Marshall Watson, “Defining Elegance through the Classic Worlds of Interior Design, Architecture, and Gardening”
Join us Tuesday, July 22 at the Ballroom at the White Elephant Village
Every year the NPT Summer Lecture & Luncheon features a leader from the fields of architecture, preservation, landscape design or interior design whose work contributes to the preservation of our shared historic heritage. Our lecture is followed by a leisurely luncheon in a lovely setting.
The 2025 Summer Lecture & Luncheon will be held on Tuesday, July 22 and feature award-winning designer Marshall Watson. Marshall’s latest book, Defining Elegance, was published by Rizzoli on March 11.
Informed by not only his careers in theatre design and acting, but also his passion for gardening, Marshall weaves together principals that have inextricably influenced his particular approach to interior design.
Identifiably elegant, his how has all the hallmarks of classic design: site specific, client sensitive, well researched, highly detailed, and historically inspired, yet always comfortable, creative, and approachable. Marshally will open doors to projects from New York to Napa, Hawai’i to Palm Beach and share his informative, entertaining, and often moving journey.
Tickets will go on sale later this spring. To get early access, become an NPT member today!
Thank you to the Summer Lecture & Luncheon Committee!
Mary-Randolph Ballinger, Committee Chair
Caroline Ellis, Susan Zises Green, Suzy Grote, Victoria Hagan, Jon King, and Ella Wall Prichard
Past lecturers Include:
- 2024: Gil Schafer
2023: Thomas McManus & Andrew Oyen
2022 Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill - 2021 Victoria Hagan
- 2019 Paula Henderson
- 2018 Gil Schafer
- 2017 Brent Hull
- 2016 Flynn Kuhnert and Hutton Wilkinson
- 2015 Dr. Ann Johnson
- 2014 Peter Pennoyer and Ann Walker
- 2013 Gil Schafer
- 2012 Marty Hylton
- 2011 Sharon N. Lorenzo
- 2010 Myrick Howard
- 2009 Brian Pfeiffer
- 2008 Howard Mansfield
- 2007 Paul Goldberger
The Summer Lecture and Luncheon is a fundraising event, and as such, ticket purchases and leadership donations are non-refundable. If you are unable to attend, or in the unlikely event of a cancellation, your donation becomes fully tax-deductible.