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ideas and a few laughs, and gain full access to a host of tools and resources to create beautiful spaces. “When working on our own designs, we often used each other as a sounding board and went to High Point Market together, always joking that ‘one day, we’ll open something of our own,’” Holman says. Five years ago, that “one day” came to fruition with the birth of The Designers Marketplace. Tucked away in Fort Mill, South Carolina, Kreshon and Holman’s hidden gem now boasts more than fifty lines of
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When interior designers Karol Ann Kreshon and Tracy Holman first met, their connection was immediate. Holman, a transplant from Connecticut who started her career as a clothing designer in New York City, linked up with Kreshon, a Charlotte native who had a varied background in entrepreneurial endeavors with retail furniture stores. Their friendship bloomed over a mutual love of design and the collaborative design process, culminating in a common dream: to create a place where designers could meet, share
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