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OCTOBER 15th, 16th & 17th, 2025

Carolina Country Club |RALEIGH, NC

Design Matters is a celebration of design, art, and lifestyle that brings together creatives and the community to share inspiration, build connection, and give back through the power of design.


1

WELCOME COCKTAIL PARTY

Meet our speakers and ‘set the table’ designers

See inspired tablescapes with beautiful florals

Have first opportunity to purchase original art

wednesday, october 15th, 2025

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2

KEYNOTE Luncheon

Lunch, Design Presentation, & Book Signing

featuring LOS ANGELES-BASED INTERIOR AND TEXTILE DESIGNER, peter dunham

MODERATED BY TUCKERNUCK hoME & lIFESTYLE SENIOR DIRECTOR, tori mellott

THURSDAY, october 16th, 2025

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3

‘Set the Table’

FEATURING INSPIRED TABLESCAPES, ORIGINAL ART & FLORAL designs

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16TH, 2025

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2025 ARTISTS & DESIGNERS

4

LIFESTYLE LECTURE & DESIGN DAY

ALL-ACCESS Ticket with presentations, pop-up shop, & light buffet lunch

Lifestyle lecture featuring tUCKERNUCK Chief Creative Officer, sophie newbold

MODERATED BY TUCKERNUCK hoME & lIFESTYLE SENIOR DIRECTOR, tori mellott

Design presentation by Christina Dandar of The Potted Boxwood

Floral demonstration by morgan moylan of west queen studio

"antique corner" presented by Julia Reinert of The Lifestyle Historian

friday, october 17th, 2025

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5

POP-UP SHOP

FEATURING A UNIQUE COLLECTION OF CURATED VENDORS

thursday, october 16th, 2025*

and

friday, october 17th, 2025

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carolina country club • raleigh, NC

20% OF ALL SALES BENEFITTING THE FITCH FAMILY
COMPREHENSIVE PEDIATRIC REHABILITATION PROGRAM AT UNC CHILDRENS HOSPITAL

*Thursday, Oct. 16 is private access for Keynote Luncheon & ‘Set the Table’ ticket holders; Friday, Oct. 17 is free & open to the public

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THANK YOU TO OUR 2025 SPONSORS

 

PRESENTED BY O’SHAUGHNESSY FOUNDATION

 
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All proceeds benefit the FITCH FAMILY COMPREHENSIVE PEDIATRIC REHABILITATION PROGRAM at UNC CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.