September 20, 2021 | Jaci Conry
As an encore to its annual spring showcase, Boston Design Week hosts a fall round of events, September 27- October 16.
Under the theme “Fall into Art and Design,” Boston Design Week’s 3-week festival offers a range of programs geared to increase awareness and appreciation of the vital role design plays in our lives.
Some of highlights include a presentation from Fall River-based rug manufacturer, Merida. Through a live presentation with video from Merida’s workshop, where each rug is made to order, installer Bob Margies and textile designer Gabrielle Ferreira will present a masterclass on designing custom stair runners that lead the eye from riser to tread.
A variety of tours are also planned including two specialty tours of the magnificently intact Victorian Gibson House in Back Bay. Another tour will traverse the city to discover the rich collection of Art Deco architecture Boston has to offer, including some of the finest examples in the country.
Celebrated maximalist interior designer Philip Mitchell chats with design journalist Kyle Hoepner about his creative outlook and the methods he employed to shape the stunning projects featured in his new book, Collected Interiors: Rooms That Tell a Story.
Gallerist Judith Reilly, who runs a fine art gallery at the Four Seasons Hotel on Boylston Street has invited two of her notable artists, Stan Moeller and Heidi Lorenz, to do plein air painting demonstrations for a day in the Public Garden. Other events include an art and architecture tour of the M.I.T. campus and an open studio with teen designers and painters at Artists for Humanity.
Interior design events include the opening of the new Minotti Boston showroom on Stuart Street in Boston. Established in 1948 by Alberto Minotti, as a small-scale artisan workshop the business grew quickly and the luxury contemporary furniture line now run by the third generation of the family.
For more information www.BostonDesignWeek.com.
