With Designer Alidad and Author Susanna Salk.

Acclaimed interior designer Alidad has a distinctive approach to design bringing together antiques, vibrant color, sumptuous textiles, and exceptional craftsmanship to blend with historical design influences that reference past styles along with his own Near Eastern heritage.

His celebrated projects include stunning private residences in Beirut, Vienna, London, and Paris as well as the restoration and redecoration of two significant rooms at the National Trust’s Buscot Park, Oxfordshire.

Join Royal Oak as Alidad illustrates his opulent and inviting rooms in conversation with author, design authority Susanna Salk, who is the host of the internationally watched “At Home With Susanna Salk” video series via the Quintessence channel on YouTube. Her latest book, World of Inspiration: Bringing Design Ideas Home (Rizzoli), publishing in March 2027.

Together, Alidad and Salk will discuss the art of creating interiors that are both timeless and deeply personal. They will explore the stories behind great design, the importance of collecting and craftsmanship, and how history, imagination, and individual expression come together to shape the spaces we call home.

In-Person: Lecture will start at 6:15 p.m. ET with reception following.

Location: The General Society Library, 20 W 44th Street, New York NY 10036

Tickets: $35 Members; $45 Non-members