Designer and Emmy winner Thom Filicia will add a dash of wit and style to the new Calico Corners in Glen Mills, Pa., on Wednesday, with a personal appearance and book signing.

Most viewers got to know Filicia as the dashing designer on the cult cable hit Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Since then, he has been named to the Top 25 design list by Elle Decor and the Top 100 by House Beautiful. He also has written a book, American Beauty, which chronicles his love affair with a fixer-upper in New York’s Finger Lakes. (Tina Fey wrote the forward.)

Filicia, who also designs for Kravet fabrics, will be at the store at Glen Eagles Shopping Center on Route 202 from 6-8 p.m. Shoppers also will have the chance to win a mid-century settee or a gift certificate for $1,000.