SHOP: DESIGN GUIDE
An Eye For Design A tour of Main Street’s furniture stores through the eyes of Harris & Tweed Interiors. By Kathy Piccari & Taryn Rager Photography By Alexa Nahas (alexanahas.com)
Kathy Piccari and Taryn Rager met as managers in the retail industry, and quickly became a dynamic duo in retail design and visual merchandising. Feeling a bit limited in creative expression, they realized the only way to work in a more personal and flexible capacity was to create an environment with no artistic boundaries. That led them to establish Harris & Tweed Interiors in 2013. Aside from the application of basic design principles, Harris & Tweed’s approach to interior design fosters a collaborative relationship between the client’s style and their vision. The combination of every element that 30
fills the room, from flooring to window treatments, acts as an expression of and is catered to their client’s personality. Harris & Tweed’s visual masterpieces generate responses from their clients that emotionally connect them to the final design concept and enhance the relationship they have with their environment. Though they design spaces all throughout the Philadelphia area, they recently acquired a studio space in Manayunk. With so many furniture stores lining Main Street, we took them on a tour to get design tips from the experts themselves.
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