Meet "Mr. Color" - designer Carleton Varney

"Color inspires people to live a happier life."

As president of Dorothy Draper & Company, Carleton Varney has spent over 46 years creating bold and brilliant spaces.  As the final event in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Ohio Design Centre, the renowned designer will make a special appearance to introduce his newest book, Mr. Color, a joyful treatise to his world-class interiors, including the Grand Hotel in Mackinac Island, Michigan and the Greenbrier Resort, as well as international private residences.  

The day will feature a spirited presentation highlighting the designer’s “color magic”, a private book signing and delectable lunch.

A graduate of Oberlin College and the University of Madrid, Mr. Varney trained under the tutelage of designer Dorothy Draper in the 1960s who was world-famous for her bold colors, grand scale, and strong contrasts in fabric, wallcoverings and furniture design.  He continued her tradition, but with a spirit all his own, reflected in his restoration and decoration of countless hotels, resorts, and cruise ships in Europe, the Caribbean, Asia and the US; design and consultation for international dignitaries; authorship of twenty-seven books on decorating and two novels, a newspaper column; designer of signature fashion accessories, furniture, dinnerware, crystal, art, and host of an HSN television program, Live Vividly. Too, he has just released his first CD, Music with Style, for Rick Dees Entertainment.

"I don’t believe there is good taste or bad taste.  There is only your taste – it makes you.”

PROGRAM INFORMATION
SEATING IS LIMITED!
Advance registration and advance payment is required

Program cost is $25, includes lunch (payable by CHECK or CREDIT CARD ONLY in advance)
DEADLINE:  Monday, October 24

OPTIONAL

Book (Mr. Color) personally signed by Mr. Varney available for purchase at the event
Book cost is $95 (payable by CASH or CREDIT CARD ONLY at the event)

For credit card payments, call 216-831-1245

For checks, send or drop off:
Ohio Design Centre - Marketing Office
23533 Mercantile Road, Suite 118
Beachwood, OH  44122