Atlanta’s Art Ambassador
BEHIND THE SCENES AT ONE OF THE SOUTHEAST’S largest art galleries, which happens to be the region’s oldest continually operating gallery, maestro Alan K. Avery uses his dynamic personality and eye for fine art to fill the gallery’s walls and provide the city’s designers and collectors with the best artwork he can find in the […]
Intuitive, Beautiful Designs for the Home
WHEN ATLANTA HOME THEATER (AHT) MEASURES ITS REPUTATION AS THE FOREMOST technology integrator in the region, it’s about more than the scope of its design services. It’s the cutting-edge quality and elegance of operation. Whether it’s an inviting private cinema, state-of-the-art audio, smart home integration, automated shades, climate control, or interior and exterior lighting solutions, AHT […]
The Beautiful Mess
ART, IN ITS MANY FORMS, IS ALL ABOUT TELLING A STORY. MOVIES TELL THEIR tales on film. Books tell their stories through words on the page. And paintings, regardless of medium or method, are a narrative on canvas. Is it any wonder, then, that Diane Durant’s 40-plus years working in film as a script supervisor […]
The Soul of the Craft
WE’VE ALL GOT FURNITURE IN OUR HOMES THAT comes from big-box stores or chain retailers—it’s stylish, fits whatever aesthetic we’ve chosen and gives some expectation that it’ll last us until we’re ready for a refresh. It’s also soulless. There are no hand-joined pieces, no real artistry, no character or sense of tradition. But there’s a world beyond […]
Design Diplomat
WHEN MICHAEL HABACHY WALKS THROUGH THE MARKETS OF OAXACA OR THE workshops of Jaipur, he sees something most people miss. Where others notice colorful pottery or intricate stone carvings, Habachy sees these handcrafted treasures finding their way into homes thousands of miles away, carrying with them the stories of the artisans who made them. It’s this […]
Tailor-Made
WHILE the name of the company, joshua cabinetry, embraces one of the products for which it is well known—custom cabinetry—there is a treasure chest of other home remodeling and construction expertise behind the shop’s doors. The family-run business is named after partner Josh Ellis by his father (and business partner), Brad Taylor. The owners had […]
The Personal Touch
PERSONAL. For Northside Builders, that single word carries tremendous weight. Since its founding in 2019, the Atlanta-based custom home firm has started each of its projects there, planted firmly on the belief that a home is profoundly and uniquely personal. How each client envisions their home is different. Therefore, each build is different. It’s a […]
Looming Large
IN ATLANTA’S BUSY WESTSIDE MARKET, DEBBY GOMULKA IS PREPARING TO RELAUNCH her Marrakesh textile collection. It’s a venture 15 years in the making that began with a single preservation project and her father’s prescient advice. “Fifteen years ago, I was looking for a mill that would mass-produce my designs. I wanted to create it on […]
Innovation, Craft and the Personal Touch
IT’S A REPUTATION CARVED IN STONE. With a product line both wide and deep, Stone Showcase offers an entire spectrum of natural and manufactured stone, complemented by exotic wood accents, for residential and commercial applications. Founded in 2004, the nationally recognized wholesaler is an outgrowth of a family business established in 1997 in the Boston […]
Personally Designed
SOMETIMES IT TAKES OTHERS TO RECOGNIZE THE INHERENT TALENTS IN US that we don’t see ourselves. That was the case with designer Nancy Felton, who had a decade-long career in banking on the West Coast before an industry professional recognized her aptitude for design. One day, she hired a contracting company to remodel her primary […]
