“Dynamic Minds,Brilliant Creativity” Led by Best-selling author of 25 books on design and architecture, Instagram influencer, design lecturer and instructor, and founder of THE STYLE SALONISTE blog, Diane Dorrans Saek,, this year’s expanded interior designer program follows on the great success of last year’s program. The program offers a rare opportunity to tour top architecture and interior design studios, meet with designers and architects one-on-one, as well as attend talks and seminars led by Dorrans Saeks
Attendees are invited to a private reception at the end of the day, 5 pm. At this convivial time, we recap the day, meet the designers and architects, and discuss design, internships, career inspirations, and architecture.
*Meeting place address will be given on completion of ticket booking.
*No refunds available
GARY HUTTON DESIGN
Gary Hutton trained formally in studio arts and interior design. His beautiful modern work, engagement with process and 40-year career live at the intersection of interior design, high craft, and fine art. Hutton’s rooms have a formal, fine-living foundation layered under a modern language that reaches for clarity, lushness, emotion and delight. His small, artful practice creates relevant, trendsetting interiors coveted by tastemakers in many fields and by clients in search of curated living. Studio expertise includes advanced security systems, sustainability standards, and design for off-the-grid living. Hutton maintains a sculpture practice, which is visible in his furniture collections. He is a vintage car enthusiast and a passionate cook.
FELDMAN ARCHITECTURE
Feldman Architecture is an innovative residential and commercial design practice recognized for creating warm, light-filled spaces that are site-sensitive and carefully detailed. Highly collaborative in nature, the firm approaches design as a dialogue between client, design team and site. Each project is an opportunity to create an innovative solution that is relevant to the project environs and tailored to a clients’ specific needs. The studio’s culture is also informal and non-hierarchical; members of the small firm work with clients in an engaging, shared process to find smart and sustainable solutions. Closely guiding projects from design through construction, designers and project managers are deeply involved in research and probing the parameters of a project. Strong alliances with consultants, builders and artisans contribute to carefully informed design decisions and result in fully realized projects with conceptual clarity and precise detailing.
ODADA
ODADA is an internationally recognized interior design firm known for a clean, sophisticated aesthetic: a meticulously-edited take on luxury. Its portfolio includes interiors private residences, offices, hotels, condominium complexes, and wineries. It has also been tapped to design model suites, lending its name to some of the country’s most prestigious residential developments. The firm’s work has been featured in publications such as Architectural Digest, Veranda, Elle Décor, The New York Times, Luxe: Interiors + Design, Interior Design, Objekt, Maison Française, House Beautiful, and Interiors.