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DESIGN DISPATCHES
EDITED BY LYNDA SIMONTON
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EDITOR’S NOTE: These events were compiled during the evolving COVID-19 crisis and are subject to postponement or cancellation. We encourage you to call or visit the websites to confirm event details. ‹‹ Boston
Design Week
May Day Market
APRIL 28–MAY 9
MAY 1–2
This Greater Boston festival celebrates all aspects and types of design. The schedule includes a mix of virtual and outdoor events.
Enjoy all things home, garden, and outdoor living at this Fine Furnishings Shows market featuring 100 artisans, craftspeople, and vendors.
bostondesignweek.com
WaterFire Arts Center Providence finefurnishingsshows.com
Design Influencers Connect
MAY 3–4
Virtual Event
‹‹ Designing Virtual Getaway Event MAY 5
designinfluencers conference.com
bostondesignweek.com ‹‹ Inside
Virtual Event
& Out with Christopher Spitzmiller & Clinton Smith
MAY 5
Join the noted author and New England Home's editor at large for a lively Zoom chat on the art of living well. nehomemag.com/event/ inside-out/
Virtual Event
EM NARI CotY Awards JUNE 2
the Ultimate
Whether it’s a seaside cottage, a cabin in the woods, or ten steps out your back door, a panel of design experts share their insights into creating the ultimate getaway spot.
The Design Influencers Conference makes its digital debut in 2021 with free networking and content for design industry professionals.
Kaleidoscope Project Designer Showhouse MAY 16–JUNE 6
The Cornell Inn, located in Lenox, Mass., will be transformed by more than twenty BIPOC designers. Advanced tickets are encouraged. thekaleidoscopeproject.com
Providence Preservation Society's 2021 Festival of Gardens
The Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry’s Contractor of the Year Awards recognize the region’s best remodeling professionals.
JUNE 12–13
emnari.org/the-coty-awards
ppsri.org
The Providence Preservation Society teams up with The Garden Conservancy to showcase area public and private gardens. Virtual Event ‹‹ 42nd
Annual Museum of Old Newbury Garden Tour
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Spring has sprung! We are happily heading back outside and looking forward to connecting in person with all of our industry friends. In the meantime, let’s catch up on exciting industry news. Happy twenty-fifth anniversary to Leslie Fine Interiors. When Fine began her business, Bostonians had a reputation for their unwavering dedication to traditional—dare we say stuffy— interior design. Fine pioneered a clean-lined transitional look that has steadily increased her popularity and gained her many devoted clients. Her experience creating beautiful spaces, and her many contributions to the industry, were acknowledged when Fine was inducted into the New England Design Hall of Fame in 2019. Trefler’s in Newton, Massachusetts, is also celebrating an important milestone: its centennial. The company’s reputation for painstaking furniture and decorative-arts restoration has garnered Trefler’s a nationwide following. Want to add contemporary European flair to your home? The famed luxury Italian furniture manufacturer Minotti is heading to Boston. When the showroom, located at 200 Stuart Street, opens in June, plan a shopping trip and say ciao. Lisa Tharp continues her quest to help people create healthy and environmentally friendly homes through her collaboration with ECOS Paints. Tharp’s curated collection of sixty colors allows homeowners to select paint that is both beautiful and VOC-free. Kristen Rivoli, whose work has
Style Scene
JUNE 12–13
JUNE 25–27
Virtual Event
Concord Museum’s 32nd Annual Garden Tour
Be inspired—without leaving your home—to cultivate your own garden. This annual tour features four of Newbury’s most beautiful landscapes.
Take virtual guided tours through six spectacular gardens with a focus on creative design— and endless inspiration—in historic Concord, Mass.
newburyhistory.org
concordmuseum.org
Pool photograph by Robert Benson Photography
3/30/21 4:10 PM