A CLICK AWAY
Even as a fresh-faced start-up in the online fine art marketplace, Amparo Art Gallery already has attracted artistic talent in three U.S. regions—the mid-Atlantic, where the company launched earlier this year, New England and the Southern region, which includes artwork developed in the Dallas area. This e-commerce marketplace, which exhibits original fine art from selected […]
KEEPING FURNISHINGS FRESH
It’s no secret that life can get messy, but that doesn’t mean you can’t outfit your home with fabulous fabrics and furnishings that make your heart sing. Tidy queen Marie Kondo likes to say that “everyone needs a sanctuary.” What better way to create peace and tranquility than with a home that sparkles with spruceness? […]
REVISITING HISTORY
For two long years, the famous antiques markets and fairs across France were all but dormant. In the wake of worldwide travel restrictions and quarantines enacted at the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak, seasoned dealers had limited access to the historic treasures hidden away in galleries, showrooms and warehouses overseas. But 2022 has been different. […]
OUT OF THE BOX
“Why the hearts?” It was a question a New York City reporter asked Nita Patel during her first interview. In her collection of mixed-media work, swaths of acrylic are overlaid with a single heart. One is made from an outline of raw sapphires, another is filled with amazonite, and there are pink opals in another […]
A SENSE OF COMMUNITY
Working at her jeweler’s bench, Jill Sertsoz is pouring her anguish and hurt over the struggles of the Ukrainian people into a piece of hand-forged sterling silver. As she grinds at the distressed stripes of blue and yellow enamel, she’s unsure if it should look less blemished. After discussing it with her colleague, artist Randy […]
AGED WOODS
Imagine a business where a natural resource that has outlived one lifetime of usefulness is transformed into another, creating a beautiful environment for generations to come. Such is the mission of Reclaimed DesignWorks (RDW)—a family-owned business that has quickly become the nation’s leading provider of custom reclaimed building products, most notably antiqued reclaimed woodwork. With […]
RISKY BUSINESS
Embarking on a new business venture during the height of a global pandemic might seem a bit high-risk—even for the savviest entrepreneurs. But it seemed the sweet spot for longtime art collectors and dealers Patrick Jones and Reyne Hirsch when they unveiled The Patrick Jones Gallery in June 2021. The veteran collectors, each with a sharp […]
FUSED BY FIRE
It’s 5 a.m. in Shima Shanti’s studio. It feels as if she has the whole world to herself as she works in total silence on her latest painting. “It’s my open-eye meditation,” Shima says. “I let the spirit flow through me for three or four hours in the solitude of my studio. People say my finished impressionistic […]
MORE THAN A VANITY ISSUE
Since moving to Dallas, Susan Krans and her team at Executive Image LLC have been an area leader for their expertise in bathroom remodeling, most notably in luxury bathroom design. Executive Image holds itself to a high standard of excellence; with every custom bathroom it creates and each project it begins, the company strives to […]
MORE THAN JUST A PRETTY FABRIC
Don’t be fooled by the name curtain couture. Since owner Mary Ann Bauer celebrated the showroom’s recent grand reopening, it has become a go-to resource for interior designers. While this high-end workroom still provides full custom design and manufacturing of all types of luxury window treatments and bedding for designers and homeowners, a new focus […]
