DCOTA to Host SUMMER FUSION: Latin American Design Perspectives, August 9

DANIA BEACH, Fla. - July 7, 2023 - PRLog -- (Dania Beach, FL – July 5, 2023) The Design Center of the Americas is inviting members of the design community and industry insiders to a day of instructive events as part of Summer Fusion taking place on the Dania Beach campus on Wednesday, August 19 beginning at 10 am. Please read below for the current agenda of fascinating and informative presentations.

10 to 11 am

Keynote:

Latin American Design Perspectives

A panel discussion moderated by Lux Interior + Design and featuring:

+ Jay Britto, a founding principal of the award-wining interior design firm Britto-Charrette. Born and raised in Peru, he has spent more than a decade creating high-end residential interiors In South Florida, New York, Montreal and Central and South America.

+ Federico Teran, the owner of Fede Design LLC who has designed major projects in Mexico, Venezuela, Costa Rico, and around the United States. His motto: Why live simple if you can live fantastic?

+ Fernan Hernandez, the chief creative officer at Miami's Morada Haute Furniture Boutique, is a graduate from the Universidad Central de Venezuela (Caracas) who was named "Furniture Designer of the Year" for the originality and sensitivity of his designs.

Location: DCOTA ATRIUM C

11 am to 4:30 pm

Baker Spotlights New Collection

Featuring exquisite and sophisticated seating from McGuire Furniture designed by Orlando Diaz-Azcuy.

Location: Baker/McGuire Furniture Showroom, Suite B-260

11:15 to Noon
Future of Luxury Outdoor Living
Special presentation by Fernando Wong, who has been hailed as a "landscape legend" by Forbes, "one of the most important landscape designers in America" by Architectural Digest, and "a genius with the soul of a poet" by Elle Décor, is the vision and energy behind Fernando Wong Outdoor Living Design, with locations in Miami, Palm Beach, The Hamptons, New Orleans and London. Born and educated in Panama, he also was featured in TV shows with Martha Stewart on HGTV and Discovery Plus.

Location: DEDON Showroom, Suite C-120

Noon to 2 pm
Live Latin Cooking

Location: Eggersmann Showroom, Suite C-262

12:15 to 1:15 pm
CEU:
Optimizing Luxury Cooking Design
Offering new workflows and custom storage solutions.

Attached Images:

1. Jay Britto (Photo Credit: Mindy Peterson)

2. Federico (Fede) Teran (Photo Credit: Gabriel Matarazzo)

3. Fernando Wong

Available for Interview:

Federico Diaz

DCOTA Director of Digital Marketing

954.628.5613  /  Federico@DCOTA.com

Media Contact:

Gary Schweikhart

PR-BS, Inc.

561.756.4298  /  gary@pr-bs.net