FMG Designs: An Unexpected Career Greeted With a Smile
Guest Column by Alexandra Fisher
If you've ever met Frank Glapa you know that smile I'm talking about -- warm, inviting and genuinely excited to talk to you about whatever it is that happens to be on his mind. I've got to be honest, both he…
10,000 Square Feet of Tile A Year? Only At Motawi
Guest Article by Alexandra Fisher
What started out as a studio in a two-car garage has now turned into one of the country's largest Art Tile manufacturing companies and we have Nawal Motawi to thank for it. I had the pleasure of talking with…
Dianne Lee and Her Stained Glass Bungalow
Guest Article by Alexandra Fisher
For a lot of people, buying a house changes everything. You're making a move from another city, your family is growing and you need more space, kids are going off to college and you need to downsize...the list…
Cold River Furniture – A Closer Look
By Alexandra Fisher
As Peter Maynard, owner of Cold River Furniture and woodworker extraordinaire, speaks to me about his business, I can't help but imagine what his workshop looks like. After having one of their best shows ever at this past…
From Brothers to Partners to Rivals: A Stickley Legacy
For a beginning collector, it can be confusing.
Five brothers, ranging in age from twelve to twenty-five, work together in a small furniture business in New York where they specialize in both making and selling ornate, elaborate Victorian chairs…
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