DCOTA Invites Design Professionals
& Industry Insiders to
SUMMER FUSION
Latin American Design Perspectives
Wednesday, August 9
The Design Center of the Americas is inviting members of the design community and industry insiders to a day of instructive events as part of Summer Fusion taking place on the Dania Beach campus on Wednesday, August 19 beginning at 10 am. Please read below for the current agenda of fascinating and informative presentations.
10 to 11 am
Keynote:
Latin American Design Perspectives
A panel discussion moderated by Lux Interior + Design and featuring:
+ Jay Britto, a founding principal of the award-wining interior design firm Britto-Charrette. Born and raised in Peru, he has spent more than a decade creating high-end residential interiors In South Florida, New York, Montreal and Central and South America.
+ Federico Teran, the owner of Fede Design LLC who has designed major projects in Mexico, Venezuela, Costa Rico, and around the United States. His motto: Why live simple if you can live fantastic?
+ Fernan Hernandez, the chief creative officer at Miami’s Morada Haute Furniture Boutique, is a graduate from the Universidad Central de Venezuela (Caracas) who was named “Furniture Designer of the Year” for the originality and sensitivity of his designs.
Location: DCOTA ATRIUM C
11 am to 4:30 pm
Baker Spotlights New Collection
Featuring exquisite and sophisticated seating from McGuire Furniture designed by Orlando Diaz-Azcuy.
Location: Baker/McGuire Furniture Showroom, Suite B-260
11:15 to Noon
Future of Luxury Outdoor Living
Special presentation by Fernando Wong, who has been hailed as a “landscape legend” by Forbes, “one of the most important landscape designers in America” by Architectural Digest, and “a genius with the soul of a poet” by Elle Décor, is the vision and energy behind Fernando Wong Outdoor Living Design, with locations in Miami, Palm Beach, The Hamptons, New Orleans and London. Born and educated in Panama, he also was featured in TV shows with Martha Stewart on HGTV and Discovery Plus.
Location: DEDON Showroom, Suite C-120
Noon to 2 pm
Live Latin Cooking
Location: Eggersmann Showroom, Suite C-262
12:15 to 1:15 pm
CEU:
Optimizing Luxury Cooking Design
Offering new workflows and custom storage solutions.
Location: Poggenpohl Showroom, Suite C-138
1:30 to 2:30 pm
CEU:
How Do Cultures Influence Colors?
Presented by Mariel R. Basurco, Sherwin-Williams design account executive for Palm Beach and South Florida.
Location: Schumacher Showroom, Suite B-158
2:45 to 3:30 pm
Design with a Flare of Samba
Featuring Laila Colvin and Rafael Simoes from 2id Interiors Design in Miami.
Location: Florense Showroom, Suite B-112
3:45 to 4:30 pm
Sharing the Vision
Special presentation by Colombia-born interior designer Fanny Haim, ASID, IDG, whose eponymous firm is based in Miami and is based on “the principles of creativity, innovation, and timelessness.”
Location: Holland & Sherry Showroom, Suite B-100
4:30 to 5 pm
The Next Step: Creating the Vision
Presentation by Miami-based CH Construction Group which specializes in high-end remodeling, renovation, and new construction projects.
Location: Crestron Showroom, Suite B-108
To RSVP for DCOTA’s Summer Fusion on August 9, please visit:
https://mailchi.mp/dcota.com/summer-fusion