Boston Design Center

The art of leather is in the details.

Join Century’s Guy Holbrook at The Martin Group for Designing with Leather, a CEU exploring texture, craftsmanship, and the art of specification.

November 4 | 11:00 AM
The Martin Group | Boston Design Center
17 Drydock Ave, 2nd floor

Earn CEU credit. RSVP: [email protected]

A room with a point of view is rarely inspired by just one place.

At Icons of Influence, interior designers Peter Dunham and Liz Caan join Jaci Conry, Editor in Chief of Boston Home, for The Well Traveled Room, a conversation about how place, culture, collecting, and lived experience shape interiors that feel layered, personal, and entirely their own.

Thursday, October 8
4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Boston Design Center

Join us at Fall Market 2026 for a conversation about where inspiration comes from and why the most memorable rooms feel collected rather than prescribed.

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The kitchen is where design meets daily life.

At Icons of Influence, James Beard Award winning chef and Flour Bakery founder Joanne Chang joins Niki Serras, Owner of Scavolini Detroit, Chicago, Boston, and Fort Lauderdale, for The Kitchen That Works, a conversation exploring how culinary experience and thoughtful design come together to create kitchens that are as functional as they are beautiful.

Moderated by Abby Bielagus, Editor in Chief of Boston Common and Modern Luxury Interiors.

Thursday, October 8
3:15 to 3:45 p.m.
Scavolini Showroom
Boston Design Center

Join us at Fall Market 2026 for the voices and ideas shaping how we live.

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Taste Is Not a Democracy

Join interior designer, author, and creative visionary Jay Jeffers in conversation with Jenna Talbott, Editor in Chief of New England Home, for a candid discussion about the creative tension between designer and client.

They’ll explore who decides what’s good, when a designer should listen, when to push back, and how compromise can either strengthen or dilute the final work.

Following the conversation, join Jay at Downsview of Boston for a book signing of his new book, Modern Classic: Tailored Homes, Timeless Style.

October 8
2:00-3:00PM, Conversation at the Boston Design Center
3:00-3:30 PM, Book Signing at Downsview of Boston

Part of Icons of Influence, Fall Market 2026 at the Boston Design Center.

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Rules Worth Breaking
What can tradition teach us, and when is it time to leave it behind?

Join architect and designer Douglas Wright in conversation with Nancy Berry, Editor of Northshore Home and President of ICAA New England, for a quick talk on proportion, craftsmanship, architectural tradition, and designing for the way we live now.

October 8
1:15 to 1:45 PM
Schumacher Showroom

Part of Icons of Influence, Fall Market 2026 at the Boston Design Center.

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What does it take to build something that lasts, and know when it is time to let the next generation help shape what comes next?

As Phillip Jeffries celebrates its 50th anniversary, Philip Bershad of Phillip Jeffries joins Paula Daher of Daher Interior Design for BUILT TO LAST, a candid conversation about family, succession, creative control and the responsibility of carrying a business forward.

Moderated by Abby Bielagus, Editor in Chief of Boston Common and Modern Luxury Interiors, the conversation will explore how established businesses evolve, welcome new ideas and remain true to the values that made them successful.

Next up at Fall Market: Tradition, Reimagined.

The past is not something design leaves behind. It is often where the best ideas begin.

Andrew Spindler, Allison Block of Old World Weavers and Parker Bowie Larson come together for a conversation about the enduring influence of historic textiles, archival patterns, antiques and the decorative arts, and how those references continue to shape contemporary interiors in fresh and unexpected ways.

It is a look at how designers can borrow from history without being bound by it, and why the most compelling rooms often come from knowing what is worth carrying forward.

11:15 to 11:45 AM
Scalamandré

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Next up at Fall Market: The Collected Interior.

The best rooms rarely feel designed all at once. They feel accumulated, considered and deeply personal.

Jesse Carrier and Mara Miller of Carrier and Company join Kyle Hoepner for a conversation about creating interiors that feel evolved rather than decorated, where architecture, art, antiques and contemporary pieces come together with a sense of ease, history and personality.

It is a look at what gives a room lasting character, and how the most memorable spaces reflect not just a point of view, but a life well lived.

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First up at Fall Market: The New Guard.

Because the future of design is not waiting its turn. It is already in the room.

Rachel Reider and Kate Maloney Albiani of The Layered Life kick off the day with an hour devoted to the next generation of design talent, getting into the conversations that matter once the portfolio starts to click: finding your voice, communicating your value, choosing the right opportunities, building relationships and turning early momentum into a career with staying power.

The Layered Life was created around the candid business conversations its founders wish they had access to earlier in their careers, making this a fitting place to begin Icons of Influence. Fresh talent, hard won perspective and a little less mystery around what it actually takes to build a life in design.

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Sometimes you have to take something apart to understand what makes it valuable.

To celebrate Hickory Chair’s return to the Boston Design Center through M Geough, Federico Contigiani, President of Hickory Chair, led a live chair deconstruction that revealed the craftsmanship, materials and construction hidden beneath the upholstery.

The afternoon continued with Nancy Berry, Editor in Chief of Northshore Home and President of ICAA New England, for a conversation about quality, longevity and what truly makes a piece worth investing in.

A fitting welcome back for a brand built on what you see, and just as importantly, what you don’t.