To help navigate your way through the calendar, please make note of the color codes to differentiate between the different types of events:
DLN in Attendance
A DLN team member will be here.
For Your Calendar
The DLN team won’t be here, but Members and Partners may be.
Community Gathering
The DLN is convening one or more events here.
Design Leadership Foundation Event
Core Event
We are excited to see the DLN community around the globe in 2025. Please note that this calendar is a working document and will be updated throughout the year. If you will be in attendance at an event not listed here, or would like to convene a DLN gathering, please let us know!
June 18 | New York City
The DLN’s annual Business Forum brings together thought leaders from the design industry and beyond to discuss the business—and future—of design. All Partners should save the date, and registration will also be open for Members in 2025.
June 18 – 20 | Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen hosts a growing community of design enthusiasts who gather at 3daysofdesign to celebrate creativity.
June 19 – 22 | Basel, Switzerland
Indisputably the world’s leading fair in the modern and contemporary art market, Art Basel convenes 200 of the top blue-chip galleries worldwide to present their finest offerings, transforming Messe Basel into a major, albeit temporary, museum.
June 26 | London
With tenants including Jamb, Soane Britain, Fermoie, Colefax & Fowler, and Robert Kime, to name a few, Pimlico Road has long been a top destination for the best of design and antiques in London. Its annual party is a celebration of British design past and present.
June 20 – 22 | Washington, CT
After making its debut last year, this weekend shopping event put on by DLN Member Ariel Okin will return to The Mayflower Auberge for a second year, bringing independent brands to the scenic locale where visitors can shop and enjoy panels, workshops, and more.
DLN in Attendance
For Your Calendar
Community Gathering
Design Leadership Foundation Event
Core Event
June 26 – July 1 | London
The Royal Hospital Chelsea hosts a world-class showcase of art, antiques, and design, featuring 70 top dealers and meticulously vetted works.
July 14 – 17 | Nantucket, MA
Presented by the Nantucket Historical Society, Nantucket by Design celebrates the New England island’s unique influence on design with engaging keynote speakers, panel discussions, and activations from Sconcet to Madaket.
July 23 | Denver
The DLN will gather our community to network and deepen relationships in Colorado and the American southwest with a community dinner and a behind-the-scenes adventure.
July 27 – 31 | Las Vegas
Las Vegas Market offers a one-stop experience for wholesale commerce. Manufacturers, sales reps and brands connect with retail buyers and interior designers to source unique products, build strategic partnerships, and stay ahead in an evolving industry.
September 3 – 6 | Seoul
Featuring over 110 of the most influential art galleries from across Asia and beyond, with a primary focus on contemporary art, the fair will be supplemented by a Frieze Masters section dedicated to art from antiquity through to the 20th century.
September 4 – 8 | Paris
Brands, designers, artisans, and interior design experts will again convene in Paris to make connections, discover new sources, and be inspired by the latest offerings from global brands.
September 5 – 7 | New York City
The Armory Show brings the world’s leading international contemporary and modern art galleries to New York each year in the iconic Park Avenue Armory.
DLN in Attendance
For Your Calendar
Community Gathering
Design Leadership Foundation Event
Core Event
COMMUNITY GATHERING
September 13 | District of Columbia
The DLN will converge in the DMV area for a behind-the-scenes tour and a community meal.
September 17 – 18 | New York City
Find us at the 17th annual What’s New, What’s Next at the New York Design Center to celebrate new ideas, design, materials, and products. We’ll share a guide to must-attend gatherings with DLN Partners and host a special What’s New, What’s Next Kick-off Dinner in collaboration with the NYDC.
• Kick-off Dinner: September 17
• WNWN: September 18
September 16 – 18 | Dallas
Dallas Design Week welcomes leading designers, influencers and trend experts for two days of showroom events exclusively for the design community.
September 27 – October 5 | Atlanta
The Atlanta Design Festival celebrates, convenes, and connecst creative industries.through installations, exhibitions, design and architecture tours, film screenings, panels and more, all designed to showcase Atlanta as a global powerhouse and innovator of ideas.
September 13 – 21 | London
London Design Festival celebrates and promotes London as a design capital of the world. The event brings together designers from across the globe and demonstrates the city’s position as a powerhouse of the design industry.
