Design Forum with Bunny Williams & Gil Schafer
Wed, Nov 05
|The Irving Theater at the CODE Building
Join Bunny and Gil as they discuss their own houses and gardens, their new books, and some of the biggest design lessons learned from projects they’ve worked on together and individually.


Time & Location
Nov 05, 2025, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
The Irving Theater at the CODE Building, 225 W Water St, Charlottesville, VA 22902, USA
About the Event
Join Bunny and Gil as they discuss their own houses and gardens, their new books (Bunny’s Life in the Garden, 20th Anniversary Edition of An Affair with a House and Gil’s Home At Last), and some of the biggest design lessons learned from projects they’ve worked on together and individually.
They’ll offer candid advice and valuable insight into their own design evolutions and the struggles and rewards that come with designing houses, interiors, and gardens to last.
Moderating Bunny and Gil's talk will be Steele Marcoux, Editor in Chief of Veranda magazine. Steele will also be signing copies of the new book, Veranda Enchanting Gardens.
9:00 am Doors open for refreshments and Vendor Gallery
10:00 am Lecture followed by Q&A
11:30 am Book Signing
Proceeds Fund Albemarle Garden Club's Community Projects and Scholarship Fund.