The 2010 Newport Symposium

Great Designers:  A Colorful History of the Interior
Monday, April 26 through Wednesday, April 28, 2010

A visionary and talentered designer can determine the style and spirit of an entire era.  The 18th annual Newport Symposium will examine the great personalities and impresarios of taste who directed the course of design history.  From grand interiors to masterpieces of furniture, the Symposium lectures will consider the artistic inspiration, technical virtuosity, and cultural forces that shape designers and their work through the ages.