Fall Design Week at Houston Design District

Fall Design Week at Houston Design District

by | Oct 1, 2022 | James Craig Furnishings, Kirksey Architecture, Members, Press

This month, The Houston Design District’s Fall Design Week brings to town authors of two of the year’s most beautiful design books. A keynote and book signing with designer Andrea Monath Schumacher kicks off the week at 9:45 am Tuesday, October 11, with a VIP reception followed by a luncheon hosted by James Craig Furnishings Showroom. Schumacher spent her childhood summers in the art studio of her grandmother Elizabeth Monath — an understudy of Fernand Léger and Salvador Dali in 1930s Paris — who taught her the...

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Designers and tastemakers set the tone

Designers and tastemakers set the tone

by | Sep 10, 2022 | Members, Press, Scene One Interiors

The beautiful things that have surrounded Susanna Salk all her life have shaped her style. They have also given her a profession, sounding off on style and décor in a series of books as well as the Quintessence video series on YouTube. The drop-in home visits that are the basis of the “Quintessence At Home With” video series she films with Quintessence founder Stacey Bewkes are the focus of the pair’s newest book, “At Home With Designers and Tastemakers: Houston Chronicle Fall Design Week

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Save the date: Design events fill the fall calendar in Houston and beyond

Save the date: Design events fill the fall calendar in Houston and beyond

by | Jul 22, 2022 | Blog

Houston interior designer Amy Kummer was thrilled to be asked to participate in the Hampton Designer Showhouse in the prestigious vacation community of Southampton, N.Y., even if she had just six weeks to plan and install her assignment: a child’s bedroom suite. Kummer had participated in HGTV’s virtual holiday showhouse – she decorated her own dining room – where she was spotted by Hampton Showhouse marketing manager Tony Manning. The Hampton showhouse is under way now through Sept. 25, and raises...

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Restart and Refresh

Restart and Refresh

by | Feb 15, 2021 | James Craig Furnishings, Members, Press

It’s time to restart and refresh, Welcome, 2021! We’re glad you’re here as we kick off the new year with our annual Best of Design Issue. I love the promise of new beginnings, and I’m feeling very positive about exciting things to come. As with most people, I’ve spent more time at home in the past year than ever before, and home projects have taken top priority to refresh and restart. I’ve completed many projects in my home to restart and refresh: exterior paint complete with...

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