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Meet the Tastemakers: Cameron Crowe – The Jewel Box

Friday, September 28th, 2012

Meet the Tastemakers: Cameron Crowe – The Jewel Box

This year, Cameron Crowe will curate The Jewel Box, a collection of four fine jewelers offering unique new pieces, one-of-a-kind collectibles and estate jewelry. Learn more about each.

The Diamond Dealer

At  The Diamond Dealer in Homewood, John Bromberg and Billy Bromberg have offered fine jewelry since 2003. John Bromberg is a member of the prestigious Diamond Dealers Club of New York, opening doors to terrific gemstone values for their clients. “With the Diamond Dealers, you are working face-to-face with someone you know, and who care about earning your trust,” says Billy.

For Antiques at The Gardens 2012, The Diamond Dealer presents a sampling of its collection for connisseurs of the past, present and future. The brothers specialize in designing stylish new pieces while re-imagining treasures from earlier eras. The Diamond Dealer works with clients both in their 18th Street store and by appointment. “Please enjoy our presentation at this year’s show,” says John, “and then come see us soon!”

Levy’s Fine Jewelry

Levy’s Fine Jewelry has been locally owned and operated in Birmingham since Joe Denaburg opened in the same location in 1922. Levy’s specializes in antique and estate jewelry, and has the largest collection in the Southeast as well as one of the largest in America. Ranging from antique pieces from the B.C. period through Victorian, Edwardian, Art Deco, Art Nouveau and 40′s and 50′s Retro period, their collection covers all time periods and tastes.

Over the years, we’ve developed working relationships with antique and estate jewelry dealers all over the US and worldwide. We also have an extensive collection of loose diamonds and gemstones, modern previously owned designer jewelry and watches and an extensive bridal jewelry selection from several top named designers.

Wallace-Burke

Wallace-Burke Fine Jewelry and Collectibles creatively began as an idea in April of 2007 and opened in October. The owners, David B. Hezlep and Preston W. Foy, bring to the fine jewelry business over seventy years of experience. Because of their history and experiences over the years, they have developed vital relationships worldwide with quality artisans that enable them to produce almost anything one will ever see or imagine. Whether it is fine jewelry designing or rare, one-of-a-kind collectibles, Wallace-Burke can deliver.

Their staff holds certificates of study in Colored Stones and Colored Stone Essentials and diplomas for Pearls and Diamond from the Gemological Institute of America. These credentials will help assure that you can purchase a quality product that is of a standard to be proud of.

Benchmark of Palm Beach

A family-owned business started by Ken and Sara Burns with their two sons, Michael and Jeremy Burns, Benchmark has been in the industry for over 40 years. Our focus has always been fine-quality, high-end estate jewelry. The company originated in South Florida.

Their home base is the store in Blue Ridge, Georgia, located on Main Street. They participate in antiques show and trunk shows nationwide.

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Meet the Tastemakers: Karen Luce & Cathy Harvey – The Gallery

Thursday, September 27th, 2012

Meet the Tastemakers: Karen Luce & Cathy Harvey – The Gallery

Loretta Goodwin opened Loretta Goodwin Gallery in 1982 making it one of the oldest operating art galleries in the Magic City. For over 20 years the gallery has nurtured a passion for art, offering a variety of artistic styles to collectors in not only the Birmingham area, but across the country.

Art captures life sometimes only for a moment – sometimes for centuries – and has a way of imparting certainty to our humanity. It lifts our spirits, nourishes our souls and makes us cherish the sheer awesomeness of our being.

Dirk Walker became the owner in 2002 and has preserved the gallery’s goal of presenting original works of art and fine art graphics which are revered and collected for their artistic integrity.

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Meet the Tastemakers: Leah Hazzard – Living with Flowers

Wednesday, September 26th, 2012

Meet the Tastemakers: Leah Hazzard – Living with Flowers

What began as a pass along family tradition became a career. Leah believes that designing an event mirrors the passage of flowers: from seed, to bloom, to full blossom. An event, large or small, unfolds in much the same way. Flowers are an expected way of everyday life for Leah. Following her grandmother’s influence, flowers later became a career that was second nature. Leah’s early years were spent in the Mississippi Delta nuturing everything green, both food and flowers, gathering all that was planted, and delivering all to delighted recipients. This southern way of life became a family tradition.

