Illumination Charleston presents line up of Design in Mind speakers

Illumination Charleston is December 1 – 4, 2022

Historic Charleston Foundation will present the second Illumination Charleston this December with our partners, Explore Charleston and Southern Living. Events will range between December 1st through 4th including designer vignettes at the Aiken-Rhett House Museum, Design in Mind Lecture Series at Second Presbyterian Church and the Southern Living Illumination Holiday Village.

Historic Charleston Foundation is thrilled to present distinguished designers for four distinct and engaging Design in Mind Lectures. All lectures held at the Second Presbyterian Church.

Speakers include:

• Ron Woodson and Jaimie Rummerfield – Co-Founders of Save Iconic Architecture and Principals of the LA interior design firm Woodson & Rummerfield’s House of Design. SIA is a non-profit organization whose mission is to bring awareness and action to preserving endangered architectural and significant cultural structures through landmarking, preservation and education. Ron and Jaimie will speak on Friday, December 2, 10 – 11 am.
• Celerie Kemble interviewed by Ceara Donnelley – Celebrated and published author, Celerie has been named to Architectural Digest’s AD100 and Elle Decor’s A-List Designers. Celerie will be joined by fellow Charleston designer, Ceara Donnelley who renovated and designed her 1740 Charleston single house, featured in Veranda Magazine. Celerie and Ceara will engage in an inspiring conversation on December 2, 1 – 2 pm.
• Mary Celeste Beall and Jason Bell – Mary Celeste Beall is the Proprietor of the acclaimed resort hotels Blackberry Farm and Blackberry Mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee, working closely with the properties’ Director of Design, Jason Bell. Blackberry Mountain is adding to the brand’s awards with recognitions including ELLE Décor Travel A-List – Best New Hotel, Hideaway Report – Hideaway of the Year, and inclusion in Travel + Leisure’s It List for best new hotels in the world. Mary Celeste and Jason will speak on Saturday, December 3, 10 – 11 am.
• David Netto – David Netto is a Los Angeles-based interior designer and writer. He has worked as contributing design editor to The Wall Street Journal, T, The New York Times Style Magazine, and now writes the Case Studies column for Town & Country. David Netto Design LLC projects have been published in Vogue, Elle Decor, House Beautiful, AD, House & Garden, and Veranda, as well as several books. David will speak on Saturday, December 3, 1 – 2 pm. Purchase tickets online.

Illumination Charleston will host a variety of events alongside the Design in Mind Lecture Series including the Opening Night Party at the Aiken-Rhett House Museum, Tours of the House Museum and the site-specific Designer Vignettes, holiday workshops and more!

Each event has limited capacity; tickets are required. For more information and detailed descriptions, visit IlluminationCharleston.com.

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About Historic Charleston Foundation

Established in 1947, Historic Charleston Foundation (HCF) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve the history, architecture, and culture of Charleston. The Foundation is known for its preservation and advocacy programs including protective covenants and easements; education and outreach; and it is the first organization in the country to establish a revolving fund to acquire and preserve historic buildings, a model now replicated in historic communities across the nation. Preservation coupled with education and outreach is at the heart of the HCF mission. HCF fulfills its educational mission through the interpretation of its collections and two Museum Houses: the Nathaniel Russell House, c. 1808 and the Aiken-Rhett House, c. 1820.