More Minimal
Designer appointed her dream career piece by piece Valery Huffenus began her interior-design career as an assistant at a Decorating Den Interiors franchise in New Jersey….
Message in a Bobbin
Quilt event displays the enduring freshness of a traditional genre The Western North Carolina Quilters Guild’s spring show, held once every two years, bestows…
View Finder
Flat Rock resident displays a century’s worth of cameras Even on a drizzly day, the view through the floor-to-ceiling windows that form the rear…
How You Bamboo: Montford resident gradually curated the world’s fastest growing plant
Carol Stangler describes the medium she practiced for many years as environmental art: working with natural materials to make baskets and create sculptural pieces….
The Art and Soul of Hand Weaving
The colorful history of Crossnore Weavers threads back to 1923, when Dr. Mary Martin Sloop — founder, with her husband Dr. Eustace Sloop, of…
Reflection of a Collector
Home is elevated with studio glass and glorious views When Jeanne and Kevin Milkey were seeking a mountain residence to escape the heat of…
Adventures in Wonderland
Ridgetop home maintains its magic through biophilic design When Barry Frank, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon from Las Vegas, began searching for a place to…
Grounded in Southern Hospitality
Potter’s charming vessels are based on rag rugs Stephen Biggerstaff is not a person wary of getting his hands dirty. In fact, he built…
The Many Ways of Wood
Furniture maker takes his turn at clean, modern design Timothy Gastrock lives in his Weaverville home with hard proof of his evolution as an artist….
Made for This Life
Anneliesse Gormley shines at the junction of big style and small business Anneliesse Gormley grew up the tail end of five sisters in Lexington, Kentucky….