DC Design House Preview Party Designers and guests celebrated the opening of the 2013 DC Design House with a preview of the elegant Wesley Heights home designed by GTM Architects. Proceeds from the evening, as well as ticket sales to the Design House, benefited Children’s National Medical Center. This year’s event raised more than $250,000 for the cause. Home & Design is a media sponsor.

Photos by Jesse Snyder.

Cosentino Anniversary Party, maker of Silestone and other natural stone and quartz surfaces, celebrated the first anniversary of its Dulles, Virginia, showroom.

Photos by Bob Narod & Melody Rush.

MADE: In America At Woodlawn hosted its annual 2013 awards reception. Guests toured the home, where The All American House student design competition was underway, and gathered for an awards presentation.

Photos by Bob Narod.

Home & Design joined the DC showroom of Roche Bobois Preview for a designers-only preview of the company’s latest furnishings—all of which are made in France.

Photos by Bob Narod and Melody Rush.

Home & Design sponsored a fall reception at Best Tile Reception in Columbia. Guests toured the newly renovated showroom and enjoyed an evening of networking.

Photos by Melody Rush.

Home & Design sponsored a networking event for Capital Area CRAN—a new chapter of AIA’s Custom Residential Architects Network—at Merritt GalleryReception in Chevy Chase. Architects, designers and guests mingled and perused the gallery’s extensive art collection.

Photos by Bob Narod and Melody Rush.

IFDA Masquerade Ball The Washington chapter of the International Furnishings and Design Association (IFDA) held a masquerade ball at Capitale. Home & Design was a sponsor of the event, which benefitted Team Red, White & Blue, a non-profit group that supports veterans in transition with social and physical activities.

Photos by Violetta Markelou.

Marble Systems Event celebrated its 30th anniversary with a reception in its newly renovated Fairfax, Virginia, showroom. Guests had a chance to mingle and browse through the showroom’s many innovative displays.

Photos by Bob Narod and Melody Rush.

Dulles Electric Night hosted a “Builder and Designer Night” in its Sterling, Virginia, showroom. Guests explored Dulles’s varied lighting collections and enjoyed
live entertainment and catering by Silver Spoon.

Photos by Bob Narod and Melody Rush.

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Mosaic Tile Party The local design community gathered for a festive event at Mosaic Tile in Rockville, where they browsed the latest tile and stone products. Canned-food donations were collected for NourishNow.

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Dulles Electric Party hosted Designer Night with author and TV personality Libby Langdon. During the evening, Langdon presented three lighting collections she designed for Crystorama.

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KONST SieMatic celebrated the opening of its sleek Bethesda showroom at 7550 Wisconsin Avenue with a festive reception. Invitees were asked to wear “iconic James Bond” attire. Showroom Debut