Threads of Time
WHEN VELI SOYLEMEZ FOUNDED TURKISH RUG CO. IN 2016, HE BROUGHT with him more than just a business plan. After coming to the United States to study language, he began importing vintage Turkish rugs, drawing on his rich family heritage. As a member of a family that has been dealing in Turkish rugs for over 38 […]
Inspiration Central
WHEN YOU WALK INTO THE NEWLY REIMAGINED SUB-ZERO, WOLF, AND COVE Showroom in Buckhead, you’re not just stepping into a retail space. You’re entering an 11,000-square-foot testament to what happens when a family business stays true to its values for generations. Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove holds a unique distinction in today’s appliance industry: It’s the only […]
From Dated to Distinctive
WHEN DESIGNER RONALD JONES FIRST WALKED THROUGH THE 8,000-SQUARE-foot Roswell home, he immediately recognized its potential. The home possessed exceptional architecture: soaring ceilings, generous proportions and abundant natural light, yet the interior design told a different story. Dark cherrywood cabinets dominated the kitchen, beige walls blanketed every surface and entire rooms sat unused—their purpose unclear to […]
Outdoor Art
MANY COMPANIES USE TERMINOLOGY LIKE “QUALITY” AND “craftsmanship” as they describe their businesses. But for entrepreneur Rob Green, founder of Stonecraft Design & Build, the philosophy behind the words “quality craftsmanship” is one on which he has built his entire company and career. Before launching Stonecraft in 2023, Green was a sole proprietor running an installation […]
The Finishing Touch
WHEN DESIGNER CHRIS HOLT OPENED NOAH J. & CO., HE WASN’T chasing retail trends—he was solving a personal problem. “I was constantly running around town for that last little something to finish a home’s design and couldn’t always find what I needed,” he says about his design projects through his studio, Holt Interiors. “I wanted a place […]
The High-Performance House
WHEN THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER BRAND IN THE WORLD OF HIGH-END appliances dominates your showroom, it’s a testament to the quality of your enterprise. NorthPoint Appliance enjoys a professional relationship of mutual respect with the Sub-Zero Group, a leading manufacturer of luxury appliances. A recipient of the Nationwide Marketing Group’s 2025 Partner of the Year for […]
Conversation Piece
WHEN LAUREN DAVENPORT MET ONE OF HER FIRST clients, they just needed help selecting a coffee table. Twenty years later, she’s still working with them, now designing their second home from top to bottom. That single piece of furniture was the beginning of a relationship built on trust, communication and a design philosophy that has quietly […]
Every Vista Feels Like Magic
THE NATURAL WORLD HAS PROVIDED INSPIRATION FOR COUNTLESS ARTISTS, EACH IN their own way, and it’s often a matter of different artists, different worlds. For Jim Afroukhteh, it was different countries. Born in the city of Hamadan, Iran, in 1954, Afroukhteh was enthusiastic about art from an early age. He started painting around age 7, […]
The Collective Spirit of Great Design
KATIE MOORHOUSE, ONE OF ATLANTA’S MOST PROMISING AND innovative designers, has had a love for beautiful design as far back as she can remember. Originally from Southern California, Moorhouse and her family migrated to Georgia when she was 10 years old. “I’ve lived in the South for the majority of my life, and my parents are […]
Tides of Color
GROWING UP, THE WALLS OF CYNTHIA HUSTON’S BEDROOM WERE COVERED—not by the typical coming-of-age posters of the day but by her own drawings, taped from corner to corner, like a private gallery. Decades later, her four walls have expanded into a studio of her own, where Huston now teaches children to paint, igniting in her students […]
