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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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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Strength In Numbers

Strength In Numbers

by | Jul 17, 2020 | Blog, Fabric House, Press

Mark Mulligan/Staff Photographer Frankel Building Group relocated from Woodway to the design district to take advantage of services customers need. A cluster of design-related firms grows in west Houston, creating a one-stop specialty district of talent, services, and retail that can drive economic growth By R.A. Schuetz, The Houston Chronicle Staff Writer In the course of a recent afternoon, interior designer Pamela O’Brien picked up porcelain tile samples at Thorntree, ordered samples of wallpaper from Fabric...

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