Sherry Hayslip, ASID, IIDA

Since its inception in 1974, Sherry Hayslip continues to guide her firm, Hayslip Design Associates, to maintain the highest standards in the interior design industry. Sherry is personally involved in every project her firm undertakes. Her range of experience as one of the premier interior designers in the United States is a reflection of her insistence on thoroughly researching every aspect of the design aesthetics in which she works. “Our philosophy continues to be emphasis on the unique tastes and values of each individual client,” she says.

Sherry, or her work, has been featured in many publications and she has made numerous television appearances. Her projects have received national and international recognition, including honors at the 2010 International Design & Architecture Awards, the 2008 Subzero Wolf Kitchen Design Awards, as well as multiple awards from the American Society of Interior Designers. Additionally, Sherry was named Designer of Honor: Texas by The American Antiques Show and The American Folk Art Museum, at their premiere “Best of America” event in January 2010 and Designer of the Year at the International Design Guild Annual Designer Showcase Awards in 2007.

Sherry is consistently named one of the Best Designers in Dallas by D Home magazine and has been featured in The Andrew Martin International Interior Design Review, renowned as the reference book and “best of” guide of interior designers around the world.

In addition to owning Hayslip Design Associates, its real estate and rental properties, she also owns a small antiques business, an art and antiques specialty moving company, and, with her husband, architect Cole Smith, FAIA, ASID, also owns Whitesmith & Company, an award-winning architectural and decorative hardware atelier.

Sherry invests her philanthropic efforts in supporting the fine and performing arts. She is a patron of the Dallas Opera, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and the Dallas Museum of Art in addition to having served as a board member of the Dallas Bach Society. In 2004 she served as the chairperson for the Silver Supper, a fund-raising event benefiting the Decorative Arts Fund at the Dallas Museum of Art. She is an active member and former program chairperson of the Dallas Glass Club, one of the longest running private decorative arts societies in Dallas. She also enjoys traveling, writing her blog, and speaking on design and the decorative arts.

The Psychology of Design - How Good Design Influences Our Lives

Three panelists, each highly distinguished in their fields, will discuss the emotional impact of design through each of their specialties; from the architecture of schools, to the interior design of hotels, to the use of color to create moods. The discussion will also touch on the emotional impact residential designers have when they are called upon to play armchair psychologist for their clients. Organized by Dwell with Dignity founder Lisa Robison and Kim Turner, Allied Member ASID, the discussion will reflect the psychological benefit of beauty and good design in all aspects of our daily lives. 1 CEPH