The Elegant Life: Lunchtime Q&A with Alex Papachristidis and Mitchell Owens

500 Harrison Avenue,Boston MA 02118

26 April, 2023

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Enjoy some midday bites and bubbles and meet celebrated New York interior designer Alex Papachristidis and international design editor Mitchell Owens at the elegant Paris Ceramics showroom in Boston’s SoWa Art + Design District. Boston-based design writer Kyle Hoepner will talk with the pair about their collaboration on Papachristidis’s newest book, The Elegant Life: Rooms That Welcome and Inspire, and copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing by the authors. The event is being presented by the New England chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA). About the speakers: Alex Papachristidis founded Manhattan-based Alex Papachristidis Interiors in 1987. Since then, he has established himself as one of the foremost tastemakers in the design world—named to Architectural Digest’s AD100 and lauded for his tabletop business, Everyday Elegance (with partner Lisa McCarthy). His work has been published in such shelter publications as Architectural Digest, Veranda, and Elle Decor, and in his previous Rizzoli book, The Age of Elegance. Mitchell Owens is the American editor of The World of Interiors and a contributing editor for Architectural Digest, where he also served as decorative arts editor. In addition to The Elegant Life (Rizzoli), written with Alex Papachristidis, his recent books include John Ike’s 9 Houses/9 Stories (Vendome Press) and Thomas Kligerman’s Shingle and Stone (The Monacelli Press). Kyle Hoepner is a writer, editor, speaker, and outreach consultant based in Boston. He has had a distinctly hands-on relationship with the worlds of publishing and design for more than three decades, including eleven years spent as editor-in-chief of the luxury shelter magazine New England Home. More recently, Kyle has taken on projects for a variety of publishers and other creative clients, including Architectural Digest, Melville House, Milieu, Ocean Home, Boston Home, Boston Design Week, and an array of architecture, interiors, and landscape studios around the U.S. About the showroom: Paris Ceramics is an unparalleled source for the most elegant, characterful flooring in stone, terra cotta, wood, ceramic, and other luxurious substances. We offer a constantly evolving selection of new and reclaimed products with bespoke finishes and unique attributes. We believe in delivering sustainable products created by expert artisans using authentic tools and timeless materials. Since the company’s founding in 1982, we have worked to discover and preserve original floors from around the world as well as transforming newly quarried material. Our workshop marries state-of-the-art machinery with the finer skill of hand-finishing techniques to create one-of-a-kind flooring that stands the test of time. About ICAA New England: The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA) is a nonprofit membership organization committed to promoting and preserving the practice, understanding, and appreciation of classical design. It does so through education, publication, and regional awards programs. The Institute is headquartered in New York City, with 15 regional chapters across the United States. It offers a wide array of programs that are designed to promote the appreciation and practice of classical and traditional design, including classes, travel, lectures, and conferences. It publishes an academic journal called the Classicist as well as an acclaimed book series, the Classical America Series in Art and Architecture.