Framework for Fast Times
Retired race-car driver keeps busy with nine acres in Hendersonville Sissy Owen knows fast cars. She doesn’t always know movie stars. The Hendersonville resident has…
Growing Money
Appalachian wild ginseng is wildly profitable For generations, American ginseng (shortened to “sang” in mountain vernacular) has provided folk medicine and a unique revenue…
An Exercise in Boho Beauty
Treasure hunter animates his Biltmore Village furnishings store Dwellings is a global jewel box of a home store, known for furniture collections that strike…
Not Your Dad’s Swiss Army Knife
Young bladesmith proves that even veggie prep can be visually inspired Youthful inexperience doesn’t enter the picture for Jasper Herr. A newly minted 20-year-old,…
No Gaps in the New Generation
Sculptor is a realist who favors the collective goal Despite centuries of advancement, people still think of craft as “a straw broom or itchy…
Message in a Beaker
Glass artist’s passion was born in a laboratory Fine art and laboratory science usually follow divergent paths. But in the hands of Asheville’s Jason…
Emotional Investment
Art procurer encourages a “love at first sight” approach Juggling new motherhood, a design business, and a love of art collecting — a passion…
Round Here
Appealing modern home synthesizes real-world influences Tight, walkable West Asheville isn’t exactly known for its off-street parking, but “Westwood Wedge” has plenty of this precious…
Recipe for Flow
Tight collaboration yields a stylish high-contrast kitchen It takes a visionary village of construction pros, designers, and artisans to create a high-livability kitchen, one marked…
All Kinds of Cozy
Lodge uses many different woods for “heavy rustic” vibe Interviewed in October, Debbie and James Lehman, an adventurous couple who love to hike and ski,…
From Serenity to Sunset
Prairie-style home in South Asheville smoothly inhabits its knoll “Luxury” used to mean taking over a mountaintop. Now, instead of presiding over steep drops, upscale…
Bringing Her “B” Game
Melanie Boggs inspires an addition to her husband’s woodworking repertoire Brian Boggs Chairmakers is well known, highly regarded, and multi awarded for collections of striking…