Anticipation of the garden’s bounty was only half the fun. Planning the garden was also a family affair with all the grandchildren participating. Most requests were honored and room made for them to grow. Ah! Waiting for first bloom! Anticipating the visits that came along with deliveries of the bounty even more so. In Mississippi, these visits became events. They were always a community affair. Flowers made them beautiful.

Those early family traditions along with life’s many travels melded into Leah’s design approach. One of the main characteristics of her work is her innate ability to interpret her clients’ wants and desires. Leah then makes it happen by transforming space, large or small, filling it with flowers and “favorite things” making it uniquely theirs. Ultimately creating an environment that reflects her client’s vision for the occasion. The results have often been described as alchemy. Certainly they reflect the 3 Graces: Beauty, Charm and Elegance.

Leah’s eye for color, texture and compostion has been in demand for everything from a simple bouquet on the bedside table to lavish weddings and balls. Even so, helping friends prepare their homes for intimate entertaining, celebrating and creating their own family traditions (like Christmas) remains one of Leah’s favorite endeavors.

The non-profit sector of the Birmingham community has been a huge inspiration and learning experience for Leah. Through these community involvements she has been blessed with the opportunity to work, learn and play with an amazing array of talented and resourceful women dedicated to excellence in the Birmingham non-profit community. Over the years, some of these fund-raising efforts featured world-renowned floral artists, Birmingham’s own world-class “flower ladies,” premier gardeners from home and abroad and garden tours. Leah flourished, proving that one can truly “Bloom Where Planted” in Birmingham.

It is in this area that 3 Grace Design came into being. After college at the University of Tennessee, travel, marriage, children and years of being the “Decorations Chairman” in community as well as personal endeavors, the Southern family traditions instilled by her grandmother came full circle.

Leah’s work has been featured in: Birmingham Home & Garden, flower magazine, Portico, Reader’s Digest, Alabama Brides and Over the Mountain Journal.

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Spencer Lecture: Andrea Wulf

Wednesday, September 26th, 2012

Spencer Lecture – Andrea Wulf: Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens – Thursday, March 7 | 10:30 a.m.

Birmingham Botanical Gardens is delighted to welcome Andrea Wulf for the second year, offering a second lecture in the Spencer Lecture Series to complement Ben Page’s talk. This summer an extremely rare celestial event took place – the transit of Venus. In the eighteenth century the transit held the answer for one of the most pressing questions of the age: the size of the solar system. This would require triangulated data to be compiled from various exact points dotted all around the four corners of the globe – all taken simultaneously during the short period of the actual transit. Hundreds of astronomers from European countries and the North American colonies were dispatched across the world to observe the rare celestial encounter. At a time when war was tearing Europe and much of the rest of the world apart, they overcame political, geographical and intellectual boundaries. CHASING VENUS is rich with tales of obsession, featuring Catherine the Great and Captain Cook as well as Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, Benjamin Franklin and American astronomer David Rittenhouse. In CHASING VENUS, New York Times Best Selling and award-winning author Andrea Wulf tells the extraordinary story of the first global scientific collaboration set amid warring armies, hurricanes, scientific endeavour and personal tragedy. It’s a story bursting with action, wonderful detail and scientific excitement, revealing the spirit of the Enlightenment and man’s quest to understand the world.

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Spencer Lecture – Ben Page: Traditions and Transitions

Wednesday, September 26th, 2012

Spencer Lecture – Ben Page: Traditions and Transitions – Thursday, March 7 | 6:30 p.m.

Ben Page comes to Birmingham Botanical Gardens for an intriguing talk titled “Traditions and Transitions.” This beautifully illustrated talk weaves together some historical threads (going back as far as ancient Rome) as well as some history of Belle Meade (area of Nashville where Cheekwood is located). Page will share the influence of landscape architect Bryant Fleming and his personal approach to garden design. He’ll offer a modern relevance and provide context through work he has done on Birmingham-area gardens.
The founding partner in the Nashville-based firm Page/Duke, Ben received a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree with honors from the University of Georgia in 1973. A recipient of a 2009 Aurora Award (a design competition for the Southeast Building Conference) and the 2002 Metro Nashville Historical Commission’s Preservation Award, he is a member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Southern Garden History Society.