September 22 – 23 | Kennesaw, GA
For the 1st year, the DLF brings design professionals to a two-day professional development workshop for design students from Kennesaw State University, Georgia State University, and the University of Georgia, held on campus at Kennesaw State University.
DLN in Attendance
For Your Calendar
Community Gathering
Design Leadership Foundation Event
Core Event
October 2 – 5 | Birmingham, AL
Birmingham’s premier antiques show includes talks by nationally acclaimed interior designers, floral designers, architects, landscape architects, furniture designers, and celebrated antiques dealers from across the nation.
October 10 – 12 | Kingston, NY
Brad Ford’s modern craft fair returns for its fall iteration during peak foliage season.
October 8 – 9 | Chicago
Design Chicago is the Midwest’s largest residential design conference featuring two days of events for kitchen, bath, and home furnishings.
October 12 – 15 | London
Europe’s premier international interior design show brings together over 250 furniture, lighting, and accessories brands to present their latest offerings in the British capital.
October 16 – 19 | San Francisco
This West Coast fair, run by DLN Fellow Suzanne Tucker, features over 40 top dealers from around the world as well as speakers and events. It’s opening party is a buzzy social event for San Francisco.
October 21 – 24 | New York City
Join the Tabletop Association as it welcomes retailers, interior designers, architects, chefs, restauranteurs, hotels, media, and other tabletop professionals from around the globe to meet and experience new offerings from a host of hospitality industry brands.
October 22 – 26 | Beirut
The multidisciplinary event aims to celebrate and promote design and creativity through a rich program that offers designer showcases, installations, talks and workshops in the fields of interior design, architecture, furniture, product design, functional art, ceramics, home accessories and rugs.
For Your Calendar
Community Gathering
Design Leadership
Foundation Event
Core Event
October 22 – 26 | Paris
Art Basel Paris takes place at the Grand Palais, in the heart of the French capital. The show builds bridges with France’s cultural industries to create a flagship event radiating throughout the city, embedded in its exceptional cultural ecosystem.
October 25 – 29 | High Point, NC
Once more to High Point! Join the DLN team at the Fall market, where we will host community events and support Partner and Member launches.
November 5 – 7 | Madrid
With a rich design heritage that spans Moorish to Gothic to Neoclassical, world class art offerings, and a vibrant current cultural scene, Madrid is the perfect backdrop for the DLN’s tentpole event, combinind best-inclass speakers, unparallelled networking opportunities, and inspiring location- specific activities.
November 6 – 10 | New York City
Salon Art + Design showcases the pinnacle of design, presenting the world’s finest vintage, modern, and contemporary pieces alongside blue-chip 20th-century artworks.
November 7 – 9 | Southport, CT
Since its founding decades ago by Albert Hadley, Rooms With a View has seen 12 leading designers transform spaces at the Southport Congregational Church each year from humble bozes to showcases of creativity.
November 9 – 10 | New York City
BDNY connects boutique hospitality brands and designers with exceptional vendors, insider experiences, and hospitality products not found anywhere else.
November 15 - 16 | Los Angeles
This three-day fair is a celebration of modern design, offering attendees the opportunity to discover the latest in interior and product design.
DLN in Attendance
For Your Calendar
Community Gathering
Design Leadership Foundation Event Core Event
November Date TBA | Dallas
In addition to its eponymous beneficiary, The Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas also benefits two local Dallas charities: Dwell with Dignity, a nonprofit agency dedicated to creating soothing, inspiring homes for families struggling with homelessness and poverty, and The Crystal Charity Ball, which supports children’s charities in Dallas County.
November 15 | Brooklyn
Founded by DLN Professional Member Christina Juarez and stylist Benjamin Reyneart, The Ticking Tent convenes independent makers for a daylong shopping event in locations in the New York Area.
December 5 – 7 | Miami
The DLN team will head to Art Basel and Design Miami to view the latest in art and design and convene a community gathering amid the fair festivities.
December Date TBA | Charleston, SC
Join Explore Charleston and Southern Living for a holiday activation of design and lifestyle in South Carolina.