A Well Laid Table

A Well Laid Table

Minton, Moser and Meissen. “It sounds like a law firm,” says Ron Lambe of Asheville, but it’s actually the triumvirate of Lambe’s impressive china…

Dovetails and Dragonflies

Dovetails and Dragonflies

At Boston’s renowned North Bennet Street School (the oldest trade school in the U.S.), woodworking students spend two years immersed in American furniture making…

Vintage Flavor

Vintage Flavor

The ladies of the High Point Junior League were no slouches when it came to entertaining. Their 1974 spiral-bound cookbook Furniture City Feasts, which…

Tiny Tins

Tiny Tins

The craft ethos of the mid 1960s to early ’70s was cultural light years before the Martha Stewart school of perfection. Macramé owls were…

Wood Works

Wood Works

The angle of the leg might look a little familiar—is it a Japanese influence? And the tabletop has a hint of Arts and Crafts….

No Shades of Gray

No Shades of Gray

The woman in Jonas Gerard’s gallery is having a moment. Standing in his expansive space in the River Arts District, she’s so moved by…

Putting Down Roots

Putting Down Roots

A garden like this doesn’t happen overnight. Laurie and Roger Moser’s corner lot has seen 19 springs and summers, seasons of drought and plenty…

A New Flame

A New Flame

Walking into Constance Williams Studio/Gallery in the River Arts District, the first thing you notice is the quality of the light. It streams in…

A Smooth Translation

A Smooth Translation

Starting the visual conversation between a 1920s traditional home and a do-it-yourself cob construction meditation house on the same property in Montford required several…