Largely influenced by their childhood experiences in — and love for — the countryside, Page/Duke has expanded the firm’s focus to include equine-management facilities, hunting-plantation management and master planning for environmentally based communities. The goal for every project, whether an expansive public space or an intimate secret garden, is to create a seamless integration of the built environment and its surroundings.

Page/Duke’s impressive national clientele spans the Southeast, the Atlantic Seaboard and Texas. The firm’s work has appeared in numerous magazines such as Veranda, House Beautiful, Traditional Home and Architectural 
Digest, and its projects have been featured on HGTV’s “Secret Gardens.”

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Meet the Tastemakers: Mary Evelyn McKee – Pied-a-terre

Tuesday, September 25th, 2012

Meet the Tastemakers: Mary Evelyn McKee – Pied-a-terre

Mary Evelyn McKee has design and artistry in her genes. Painting classes with her grandmother taught her how to really see, and her artist father spurred her talents. “He was so encouraging. I could put two dandelions in a bottle, and he would proclaim it gorgeous. And my mother, an accomplished pianist, taught us tempo and movement to Mozart and Bach,” she says. From her richly artistic upbringing, she studied art history, cusing on decorative arts and architecture at Hollins College.

Her approach is personal, pragmatic and artistic. “When a client is updating, I look for solutions that are timeless, elegant and comfortable. I try to create something fresh and forward-looking, and use personal collections that reflect the individual,” she says. Her style is elegant but not fussy and informed by history yet fresh and surprising. Formulaic design is not in her vocabulary. She seeks the singular piece that creates the frission necessary for dramatic but inviting rooms.

Mary Evelyn began her design enterprise in 1986. Its success led to opening her retail interiors shop offering her signature palette of sunny neutrals and her eye for great design.

Whether in New York, Paris or Birmingham, her interiors shop exhibits designs for a lofty Pied-a-terre with midcentury and contemporary decor. Antiques add frission and gravitas.

Mary Evelyn has been published in Coastal Living, Southern Accents, Elle Decor, Traditional Home and many local publications.

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Meet the Tastemakers: Judy Hill & Barbara Ashford – Mirror Mirror on the Wall

Monday, September 24th, 2012

Meet the Tastemakers: Judy Hill and Barbara Ashford – Mirror Mirror on the Wall

Located in charming English Village for over fifteen years, Ashford Hill for Henhouse Antiques offers beautiful, unique pieces personally selected by owners Barbara Ashford and Judy Hill. Barbara and Judy travel to Europe several times a year in search of these special pieces. From the traditional to the unexpected, their collection is a fresh approach to decorating. They enjoy mixing English with French, 18th century with 21st century, and primitive with formal. You will find English and Swedish chests, French farm tables, crystal chandaliers, commodes and a wonderful mixture of style. Accessories range from English and French ironstone to a fantastic selection of art. They have a wonderful collection of silver, celery stands, tea candles and dresser bottles. The look is constantly changing and evolving.

When you walk into Henhouse Antiques, you are entering an inviting space that feels lik the home of a well traveled sophisticate. Their customers constantly remark, “I want to live here.”

Mirrors add a sense of light and space making a room appear larger and brighter. Their reflections create that sparkle just like a fine piece of jewelry on a beautiful woman.

Ashford Hill for Henhouse Antiques carries an extensive, unique collection. From radiant sunbursts to elegant Louis Philippe, from gilded Italian to beach house chic, they have mirrors for most discerning tastes.

Every room needs a mirror and Judy Hill and Barbara Ashford have a mirror for every room.

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Meet the Tastemakers: Ware Porter – Behind the Privet Hedge

Wednesday, September 19th, 2012

Meet the Tastemakers: Ware Porter

Ware M. Porter’s design aesthetic reflects how we live our lives today. On the forefront of New Traditional design, Ware’s projects have engaged him from the Gulf Coast of Alabama to the Amalfi Coast of Italy. Carefully curated, his laid back and well-lived style is grounded in classical proportions with modern sensibilities.

Learn more about Ware Porter by visiting www.waremporter.com

For more information about Antiques at The Gardens, featuring 12 national and local Tastemakers visit www.bbgardens.org/antiques. There, you can purchase tickets to the show, the lecture and luncheon with Alex Hitz and Gala in The Gardens.

