David Flint Wood

Born and raised in London, where his two childhood distinctions were getting the worst exam results in his school’s history (which was founded in 1509) and winning the final of the Schoolboy Eights at Henley Royal Regatta, David Flint Wood’s path to interior design was a winding one, including various occupations ranging from Christmas present wrapping and hamper sales to smoked salmon slicing and restaurant food delivery. David’s big break came in New York working for a tiny advertising agency – a job he sadly lost due to a sailing trip he neglected to mention to his boss. Back in England, he reentered advertising and in 1994 won the Marketing Society Ad Campaign of The Year. He left the next year to run an eight-room hotel, bar and restaurant in the Bahamas and in 1996 started a family with India Hicks. The couple continued to purchase and renovate homes and hotels that caught the attention of international design magazines. Notably, David’s decoration of the New York home of Brooke Shields was on the cover of Architectural Digest. David and India married after being together 25 years and have five children. Since then, David has also launched a premium rum brand called Idle Assembly.

Sheryl Crow

Songwriter. Activist. Rock star. Woman. Champion. Mother. Nine-time Grammy winner Sheryl Crow is many things. But at the core, she remains a creative spirit channeling her talents into music that lifts people up, brings them together and speaks to the truths on the horizon. The documentary film based on Sheryl’s life and career, “Sheryl,” premiered to critical acclaim at the 2022 SXSW Film Festival, and in 2023, the Missouri-born guitarist and vocalist was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Sheryl is also known for her passionate support of worthy charities, including The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Feeding America, ADOPT A CLASSROOM, Elton John AIDS Foundation and MusiCares, among others. 

Shane Connolly

Shane Connolly is a renowned floral designer and ambassador for sustainable floristry. His clients range from major public institutions to a veritable who’s who of the great and good of British life. Though he is perhaps known best for his public work for the British royal family. Shane approaches his work with respect for nature, season and setting and always with the same aim: to leave the smallest footprint behind and be led by what is local and available. He has written five books and teaches his approach to flower design all over the world with roots and ethos firmly in sustainability.

Veere Grenney

Veere Grenney is widely considered one of the most important interior designers of his generation. Born on the South Island of New Zealand, Veere moved to England in the 1970s and trained under Mary Fox Linton. He became a director at Sibyl Colefax and John Fowler before launching his own company, Veere Grenney Associates, in London in 1996. Veere has been consistently acclaimed by The World of Interiors and is listed among House & Garden’s Top 100 interior designers. In 2024, he was inducted into the AD 100 2024 Hall of Fame, as well as declared an ELLE DECOR A-List Titan.

Dara Caponigro

Dara Caponigro is chief creative officer of FS&CO, where she also serves as Schumacher creative director and FREDERIC magazine editor-in-chief. Along with her illustrious career in the magazine publishing business, including editor positions with Veranda, ELLE DECOR, House Beautiful and Domino, where she was a founding editor, Dara is author of numerous design and architecture books, the most recent of which is “FREDERIC: The Last Word in Chic” (Monacelli), released in September 2024. Dara is known for her ability to develop and invigorate brands, discerning eye, and uncanny skill for knowing her audience.