Beyond Dragons- an east-west fusion of interior design, presented by the Women’s Committee for the National Symphony Orchestra was announced last Wednesday at a luncheon at the Kennedy Center. The design show will be held this year at the Chevy Chase Women’s Club on October 22-26. Ten local designers will be featured.
They include Camille Beers, Reston; Sally Steponkus, Washington, D.C.; Liz Levin, Washington, D.C.; Sandra Meyers, Rockville Md; Shannon Munn, Springfield; Janet Morais & Anna Bimba, Manassas ; Luis Florendo, Baltimore MD; Karen Luria & Mary Beth Schepp, Alexandria Tracy Morris, Washington D.C. and Ian Simpson of Smith & Hawken in Chevy Chase MD.
Feng Shui, table settings, Ikebana and window treatments are some of the workshops and demonstrations already scheduled for the five-day show. The Embassy of Japan is tentatively planning a Tea Ceremony. In addition to the Women’s Committee and the designers; members of the ASEAN Women's Circle are participating with this years show. This non-profit organization is composed of wives of ASEAN Ambassadors and diplomats, and lady diplomats from the 10 ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)embassies. 10 ASEAN nations are:Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines,Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam.