Suites Seminar Room, T-1022
Great design goes beyond spatial planning, furniture selection, and the reveal of beauty at installation. When photography enters the equation, an entirely new—and distinctly skilled—team is required to ensure each image reflects the extraordinary project it represents.
Join Traditional Home Style & Design Editor Krissa Rossbund as she leads a candid discussion on assembling the right styling team. Designers Ben Johnston, Lisa Mende, Jesse Carrier and Mara Miller pull back the curtain on the art and strategy of styling interiors that stop people in their tracks. Together, these industry leaders will explore a critical—and often overlooked—distinction: designers and stylists are not the same, and they do not do the same work.
While designers focus on space planning, function, and long-term solutions, stylists bring a different skill set rooted in visual storytelling, composition, editing, and creating emotional impact for editorial shoots, showrooms, and brand moments. Panelists will share behind-the-scenes insights from editorial photography, discuss how styling elevates design, and explain when—and why—each role matters.
This conversation will sharpen your eye, challenge assumptions, and help you see interiors through an entirely different lens.