List, Who’s Who, London Evening Standard’s Progress 1000, Debrett’s 500 Most Influential People in the UK, and Wallpaper* Magazine’s Power 200, with the latter describing him as ‘one of the best restaurant and hotel designers of his generation’.

Book: Martin Brudnizki: My Life in Color (Rizzoli, September 2025)

Why you can’t miss: He designed Annabelle's for God's sake. 

Where: David Sutherland showroom, 1025 N. Stemmons Hwy., Suite 340, Dallas Design Center.

Sponsors: David Sutherland, HN Capital Partners, Dallas Design District, New Orleans Auction Gallery, En Gold, Supply, Silent Pool Gin

What: Architectural Digest Editor in Chief Amy Astley with Cabana Magazine founder Martina Mondadori, Martin Brudnizki, and La DoubleJ founder J.J. Martin: Afternoon Wine, Roundtable Talk and Book Signing, at Avenue Road

Book: Architectural Digest: AD at Home (Rizzoli September 2025)

Street Cred: Four blockbuster design superstars

Back Story: Amy Astley has revolutionized AD, and the interior design world, with her emphasis on how home is about the people who live there. Her favorite stories from the last ten years — of the unique homes, interiors, and lifestyles of some of the most creative and important people of our time — are discussed at this event: the exquisite homes of Martina Mondadori, Martin Brudnizki and J.J. Martin appear in the new AD book. 

Book: AD at Home: Architectural Digest (Rizzoli 2025)

Where:  Avenue Road, 2282 Monitor Street, Dallas Design District. Valet Parking.

Sponsors: Avenue Road, HN Capital Partners, Dallas Design District, New Orleans Auction Gallery, En Gold, Supply, Silent Pool Gin, ICAA — Institute of Classical Architecture & Art

What: Corey Damen Jenkins - Afternoon Cocktails, Dynamic Talk and Book Signing, at STARK

Street Cred: AD 100, Elle Decor A-List; MasterClass: instructor.

Published: Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, Veranda, House Beautiful, Traditional Home, The New York Times, among others. 

Book: Design Reimagined: A Fresh and Colorful Take on Timeless Rooms (Rizzoli, September 2025). Design Reimagined YouTube series, in partnership with Emmy and Peabody Award winning Goodbye Pictures, brings viewers behind the scenes into the world of Corey’s design process and execution in 4K. This marks the first time a luxury design book is released with a high-quality production value streaming series component and the first of its kind on YouTube.

Collabs: Kravet, Hancock & Moore, Maitland-Smith, Eicholtz

Why you can’t miss: Unapologetic embracing of classic architectural bones, rich color combinations, and dynamic pattern play. 

Where: STARK, 1103 Slocum, Dallas Design District

Sponsors: STARK, HN Capital Partners, Dallas Design District, New Orleans Auction Gallery, En Gold, Supply, Silent Pool Gin

What: Afternoon Cocktails with Photographer and Author Miguel Flores-Vianna, Salon Talk and Book Signing, at Cowtan & Tout

Street Cred: Miguel was honored as an Honorary Fellow by the Sir John Soane’s Museum Foundation, recognizing his photographic work. Tenures at Town & Country, Elle Decor and Veranda; deputy editor at Cabana Magazine. 

Published: Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, Veranda, House Beautiful, Hamptons Cottages & Gardens; AD 100 

Book: Sabbatical 2012 (Cabana Publishing  2025), a faithful reproduction of Miguel's diary, the book chronicles the sabbatical year that would change the course of his life. bound in a custom Nile Blue Smythson cover.

Haute Bohemians was named the Design Book of the Year by The New York Times and is now in its 8th edition

 Where: Cowtan & Tout, 1250 Slocum, Suite 739, Dallas Design Center.

Sponsors: Cowtan & Tout, HN Capital Partners, Dallas Design District, New Orleans Auction Gallery, En Gold, Supply, Silent Pool Gin

Opening Celebration for the new La DoubleJ boutique in Highland Park Village.

 Texas Design Week Dallas VIP Ticket Holders and By Invitation. 

What: Morning Mimosas and Book Signing with British Textile and Interior Designers Nicole Salvesen and Mary Graham, Salvesen Graham, London, at JAMES Showroom

Street Cred: Known for their evolution of the English country house style

Book: A New English Style: Timeless Interiors by Salvesen Graham (Quadrille 2025)

Why You Can't Miss: New textile collections!

Where: JAMES, 1025 N. Stemmons Fwy., Suite 250, Dallas Design Center