The Whirl: Design Matters

From Oct. 15-17, Design Matters hosted its annual multi-day event celebrating the intersection of design, art and architecture in support of UNC Children’s Hospital and the Fitch Family Comprehensive Pediatric Rehabilitation Program. Held at the Carolina Country Club during the event’s first year in Raleigh, the 2025 presenting sponsor was The O’Shaughnessy Foundation.

Eve Pedersen, Ashlie Bucy, Anderson Gardner, Parker Wright,
Meredith Fitch, Ellen O’Connor

Tori Mellott, Debra Zinn
Nichole Blough, Robyn O’Shaughnessy, Christine Hearn, Hillary Casseli
Stephanie Sneeden, Martha Schneider, Chrissie Meadows
Katie Howson, Katelyn Taylor, Laura Montross, Shannon Kennedy

This article was originally published in the January 2026 issue of WALTER magazine.