Sponsors:
Alpine Hill
Barbara & Robert Sallick
Ethan Allen
Media Sponsor:
Luxe Interiors & Design
Overview:
Friday, November 6th
11:30am -12:30pm:
Ken Salody, Atlock Farms
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm:
Henriette Von stockhausen, Henry Prideaux,
Tom Cox & Benjamin Reynaert
”The Enduring Influence of British Design”
Saturday, November 7
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Simon Upton — A to Z Interiors
Sunday, November 8
1:00 PM
Ben Pentreath “A Year at the Parsonage”
Ken Salody, Atlock Farms
Friday, November 6th —11:30am to 12:30pm
Ken Selody is the founder and owner of Atlock Farm, the celebrated New Jersey nursery known for its exceptional topiaries, specimen plants, and distinctive approach to ornamental horticulture.
His fascination with topiary began during the rise of the English garden style in America. Inspired by the beautifully photographed gardens and design books coming from Britain, Selody developed a particular appreciation for the artistry and craftsmanship of trained plants. Today, Atlock Farm is renowned for its extraordinary collection of myrtle and other topiaries, many of which are grown and shaped by hand over years.
Ken will share his expertise and show us how to care for and maintain topiaries, ensuring they remain beautiful and healthy for years to come. read more about Ken and Atlock Farm here
Henriette Von stockhausen, Henry Prideaux,
Tom Cox & Benjamin Reynaert
”The Enduring Influence of British Design”
Friday, November 6th — 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Guests are invited to join a lively and informative discussion on The Enduring Influence of British Design with celebrated UK designers, Henriette Von Stockhausen, Tom Cox & Henry Prideaux. moderated by Benjamin Reynaert.
Benjamin Reynaert is a New York–based editor, stylist, author, and creative consultant with a passion for interiors that tell deeply personal stories. As US Editor ofHomes & Gardens UK and Anthology, he reports on the people, places, and objects shaping the design world today. Previously, he held editorial roles at ELLE Décor,Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, domino, and Martha Stewart Living.
A lifelong collector and champion of layered, character-filled spaces, Benjamin is the author of The Layered Home (Clarkson Potter, 2026), a celebration of the world’s most inspiring interiors and the creative voices behind them. He is also the co-founder of The Ticking Tent®, a curated design market dedicated to antiques, artisans, and the thrill of the hunt.
To learn more about Henry, Henriette and Tom please visit the Class of 2026
Simon Upton — A to Z Interiors
Saturday, November 7 — 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Simon is a photographer with more than thirty-five years of published work to his credit. He travels the world capturing people and their homes on behalf of the major publishing houses, in addition to working on his own photographic projects.
He was educated at Bryanston and Charterhouse and finished his studies at West Surrey Art School, where he did a photography degree, focusing on portraits and interiors.
His big break came with the publication of his first article in the highly acclaimed interiors magazine The World of Interiors in 1989 and he now contributes regularly to a wide range of international magazines and newspapers including The World of Interiors, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Architectural Digest, Elle Décor, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Frederic, Veranda, Galerie, Town & Country, House & Garden, Harpers Bazaar and Tatler.
Simon has also provided the photography for a variety of book projects that include Storage by Mitchell Beazley, Living National Treasures by Pavilion, Pure Country and Great Escapes by Ryland, Peters & Small, Italian Style by Frances Lincoln, Living in London by Flammarion, and London Interiors by Benedikt Taschen. Other books published over the past few years with Jacqui Small Publishing include Ancient & Modern, Inspirational Interiors, A Passion for Collecting, Country, Country Colour, Set with Style, and Nicky Haslam’s Folly de Grandeur, as well as Chatsworth, Portrait of a House by Frances Lincoln. More recently Simon has collaborated with Flora Soames on her book The One Day Box, Ned Lambton on Villa Cetinale and Katia Lysy and Benedetta Origo on La Foce: Paradise in Tuscany, all published by Rizzoli.
In 2021, his first personal monograph New York Interiors was published by Vendome Press, followed in 2023 by London Living, Town & Country. His first retrospective A-Z Interiors will be published by Rizzoli in September 2026.
In addition to an impressive list of the world’s top interior designers and architects, Simon also collaborates regularly with private individuals on personal projects.
Sunday, November 8 —1:00 PM
Ben Pentreath — A Year at the Parsonage
Ben Pentreath will be sharing stories from his newly released “A Year at the Parsonage.”
For more than 15 years, award-winning architectural and interior designer Ben Pentreath and his husband, acclaimed gardener Charlie McCormick, made their home in the storied old Parsonage in the hamlet of Littlebredy in West Dorset. Set amid chalk hills and grazing sheep, the 19th-century Parsonage sits above the head of a serene valley, a place where time stops and imagination takes root.
Ben Pentreath is an award-winning architectural designer and decorator whose work embodies the highest principles of traditional and classical architecture. He studied Art History at the University of Edinburgh and attended the Prince of Wales’s Institute of Architecture. In 2004, Ben started his own practice, Ben Pentreath Ltd. He is also co-founder, with Bridie Hall, of Pentreath & Hall, one of London’s most distinctive interiors and decoration shops. Ben is the author of English Decoration, English Houses, and An English Vision. He is a regular contributor to the Financial Times and runs the Pentreath & Hall blog. In 2023, Ben was awarded the prestigious Richard H. Driehaus Prize, and in 2025, he was awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the Kings New Year’s Honours List, for Services to Design, in recognition of his significant contributions to classical architecture and interior design.
To learn more about Ben ands “A Year At The Parsonage” Please read here