Month: November 2014
A Spotlight on Inslee by Design
Senior Event Curator, Remo, sat down with watercolor artist, Inslee, to discuss her artwork and inspirations. Inslee will be joining Dempsey & Carroll in their showroom for an event on December 2nd. RN: It’s been such a pleasure working with you on your paper collection! Could you tell our readers about yourself and what your passions …
A Spotlight on Molly Middleton Events
Events Curator Austin Ackles sat down with Molly Middleton to discuss her wedding & events business. AA: You hail from the Atlanta, right? Sadly, I’ve never been to a big southern wedding. What’s so different about them and what makes them so incredible? MM: BIG is right! Everything is better when it’s bigger in the …
A Spotlight on Joan Straus
November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, a disease that affects millions of people and families worldwide. Dempsey & Carroll’s Austin Ackles sat down with Joan Straus, after reading her book The Alzheimer’s Diary: One Woman’s Experience from Caregiver to Widow. AA: In your new book, The Alzheimer’s Diary, there is the invaluable chapter: Eight Steps to a …
A Spotlight on Mark Ingram
From the first visit to delivery, how long does the process of acquiring the perfect dress usually take? It can be quite a long process. We recommend that brides begin shopping for their gown ten to twelve months before their wedding. They should order their gown no less than eight months before their wedding. Designer …
Handwritten Notes from the CEO
While in flight to Engage14, I stumbled upon Rodger Dean Duncan’s article entitled “How Campbell’s Soup’s Former CEO Turned the Company Around” on Fast Company. Doug Conant, the former CEO of Campbell’s Soup, practiced the art of the handwritten note to sincerely extend his gratitude and praise to his employees. Through several kind gestures, he …
A Spotlight on The Cloister
Events Curator Austin Ackles sat down with Maren White of The Cloister AA: Sea Island, Georgia is so spectacular and the Spanish moss lends such an air of mystery. Could you give us a bit of background? MW: Howard Coffin, industrial magnate and creator of the Hudson automobile, fell in love with the Georgia coast while …
The Beauty of Experience: “At the Emperor’s Table”
At the Emperor’s Table, the last book published by Assouline for Valentino, is not just a book about beautiful mise-en-place, dream homes, or excellent food. Valentino’s book proves to be a voyage for the sense. It showcases his personal style of living defined by proportions, emotions, and surprise, which, in Valentino’s own words, define elegance. Each …
A spotlight on Bellafare
Senior Event curator Austin Ackles sat down with Kristin Doggett of Bellafare AA: I keep hearing more and more people say there’s no longer a wedding season. Do you agree? KD: For us, the spring-fall is still our ‘wedding season,’ however, we have had more and more weddings during the winter months. Since weddings are …