Brad Thornton is the founder of Thornton Projects, a New York City–based interiors firm that works across high-end residential, commercial, and creative projects and is known for crafting spaces that are warm, elevated, and richly layered. In 2025, House Beautiful named the studio to its Next Wave, spotlighting the country’s most promising emerging designers. As a returning member of our Design + Art Advisory Council...

Guillaume Coutheillas is a Paris-born, New York City–based interior designer and the Founder and Creative Director of frenchCALIFORNIA, a design studio creating timeless, globally inspired interiors. The firm specializes in luxury residential design, including turnkey renovations, interior furnishings, art curation, and model residence staging, while also taking on select...

Brooke Garber Neidich, the Creative Director and Owner of Sidney Garber, blends a legacy of fine jewelry with modern ease in her stylish, confident, comfortable pieces. Brooke inherited the house in 2008 and expanded it to New York City, adding a strong commitment to philanthropy. ​As a new member of our Honorary Committee, Brooke joined us for a rapid-fire round of questions...