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ATLANTA HOMES & LIFESTYLES

JUNE 2017

Simply Chic

SIMPLY CHIC

seductive style for summer

VOLUME 36, NO. 6

CONTENTS JUNE 2017 // ISSUE NO.344

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The Perfect Match A talented design team ﬁ ts its clients to a T

Outdoor Elegance Architect D. Stanley Dixon and designer Beth Webb team up to craft an outdoor retreat for a Buckhead family

Seamless Serenity Stan Benecki and Melanie Turner push the boundaries with a California-style haven in Tuxedo Park

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Style News What’s new and hot in the design world this summer.

Style Inﬂuencer The 40-year career of Norman Askins spans from historic preservation to adaptations for modern lifestyles

Shutze Awards The winners of the 2017 Philip T. Shutze awards

Young Guns Elle Cantrell goes for the bold with the cool contemporary interiors of a

renovated Virginia-Highland bungalow

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Real Estate Property Report Calendar Cultural happenings this month Naomi On keeping things on the sunny side Dish The Tavern at Atlas Suzanna Musings of a homesick Southerner Editor’s Letter Resources + Ad Index

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Stop in to see our exclusive accessories, including one of a kinds found only in our stores. Westside Provisions 1170 Howell Mill Road NW, Atlanta roomandboard.com

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STYLE NEWS

COOL BREEZE As the meandering days of summer grow longer (and steamier) the design industry puts forth a cool front with moves towards punchy patterns, organic hues and naturally inspired pieces

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The Editors

CARPETDIEM STARK SAPPHIRE, Volume Two, celebrates the inherent beauty of the hand-knotted rug with an artistic spin on pattern, color and construction. Equal parts plush, tranquil and chic, the collections range from the bold and abstract to the graphic, each meticulously woven. Shale Storm, pictured, from the Veera collection, gives the illusion of petriﬁed wood. Available to the trade at Stark,

ADAC, (404) 266-8959; starkcarpet.com

PARTNER PERFECT BUNNY WILLIAMS debuted her inaugural lighting collection for CURREY & COMPANY at High Point market in April to rave reviews. Inspired by the antique ﬁxtures the renowned decorator has sourced for her clients through the years, the collection includes ﬂush mounts, pendants, chandeliers and sconces crafted from materials such as spun metal, brass, rope and carved wood. We’re wild for the Willow wall sconce, right in antique bronze, and the goldleaf Belle chandelier below. curreycodealers.com

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NEW DIGS for DW R

With its new location at the Westside Provisions District, DESIGN WITHIN REACH has tripled the size of its former Buckhead showroom for a total of 13,000 square feet of authentic modern furniture and accessories. Featuring DWR’s trademark “Light Cloud” of more than 100 pendant lamps suspended from the ceiling, the airy, two-story building houses 26 room-like layouts that mix iconic classics by designers such as Charles and Ray Eames and George Nelson with pieces designed by emerging designers. Also of note are the Swatch Wall—a grid of hundreds of custom fabric samples that shoppers may pull off for a closer look—and a rooftop patio with outdoor furniture, greenery and views of the Downtown skyline. dwr.com

Geometric Grace BARRY GORALNICK brings his architectural eye to EDWARD FERRELL + LEWIS MITTMAN with a collection of richly detailed, visually entrancing pieces. We adore the sculptural Mathewson table, shown with a handsome Macassar ﬁnish; it’s punctuated by polished nickel legs and complete with a hexagonal mirrored top. Available

to the trade at Ainsworth-Noah, ADAC, (404) 231-8787; ainsworth-noah.com; ef-lm.com

ARCHITECTURAL INTRIGUE

Finely sanded teak

slats in a chevron pattern offer geometric interest for FRONTGATE’s spring 2017 outdoor releases. A nod to classic American elegance, the seven-piece Harbor dining collection, pictured, seats six at the table and features a hole for an umbrella; the double-cross lattice of the chairs is hand-built of solid plantation teak. Available at Frontgate, Phipps Plaza, (404) 841-7170; frontgate.com

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STYLE

INFLUENCERS

T H E I N C O M PA R A B L E

NORMAN

ASKINS WRITTEN BY Suzanna

Cullen Hamilton

From Camelot to capstone, the 40-year career of Norman Davenport Askins spans from preserving historical architecture to adapting design philosophies for modern lifestyles

A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Askins received his architecture degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1966 and a Master of Architectural History from the University of Virginia in 1968, where he was a Jefferson Scholar.

Framing

Askins spent four years as an architect and architectural historian at the Colonial Williamsburg foundation, where he studied early building technology and restoration. While at Williamsburg, Askins participated in redesigning the interiors of the Executive Office wing of the White House.

Insulation top This classic pool house was crafted with elements sourced from an old French building. above Architect Norman Davenport Askins. opposite, clockwise from top left Raised doorways create the illusion of height in this renovation. Askins designed this Atlanta home to appear as though it developed throughout the Middle Ages, early Renaissance and French Rococo periods. An Askinsdesigned master suite addition to an original James Means house.

After spending two years with Heery and Heery Architects in Atlanta, Askins moved to Pennsylvania in 1974 to become the director of restoration for John Milner Associates, a ﬁrm nationally renowned for historic preservation.

Finishes

In 1977 Askins established his eponymous ﬁrm in Atlanta, specializing in residential design with a focus on historic preservation and restoration. He now employs 10 architects whose scope of expertise includes residential homes, plantations and additions to existing homes. Architects who began their careers with Askins have gone on to launch 18 other ﬁrms. Askins has served on a number of boards, including Friends of the Decorative Arts, the High Museum of Art, historic Rhodes Hall, the Cherokee Garden Library and the Southern Architecture Foundation.

The Capstone

Askins is the 2017 recipient of the Arthur Ross Board of Directors award. Awarded by the preeminent Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA), the prestigious award recognizes achievements and contributions to the preservation and advancement of classical elements of design.

PHOTOS BY SUSAN SULLY & ERICA GEORGE DINES

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“I’m having so much fun, and I’m so lucky to be so busy.” “We had 20 years of Camelot in Atlanta, from the late ’70s to the late ’90s, during which time Jackye Lanham, Nancy Braithwaite, Deanne Levison and others worked together to study and promote great design in all facets of architecture and the decorative arts.” 21

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the perfect

MATCH

A talented design team ﬁts its clients to a T WRITTEN BY Kate

Abney

STYLED BY Eleanor

Roper

PHOTOGRAPHED BY Emily

Followill

The sunlit dining room of this Argonne Forest home is transitional in tone, softening the space’s slightly more oldfashioned purpose. Here, a glass-andLucite dining table reﬂects more light than a traditional wood one would, and an oversize abstract expressionist canvas by Hutton Snellings adds personality.

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IN AN AGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA MATCHES and tailored-to-you algorithms, it’s easier—and arguably more essential—than ever to seek out design professionals who don’t just do the job but also uniquely understand your aesthetic and your needs. So when Quincy and Amy Evans, the young owners of a traditional two-story in Argonne Forest decided to renovate, they selected both a residential designer, Katherine Lowrey, and an interior designer, Clary Bosbyshell, of Margaux Interiors Limited, who are also their contemporaries. To that point, Amy discovered Bosbyshell in the most contemporary of ways: through Instagram. “She had followed my work for a while and said she really liked the pictures I was posting,” explains the

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