Speakers
Keynote Speaker
Cordelia de Castellane
Friday, January 8 | 11 a.m.
Cordelia de Castellane is a Paris-based interior designer, celebrated tastemaker, and the Artistic Director of DIOR Home and Baby DIOR, roles she has held since 2012. A true ambassador of the French art de vivre, Cordelia is renowned for her refined use of color, love of fine textiles, and instinctive ability to mix styles with warmth and elegance. Simply put, Cordelia is to French entertaining and interiors what Inès de la Fressange is to French style. Her creative world is deeply informed by her gardens, family life and the rituals of entertaining.
Her latest book, “Flower Couture: From My Garden To My House” (2025), celebrates her private garden in the French countryside as an endless source of inspiration for living and hosting. A sequel to “Life in a French Country House” (2021), the book offers Cordelia’s personal approach to gardening, design and entertaining, following the journey of flowers from garden to tabletop. Organized through the seasons and explored through color, the chapters brim with practical guidance on interior design, floral arranging, entertaining and cultivating beauty in everyday life. Cordelia is a warm, engaging speaker who brings an elegant yet accessible perspective to conversations around interior design, creativity, and the enduring appeal of French style and hospitality.
Design Panel
Mieke ten Have
Friday, January 8 | 2 p.m.
Mieke ten Have is an interiors stylist, designer and author celebrated for her distinctly layered, editorial point of view. She began her career as a magazine editor, holding influential positions including Home Editor at Vogue and Design Editor-at-Large at ELLE Decor. This foundation in publishing continues to inform her practice, lending a sharp eye and storytelling sensibility to every project.
Mieke has styled homes for leading magazines, design firms, architects and private clients around the world—including residences of cultural icons and notable figures. She also provides creative direction for home and lifestyle brands, from global names to emerging platforms, shaping campaigns that blend sophistication with narrative depth.
In 2023, she formally established Mieke ten Have Studio, expanding her practice to include interior design. Her decorating projects have been featured in Architectural Digest twice—most notably, her own home in the June 2020 issue and a client’s residence in February 2025. Mieke has also been featured in The Wall Street Journal, VERANDA, ELLE Decor, Luxe, 1stDibs and Air Mail, among others.
Her first book, “Interiors Styled by Mieke ten Have,” (Vendome, 2024) met with critical acclaim and is now in its third printing. The monograph captures her signature approach to design and styling—editorial in perspective, colorfully and historically nuanced, and always attuned to the personality of the spaces she touches.
Design Panel
Aldous Bertram
Friday, January 8 | 2 p.m.
Aldous Bertram is a British-born designer and artist and the founder of Aldous Bertram Design, a full-service interior design studio based in Charleston, South Carolina, with projects across the country. Known for his confident use of color and pattern, his work reflects a distinctly British sensibility that prioritizes mixing over matching to create interiors that feel layered and collected over time.
Before founding his firm, Aldous earned a Ph.D. in historic design from the University of Cambridge and held a senior position at Amanda Lindroth Design for eight years. He is also an artist, product designer and author. His book, “Dragons & Pagodas: A Celebration of Chinoiserie,” explores the history and enduring influence of chinoiserie through a richly illustrated survey spanning the 18th century to today.
The firm’s work has been featured in publications including Architectural Digest, FREDERIC and House Beautiful.
Design Panel
Schuyler Samperton
Schuyler Samperton is the founder and creative director of her eponymous design firm, with offices in Los Angeles and in Litchfield, Connecticut. Her practice is defined by a classic-bohemian sensibility—an assured layering of color, pattern and texture set against antiques and other timeless forms—and today, spans residential and boutique commercial projects across the United States and abroad.
Her design education began at home in Washington, D.C., as the daughter of an award-winning architect and a collector mother who landed regularly on the city’s best-dressed list and brought a unique eye to everything from bold decorating to imaginative tablescapes. Schuyler went on to study art history and decorative arts at Trinity College, NYU and Parsons School of Design and, soon after, began working as a publicist in the entertainment industry for Arista and Geffen Records in New York and the Fox Broadcasting Company in Los Angeles.
Her introduction to the business of design began with a position in the firm of her friend Michael Smith, where she styled and produced photoshoots for publications and new product, as well as served as a project director for a number of clients. She founded her own firm in 2003 and, in 2017, expanded her practice with the launch of her own textile collection, a line of printed linens, woven and performance fabrics, and wallpapers, now carried in showrooms worldwide.
The collection draws on everything from centuries-old textile archives to her mother’s Indian scarves and the antique table linens of her extraordinary childhood home. The range reflects her guiding instinct for saturated, unexpected color, paired with careful curation—a through line that connects her interiors work to her textile designs.
Schuyler’s work has appeared in Vogue, Architectural Digest, ELLE Decor, House and Garden UK, and World of Interiors, among other publications.
Design Panel Moderator
John Bossard
John Bossard is an interior designer, entertainer and producer for FREDERIC magazine. He is the founder of Bossard Design, an international design firm based in Atlanta, Georgia. He brings to his business over 20 years of experience within the design community. Crafting a unique vision with his clients is John’s driving passion. He employs a hands-on approach to create bespoke living spaces for his clients based on their specific tastes, combining his ability to anticipate his clients’ needs with his natural eye for interiors.
Raised in Augusta, Georgia, John is a self-described “Southern gentleman.” He kickstarted his career in floral design, working under such notables as Kenneth Turner of London, Renny of New York and Ryan Gainey of Atlanta. In 1992, John and his brother founded a floral and event company at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Aspen, Colorado. John founded Bossard Design in 2005 after a decade of apprenticeship in the interior design industry.
