Set decorator Brian Patrick Flynn moderates a candid look at the fast-paced world of production design and set decoration with Emmy-winning production designer James Pearse Connelly, Studio Connelly, and art director/design producer Dawn Marie Heuer, The Heuer Design Collective. Drawing on credits including Top Chef, The Voice, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and Trading Spaces, the panel explores creative pressure, tight timelines, collaboration and what it takes to design memorable spaces for television.

Raise a glass to the creative community at Crystorama’s “That’s a Wrap” Party. Enjoy cocktails and light bites as Crystorama celebrates its Tastemakers and welcomes Anthony Carrino, Ashley Hughes, Don Ricardo Massenburg and Juliana Ewer. Brian Patrick Flynn, James Pearse Connelly and Dawn Marie Heuer will also join guests following the “And That’s Showbiz, Baby” panel. Connect with Crystorama Tastemakers Antonio DeLoatch, DuVäl, Elizabeth Scruggs, Jaclyn Isaac, Jewel Marlowe, Marie Cloud, Nicole Culler, Nikki Watson, Rhobin DelaCruz and Sallie Lord.

Your pricing should reflect the value you deliver—not just the hours you work. Moderator Julia Nikishina, Founder of New Age Financial Consulting, joins Daniel Paul, Tom Stringer Design Partners; Dalia Soles, Founder of Design Assisted; Brooke Stoll, Operations and Profitability Strategist; and Ashley Hughes, Founder & Principal of Muse Noire. Learn how to understand true costs, set fees using financial metrics, define project boundaries, stop discounting expertise and capture appropriate markups on freight, receiving, warehousing and reimbursable expenses. 

 Sponsored by Studio Designer

“Ladies who lunch” once described women with time to spare and tables to be seen at. This lunch takes the phrase back. Sponsored by SunThreads and Studio Designer | Mydoma, Ladies That Lunch: The Power Lunch Edition brings Juliana Ewer, Nicole Culler, Jewel Marlowe and Autumn Pochiro together for a candid conversation about building a business, taking risks and creating a career on your own terms. Moderated by Antonio DeLoatch, the experience features tablescapes dressed in his SunThreads fabric collection and a format designed for personal connection, conversation and a different kind of power lunch.

Sponsored by Studio Designer & Sunthreads

How does light shape the way we feel at home? Moderator Cindy W. Hodnett, Executive Editor, Home Furnishings Division of BridgeTower Media, joins SID Certified designers Kat Blue, Blue Lantern Studios; Marie Cloud, Indigo Pruitt; Nina Lichtenstein, Custom Home Design; and Genna Jacobs-Freeman, Space Design Collective. Through residential case studies, the panel explores neuroaesthetics, salutogenic design, circadian-supportive lighting, visual comfort, biophilic design and color psychology, with practical strategies for healthier, more responsive homes. 

Sponsored by Studio Designer & Science In Design