SOUTHAMPTON, NY.- Hagins & Mortimer Design, the newly launched venture of acclaimed interior designer Elizabeth Hagins and noted artist, art advisor & collector Richard Mortimer will host the Hamptons debut of Charleston painter Linda Fantuzzo at their recently opened design gallery at 9 Windmill Lane, Southampton, 11968. The exhibition set in the midst of important 20th Century furniture and lighting will open with a reception for the artist Friday, 8/22 from 6pm to 9pm. On Sunday, August 24, there will be a Southern High Tea from 2pm to 4pm in honor of the artist whose works can be seen Thursday through Monday from 12 to 6 and Sunday, 12 to 5 through September 30.

Charleston, South Carolina painter Linda Fantuzzo is widely acclaimed for creating ethereal works of art by searching the Low Country surroundings focusing on ponds, streams , marshes and the occasional building as she captures the landscape infused with light. Her colors reflect the timelessness and light of the Low Country. Her work, much done plein-air, has won her legions of fans throughout the South.

Hagins & Mortimer Design celebrates the glorious diversity of 20th century design, spanning the decades from the 1920s to the present. Hagins & Mortimer Design features furniture that runs the style gamut from Art Deco to 1970s Brutalism. The design gallery features luminaries of 20th century design such as T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Karl Springer, Paul McCobb, and Grosfeld House, among others. Lighting is another important part of the mix, and Murano glass from Barovier and Toso, Arteluce, Gio Ponti, and Mazzega are also featured as well as the firm's own custom upholstered pieces. Hagins & Mortimer Design offers interior design and art consultations by appointment.