Design Seminar
May 3-4, 2024 Winston-Salem, NC
Ordered Beauty: The Classical Home & Garden
A MESDA Design Seminar
May 3-4, 2024
Moderated by J. Thomas Savage, MESDA’s longtime Design Seminar host and the Director of Educational Travel & Conferences at Colonial Williamsburg, this program brings together four notable architects, designers, and gardeners from both sides of the Atlantic to share how classical design can bring beauty to your home and garden.
During the Saturday program, we’ll hear from Troy Scott Smith, Head Gardener at Sissinghurst in Kent about his work on their incredible topiary landscape and the natural evolution of the castle’s iconic gardens, described by Vita Sackville-West as having a “‘strict formality of design, with the maximum informality in planting.” Then Atlanta-based Interior Designer, Jackye Lanham will share how she uses classical design to create exceptionally chic spaces for great Southern homes. Finally, Architect Jacques Levet will round out the program as he discusses his journey from biomedical engineering to award-winning architect in the classical tradition and how young architects like himself are embracing the lessons of classicism. We will close with a moderated discussion between Stan Dixon, Jackye Lanham, and Jacques on the importance of mentorship in fostering the next generation. The day will conclude with a book signing featuring the newly released Home: The Residential Architecture of D. Stanley Dixon.
Program Registration Open!
Individual Ticket
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$300 ($290 Frank L. Horton Society*)
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$400 ($390 Frank L. Horton Society*)
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Reserved Table Host
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$2,200
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$3,000
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Your purchase of tickets support MESDA’s mission and work acquiring, conserving, and interpreting southern decorative arts, and sharing the story of southern craftsmanship with the next generation.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Jacques Levet is a classical and traditional architect based in Atlanta with the firm D. Stanley Dixon.
Originally from southeast Louisiana, Jacques began his professional career in biomedical engineering and medicine before he obtained a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Notre Dame. While there, Jacques began specializing in American classicism and has received numerous awards and research grants on the subject and for his designs including an Acanthus award, the J. Neel Reid Prize, and a Shutze award. Jacques is also a 2023 alumnus of the Attingham Summer School and heavily involved with the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art as an instructor and a board member of the Southeast Chapter. |
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Stan Dixon, AIA, is the president and founder of his Atlanta-based firm, D. Stanley Dixon Architect, Inc.
Stan’s edited approach to the classical elements of architecture creates an understated aesthetic that is historically based while embracing influences of modern design. In response to his work, Garden & Gun magazine named Stan one of “The New Faces of Southern Style.” He is a three-time winner of the “Southeast Architect of the Year” award given by Veranda magazine and the Atlanta Decorative Arts Center. Stan is also a twenty-time winner of the Philip Trammell Shutze Award presented by the Southeast Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art. Most recently, Stan was awarded the Addison Mizner Medal by the ICAA for his work in Palm Beach. |
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Born in Norfolk, Virginia to a second generation military family, Jackye Lanham spent her youth moving every two or so years living in Japan, Greece, Washington DC and in the southeastern United States.
In 1987, Jackye founded Jacquelynne P. Lanham Designs, Inc. Her work thereafter has taken her across the United States to include commercial work at East Lake Golf Club, the Piedmont Driving Club and Golf Club, the Capital City Golf Club at Crabapple, and many others. Jackye is known for her timeless and effortlessly elegant interiors. Her clean interpretation of classic style creates spaces that are inviting and comfortable and deeply rooted in place. Her work has been published in “Milieu”, “Architectural Digest”, “House and Garden”, “Elle Decor”, and “Southern Accents”. Recently, three of her projects were featured in the book, “Home: The Residential Architecture of D. Stanley Dixon” (Rizzoli, 2023). |
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Troy Scott Smith began his gardening at a young age, quickly developing a style of planting that mixed native wildings together with exotics. Today his planting continues to ‘break new ground’ and is a constant source of inspiration for those seeking a new way of sustainable gardening.
Troy has led the gardens at The Courts, Bodnant and Sissinghurst, where he has been Head Gardener for the last 10 years. Troy now combines his work at Sissinghurst with a broader remit for the charity, including an advisory role at Munstead Wood, fund raising and considering the longer-term impact of visitation and climate change on historic gardens, as well as writing, teaching, lecturing, design and consultancy. |
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J. Thomas Savage is Director of Educational Travel and Conferences at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Tom’s lifelong passion for country estates and extraordinary collections has led him around the world in pursuit of those with refined taste and style. A native of the South, Tom has been director of external affairs at the Winterthur Museum, was senior vice president of Sotheby’s Institute of Art, and served as curator and director of museums for the Historic Charleston Foundation. |
SCHEDULE
The 2024 MESDA Design Seminar will take place in the
James A. Gray, Jr. Auditorium
Old Salem Visitor Center
900 Old Salem Road, Winston-Salem, NC
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FRIDAY, May 3, 2024 | |
6:00pm | Cocktail Reception |
Enjoy a special opportunity to mix with fellow program attendees over libations and hors d’oeuvres at a magnificent private garden. |
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SATURDAY, May 4, 2024 | |
9:15am | Seminar check-in and Book Store |
Concourse, Old Salem Visitor Center | |
900 Old Salem Road | |
Winston-Salem, NC 27101 | |
10am | Welcome & New to the Collections |
Dr. Daniel Ackermann | |
Chief Curator & Director of Collections, Research, & Archaeology | |
Old Salem Museums & Gardens | |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |
Introductions | |
J. Thomas Savage | |
Director of Educational Travel & Conferences | |
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation | |
Williamsburg, Virginia | |
10:30am | Sissinghurst–Revitalizing Vita |
Troy Scott Smith | |
Head Gardener | |
The Garden at Sissinghurst | |
Cranbrook, UK | |
11:30am |
Break |
11:45am | Creating Timeless Interiors |
Jackye Lanham | |
Principal Designer and Owner | |
Jacquelynne P. Lanham Designs Inc | |
Atlanta, GA | |
12:45pm |
Luncheon |
1:45pm | A Journey with a Sketchbook: Capturing Place, Time, and Craft |
Jacques Levet | |
Project Architect | |
D. Stanley Dixon Architect | |
Atlanta, GA | |
2:45pm | Conversation with Stan Dixon, Jackye Lanham, and Jacques Levet |
Moderated by Tom Savage | |
3:45pm | Book Signing with Stan Dixon |
Home: The Residential Architecture of D. Stanley Dixon |
Mrs. Roger P. Hanahan
Hotel Details: | |
Kimpton Cardinal Hotel 51 4th St East Winston-Salem, NC 27101 336-724-1009 Link to book with discounted Good Neighbor Rate here! |
Fairfield Inn & Suites Winston-Salem Downtown 125 S Main St Winston-Salem, NC 27101 336-714-2800 Block Name: MESDA Design Seminar Link to book under room block here! |