Sponsors

Designers

DESIGNER LIAISON

The Designer Liaison manages the Designers in coordination with the Executive Committee.

Taylor Wells
Taylor Wells Design

DESIGNER ADVISORS

The Designer Advisors provide professional advice to the Executive Committee and Designers.

Taylor Wells

A native of Maryland, Taylor Wells has been in the design field for fourteen years. In 1990, after renovating the interior of a classically designed 1920’s post office, he opened Taylor Wells Antiques. The antique business expanded to include interior design in 1994. In 2005 he opened At Home in Lewes in Lewes, Delaware specializing in casual furnishing, antiques and accessories for the beach and city as well as interior design consultation for the beach community. His design style, inspired by his love for antiques, is the careful blending of traditional and contemporary furnishings. Mr. Wells has participated in several Decorator Show Houses including Washington, Baltimore, Talbot County and the Design Center.

Frank Babb Randolph

A native of Washington, DC, Frank Babb Randolph’s interiors reflect the influence of his mentor Billy Baldwin and his love of classical Italian architecture. Some of Mr. Randolph’s projects have included a Palladium Villa on the Miles River on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and the redecoration of the official residence of the Vice President of the US.

Mr. Randolph’s work has been featured in House Beautiful, Southern Accents, Veranda, Traditional Home and The Washington Post Sunday Magazine. As well, his classical Jeffersonian dining room for the Alexandria showhouse was honored by House Beautiful magazine as one of the top ten showhouse rooms of the year. Mr. Randolph has been included on House Beautiful’s 100 Best Designers In America list for the past ten years. As well, Mr. Frandolph collaborated with Niermann Weeks on an elegant furniture collection.

Barry Dixon

Believing that the core of good design lies in what’s appropriate for the context, Barry Dixon has become one of the nation’s most sought-after designers. Dixon has built an impressive resume that includes private residences and commercial projects nationwide, as well as accolades from regional and national organizations and media. Barry has appeared on “Good Morning America” a number of times including a week-long series where he decorated a living room live on television. Barry is a veteran of show houses, including the entire Southern Accents “Capital Design House” and the entire 2007 Southern Accents Show House at Homestead Preserve. He has also done a suite for client and ABC news anchor Diane Sawyer in Traditional Home’s “Built for Women Show House.” He designed all twenty-four rooms of Traditional Home’s “Weekend Living in Montecito” Show House – a wonderful project overlooking the Pacific Ocean. For the fourth consecutive year House Beautiful has identified him as one of America’s top designers. His work is featured frequently in numerous publications, including Traditional Home, Southern Accents and House Beautiful. In addition, eleven different design books include Barry’s projects. “Barry Dixon Interiors”, Barry’s first book, written by well-known author Brian Coleman with photography by Edward Addeo, is schedule to be published in 2008.

A 1982 graduate of The University of Mississippi, Barry spent much of his childhood abroad. Dixon’s father, who was a metallurgist for an international company based in Germany, moved his family to exotic cities all over the world, elements of which are reflected in Barry’s work. Living in India, Korea, New Caledonia and South Africa, where he graduated from high school, gave Dixon a global perspective and laid the foundation for his future.

Formed in 1993, Barry Dixon Inc. specializes in high-end residential and commercial interiors from coast to coast.

Barry’s new furniture line with Tomlinson/Erwin-Lambeth was launched in 2005 and has been praised by editors from Traditional Home, House Beautiful, Southern Accents and Metropolitan Home, among others. Upcoming he will be launching his own fabric line and also is working on his rug collection.

Michael Roberson

Ms. Roberson is a nationally recognized interior designer based in Arlington, VA, whose work has appeared in the pages of, among others, House Beautiful, Southern Accent, Traditional Home, Home and Design, and the Washington Post.

With a style often described as timeless, she creates clean, harmonious, light-filled living spaces.