Name: Author Talk with Joan Barzilay Freund
Start: 2025-03-23T15:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-03-23T16:30:00-04:00
Location: New Canaan Museum & Historical Society

Join us for an afternoon with Joan Barzilay Freund, author of Defining Style: The Book of Interior Design
About this Event

Join us Sunday, March 23rd from 3:00-4:30 PM at the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society for an afternoon with Joan Barzilay Freund as she discusses her new book, Defining Style: The Book of Interior Design; In conversation with her husband , Anthony Barzilay Freund, Editorial Director of 1stDibs. Books will be available for purchase and a book signing and reception will follow.

Ticket purchase required!

About the Book:

Discover 25 of the most recognizable design styles through 150 residential interiors from the world’s leading designers

From Coastal to Contemporary, Maximal to Mediterranean, Tailored to Textured, this inspirational lookbook guides beginners and enthusiasts alike through the most timeless interior design styles of the last century.

Learn to identify and understand each style like an expert through introductory texts describing key tenets and featured real-world examples by today’s best contemporary designers, such as Studio Shamshiri, Laura Gonzalez, and Vincenzo De Cotiis. Whether in a Manhattan skyscraper, along the coasts of Italy, or in the tropics of Bali, the rooms in this curated global collection offer a masterclass in how to navigate interior decor today.

An insightful introduction by design editor Asad Syrkett explores the meaning and recent history of interior style, and a visual directory in the back of the book allows readers to see and make connections between different styles.

About the Author:

Joan Barzilay Freund is the author of multiple books on furniture and interior design, most recently contributing texts to Inside: At Home with Great Designers (Phaidon, 2022). She has written for such publications as the Chicago Tribune, Elle Decor, and 1stDibs’s Introspective magazine, among many others.

In Conversation Partner:

As 1stDibs’ Editorial Director, Anthony Barzilay Freund oversees all digital and print content, including 1stDibs’ weekly Introspective magazine; The Study blog; and The 1stDibs 50, an annual celebration of interior design’s most compelling talents. He also serves as 1stDibs’ Director of Fine Art. Prior to joining 1stDibs in 2010, Freund was Editor in Chief of Art+Auction magazine and, before that, the longtime Arts and Culture Editor at Town & Country. He began his career at Esquire.