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Meet the Tastemakers: Tammy Connor – Let There Be Light

Monday, September 17th, 2012

Meet the Tastemakers: Tammy Connor

“Let There Be Light” is a curated selection of home accessories that focuses on lighting. With pieces collected from local and international shopping trips, Tammy combines the old with the new for a timeless look. One-of-a-kind lamps, custom lampshades, sconces, lanterns and pendants, along with custom, in-house designed iron fixtures act as the centerpieces of the space. Tammy adds a touch of refinement by incorporating designer textiles and antique furniture.

Tammy Connor has built her reputation on creating timeless classic interiors infused with a casual Southern elegance. Her attention to detail along with her relaxed approach to formal spaces results in interiors that are sophisticated yet inviting. Seamlessly integrating anqitues, contemporary pieces, personal collections of clients and fabrics of varying textures with subtle yet studied color palette are trademarks of Tammy’s interiors.

She is the principal of Tammy Connor Interior Design, which she founded in Charleston, South Carolina. Her firm has completed comprehensive residential projects throughout the eastern United States ranging from town, country, mountain and beach houses. Her hospitality projects have also included private clubhouses.

Tammy’s work has received both local and national recognition. Most recently, she was awarded the Phillip Trammell Shutze Award for Interior Design by the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art, the Bloggers’ Choice “Ones to Watch” award by ElleDecor and was named one of Traditional Home’s 2012 New Trad Designers. In addition, Tammy has been featured in numerous magazines including Renovation Style, Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles, Southern Living, Coastal Living, Birmingham Home & Garden and Traditional Home’s online magazine TRADhome.

Tammy is continually inspired by her travels both personally and professionally. While the location and style of the firm’s work is diverse, respect for the architecture and setting of a project is at the heart of Tammy’s interiors. She is consistently dedicated to enhancing the lifestyle of her clients, and she firmly believes that the best interiors are the ones that beckong you to have a seat and stay a while.

Prior to founding Tammy Connor Interior Design, Tammy received degrees in studio art and art history from Wake Forest University, and a degree in Interior Design from The American College of Applied Art. Tammy is a professional member of ASID and a NCIDQ accredited designer.

For more information about Antiques at The Gardens, featuring 12 national and local Tastemakers visit www.bbgardens.org/antiques. There, you can purchase tickets to the show, the lecture and luncheon with Alex Hitz and Gala in The Gardens.

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Meet the Tastemakers: Wendy Barze & Marjorie Johnston – The Rainbow Room

Friday, September 14th, 2012

Meet the Tastemakers: Wendy Barze & Marjorie Johnston

Majorie Johnston & Co. is a design collaboration of mother/daughter team Marjorie Johnston and Wendy Barze. Located behind their small storeface JoJo Home in Mountain Brook Village, Marjorie and Wendy offer a variety of services including renovation and construction consultation, decorating and interior design, space and furniture planning and entertaining and styling. The aesthetic philosophy Marjorie Johnston & Co. uses incorporates fine antiques, modern twists, lush fabrics and affordable details. “What a fun and interesting business this has been! With over 25 years combined experience, we continue to see our clients’ homes get more and more beautiful and reflective of their personal style,” Marjorie says. Their hard work has been featured in Interiors of the Southeast, Alabama Magazine, Pinnacle Living, Birmingham Home and Garden, Thicket magazine, Birmingham magazine, Birmingham News and Decorating Magazine. Marjorie Johnston & Co.’s work also has been showcased at the Birmingham Decorator’s Show House and Cashiers Designer Show House.

New York’s iconic Rainbow Room & Grill was always a place to gather friends together for cocktails and a sunset view or for late-night dancing on its revolving dance floor. “Our booth aims to capture the Rainbow Room’s air of laughter, fellowship and overall joie de vivre so we can bring it into our own homes. Our vignette focuses on the trend of using strong and vibrant colors throughout interiors to create memorable spaces that come alive.”

Whether it’s a chartreuse lamp or a magenta-embroidered pillow, color can add a “POP” to every room in our homes. Marjorie & Wendy have traveled all over during the past year collectiong wonderful pieces for their booth like artist Tommy Mitchell’s toleware flowers and French artist Phillipe Balayn’s irreverent tin sculptures. Our palette is limited by the hues of the rainbow!

For more information about Antiques at The Gardens, featuring 12 national and local Tastemakers visit www.bbgardens.org/antiques. There, you can purchase tickets to the show, the lecture and luncheon with Alex Hitz and Gala in The Gardens.

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