John Bossard Interiors’ geographical scope has spanned the United States in the cities of Los Angeles, East Hampton, Aspen, Charlotte, Miami, Denver, Chicago, Palm Beach and New York. John has also completed international projects in Basel, Switzerland, and London, England. His works have been published in Architectural Digest, FREDERIC, VERANDA, House Beautiful, Southern Accents, Hampton’s Cottage & Gardens, Charlotte Magazine, and Aspen Peak Magazine. He appeared in two cameos on Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of New York City” in 2017 and has led as host for numerous events within the design industry.
Floral Demonstration
Ariella Chezar
Saturday, January 9 | 11 a.m.
Ariella Chezar is a master floral designer, author and teacher whose work is rooted in the belief that flowers with their inherent life force and extraordinary beauty have the power to transform the space around them. Her practice spans weddings and events, farming and education, all informed by a philosophy that beauty has the ability to elevate and shape everyday life.
A leader in the “farm-to-flower” movement, Ariella draws inspiration from her garden in the Berkshires of Massachusetts, where she cultivates many of the materials used in her work.
Known for her intuitive approach to composition, her arrangements are celebrated for their natural movement, expressive use of color, and ability to bring a sense of life and atmosphere to a space.
She is the author of four books, including “Home in Bloom,” “Seasonal Flower Arranging,” “The Flower Workshop” and “Flowers for the Table.” Her work has appeared in publications such as Martha Stewart Living, O Magazine, The Oprah Magazine, Better Homes and Gardens, and Town & Country, and she has designed floral arrangements for the Obama White House. She is also a highly sought-after teacher and lecturer.
Floral Demonstration
Matthew Rice
Saturday, January 9 | 11 a.m.
Matthew Rice is a painter and an illustrator and author of over a dozen books, mainly about architecture. He trained as a theater designer in London, having grown up as the only child of parents who were both busy designers: Peter a theater designer and Pat Albeck famed for producing over 500 tea towel designs for the National Trust. Matthew began his career designing furniture with David Linley and went on to design for and eventually run the eponymous pottery established for his wife of 30 years, Emma Bridgewater in Staffordshire, traditional home of the English potteries. Now he writes and paints in his medieval house outside Oxford, where he has established a colorful and dynamic garden full of flowers and a small farm with hens, sheep, pigs and cattle. His latest book, “A Year in the Garden,” chronicles the seasons at that house, Ham Court, and is lavishly illustrated with his very recognizable watercolors.
Floral Demonstration Moderator
Frances Schultz
Saturday, January 9 | 11 a.m.
Author, speaker and artist Frances Schultz has built a career from her love of houses, gardens, art, entertaining, teaching and travel. She is the author or co-author of 10 books, including “California Cooking and Southern Style” and “The Bee Cottage Story—How I Made a Muddle of Things and Decorated My Way Back to Happiness,” now in its eighth printing. She is editor-at-large for VERANDA magazine and a contributing editor for FLOWER Magazine, and she has written also for House Beautiful, The Wall Street Journal, Town & Country, and others. Frances leads workshops and retreats in creative and personal development, including painting workshops and walks along the Camino de Santiago.
Born and raised in Tarboro, North Carolina, she graduated from St. Mary’s School in Raleigh, North Carolina, and from the University of Virginia. Frances serves on the board of the St Paul’s Cathedral Trust in America and the advisory boards of the Horticultural Society of New York and the Empowers Africa foundation and is a founding member of the Cherokee Garden Library National Council. She divides her time between New York City, the English Cotswolds and the world.
Image Credit: Francesco Lagnese
Lifestyle Conversation
Bunny Williams
Saturday, January 9 | 2 p.m.
Considered one of the most talented names in design, Bunny Williams is also an accomplished businesswoman and philanthropist known for balancing refined beauty, welcoming livable appeal and attention to detail. One of Architectural Digest’s “AD100 Hall of Fame” members, Bunny is consistently named on various best-of lists, including ELLE Decor’s A-List and Luxe’s Gold List, and has won numerous awards, including the New York School of Interior Design’s “Albert Hadley Lifetime Achievement Award.” Bunny is the author of nine design books and is a sought-after speaker and mentor on decoration, gardening and entertaining. Her business includes Williams Lawrence; Bunny Williams Home, the firm’s line of furnishings, lighting, art and accessories; and licensed product lines with Ballard Designs, Lee Jofa, Dash & Albert, Currey & Company, Mirror Home, and Modern Matter. Bunny and her husband, antiques dealer John Rosselli, split their time between New York City and their iconic country house in Connecticut.
Follow Bunny @bunnys_eye and see more of the firm’s work @williams_lawrence_interiors and williamslawrence.com.
Lifestyle Conversation
Elizabeth Lawrence
Saturday, January 9 | 2 p.m.
Elizabeth Lawrence has spent her career designing projects across the country, from Manhattan to Palm Beach, to California. Since being named Bunny’s business partner in 2017, which led to the renaming of the firm as Williams Lawrence in 2023, she and Bunny have run the Bunny Williams umbrella of brands together. Originally from Wilmington, Delaware, Elizabeth attended the University of Richmond and then the New York School of Interior Design. She was honored by The New York School of Interior Design at their annual gala in 2020, and her work has been widely published in The New York Times, Architectural Digest, ELLE Decor, VERANDA, Galerie, House Beautiful and many others. A few of her current projects include a new country estate, a glamorous New York City townhouse, a Palm Beach getaway and a young family’s apartment overlooking Central Park. Elizabeth and her family live in New York City. She posts snapshots of her work, travels, tablescapes, great design finds and other adventures on her personal Instagram.
Follow her @elizabeth_m_lawrence and see more of the firm’s work @williams_lawrence_interiors and williamslawrence.com.
Image Credit: Lesley Unruh
Lifestyle Conversation Moderator
Anne Hardy
Saturday, January 9 | 2 p.m.
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