


Leveraging Natural Light in Luxury Interiors
Date/ Tuesday, April 7th
Time / 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Location / Interior Resources,
1620 Oak Lawn Ave
Credit / 1 CEPH
Leveraging Natural Light in Luxury Interiors examines how intentional daylighting can elevate high‑end residential spaces while supporting the well‑documented health benefits of natural light compared with artificial illumination. In this panel discussion, celebrated designer Chris Goddard, and award-winning architect, Richard Davis Drummond will share images from their own projects to demonstrate how light can shape mood, enhance materiality, and enrich the sensory experience of luxury environments. Their conversation will explore strategies for capturing, directing, and amplifying natural light to create interiors that feel both indulgent and deeply human‑centered. The discussion will be moderated by Terry Provencal, editor of Patron magazine, who will guide an engaging dialogue on the intersection of wellness, artistry, and luxury design.

Richard Davis
Harper + Drummond Davis Architects

Chris Goddard
Goddard Design Group
Terry Provencal - moderator
Patron Magazine
Chris Goddard is a seasoned interior designer and creator of timeless, eclectic, and luxurious spaces. With over 30 years of International experience, his work includes both residential and commercial projects in the U.S., Canada, the Cayman Islands and beyond. His eponymous firm Goddard Design Group, based in Springdale, Arkansas, has been recognized as one of the top 100 firms in the world by the Andrew Martin Interior Design Review.
Chris has trade memberships with the Design Leadership Network, A.S.I.D., and I.D.S. where he serves as vice president of the Arkansas chapter. In 2018, he received an A.S.I.D. Award of Excellence followed by the International Design & Architecture Award through design et al. Chris was named DS Designer of the Year in both 2019 and 2020.
Chris’s design approach emphasizes the importance of centering design around the client. He never uses the same fabric or piece of furniture twice and believes a job well done is a job that tells a story and reflects the client. The one unifying factor in Goddard’s work is quality over trend; he advises clients to be active in the design process and to invest in meaningful pieces to create an inheritable, timeless space.
Both Chris and his work have appeared in numerous National, Regional, and International publications, including DPro, Domino, House Beautiful.com, Interior Design, Modern Luxury Palm Beach, New York Social Diary, Palm Beach Daily News, Palm Beach Post, Southern Home, Veranda and The Wall Street Journal to name a few. Chris is also a frequent guest on podcasts and design panels.
In 2018, Chris participated in the Arkansas Symphony Designer Showhouse in Little Rock. In 2021, Chris was a finalist on the HGTV Design Star: Next Gen series. In early 2022, Chris was a featured designer in the Kips Bay Showhouse Palm Beach. Also in the works for Chris in late 2023 is a book featuring his finest projects.
Richard Drummond Davis is a Princeton-trained architect who designs both modern and traditional style homes. He has built his reputation designing over 400 luxury homes in the Park Cities, Preston Hollow, and other exclusive areas of Dallas in an architecture career spanning 50 years. Mr. Davis has extended his reputation regionally with homes in Fort Worth, Austin, Llano, Abilene, Tyler, Mineola, and Meridian in Bosque County. National and international work includes several residences in Princeton, New Jersey, as well as Main Line Philadelphia, a resort inn on St. Kitts, an Italian villa on Grand Cayman, and the
eighth largest house in America located in Springfield, Missouri.
Mr. Davis’ homes have been designed in many styles as influenced by the context of surrounding residences and his clients’ preferences of style. In his work, Mr. Davis is well known for particular attention to proper proportion and detail. Quality design and service have earned him numbers of prestigious clients as well as awards. He has received two Luxe Magazine “Red Awards” in back-to-back years for houses he’s designed. He received “The Clubhouse of the Year Award” from Golf Inc. Magazine for his design of the Dallas National Golf Club clubhouse and has received the award from D Home Magazine as one of the “Best Architects in Dallas” for 8 years in a row now. His residences have been published in Texas Homes, Luxe Magazine, D Home, and the first Dallas issue of “Build Magazine” which featured a modern house designed by Mr. Davis on the cover. Clients of note include; Bo Pilgrim, founder of Pilgrim’s Pride, Michael Hammer, director of the Armand Hammer Foundation. Goren Klintmalm, head of transplant surgery at Dallas’ Baylor Hospital; Bill Clements, two-time governor of Texas; Kenny Rogers, Hall of Fame pitcher for the Texas Rangers; Dirk Nowitzki, NBA all-star basketball player for the Dallas
Mavericks; and Robert Low, owner of the largest privately held trucking company in America. The Federal style residence Mr. Davis designed for Robert Low and his wife, Lawana in Springfield, Missouri is the 8th largest house in America.
Richard Drummond Davis provides a unique personal approach. Great care is taken to satisfy each client’s needs. His talent and integrity have gained him national recognition.
Terry Provencal - Bio to come