As part of the Georgetown House Tour’s festivities this year, a design panel will be held this Thursday, April 24 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at B&B Italia. The talk will be moderated by Melvin Hooks, B&B Italia’s showroom manager and will feature panelists Joseph Richardson of Richardson & Associates Landscape Architects, Wayne Adams of BVA BarnesVanze Architects and Erica Burns of Erica Burns Interiors.
Tickets are $65 per person (or $120 for panel and house tour tickets) and can be purchased here.
Melvin Hooks, B&B Italia, moderator
What drew B&B Italia to come to Georgetown and what are you most looking forward to with moderating the panel?
Our Georgetown Flagship location is a destination for top local, national and world-renowned designers and architects, as well as design enthusiasts. The spaces are created with the aim of setting up a dialogue with Washington, D.C., working in harmony with the spirit of the place and local dynamics. Our entire team is proud to be part of the Georgetown community. We seek to inspire clients to dream and tour our three-story showroom, while enjoying collections from Italy’s most prolific designers and architects. It is a true pleasure to partner with the Georgetown House Tour for this incredible panel. Stewardship and preservation are at the heart of B&B Italia’s design philosophy, shaping everything we do. Since our founding in 1966, we’ve remained deeply committed to sustainability, ethical craftsmanship, and honoring our design heritage. These values continue to define us as a leading voice in Italian design.
Joseph Richardson, Richardson & Associates Landscape Architects, panelist
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