March Look Book
Artisan Chic: Locally made home goods
Local designers incorporate a coastal homey feel in their creations. Embellish your home with Wilmington flair from rich walnut furnishings to dainty porcelain decorations.
Project Cottage
Distressed plank frames and coral graphic prints, $228 for set of three, www.theprojectcottage.com
Wilmington resident Colleen Gardner’s love for wood and ambition to create spurred the idea for an Etsy store filled with nautical picture frames and coastal-inspired knickknacks.
Creative Works
Wheel thrown porcelain vase, glazed in white and yellow with hand-formed bird and red iron oxide decal fired into the glaze for the cage, $72, www.potteryandtile.com
Shandi Berls, who has a fine arts degree in sculpture, and Casey McConnell started Creative Works in early 2000.
The Southern Mermaid
Vintage lamp of white hobnail ceramic with custom-made lamp shade in bold cobalt blue and white honeycomb pattern $75, www.thesouthernmermaid.com
A local vintage design company started by Carrie Furr. It specializes in furniture redesign, custom bedding, and restyled vintage goods and sells pieces at Aqua Fedora and Hallelu boutiques as well as on Etsy.
Joseph Hammett
Hydrangea Lane writing desk made of heart pine wood and ebonized walnut with a traditional tung oil finish, $2,500, www.josephhammett.com
Joseph Hammett has been designing and building for more than fifteen years. Hammett received an industrial design degree at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, and then he started his own business designing and building custom furniture. His work has been displayed in Dwell, Metropolis, and Surface magazines. In 2004, he returned to Wilmington to continue his love for design.
Bryan Humphrey Design & Construction Inc.
Asian-influenced, custom-made chair with mahogany wood and green leather www.bhdesignandconstruction.com
Bryan Humphrey Design & Construction Inc. has 30 years of experience under its belt, and they’re not afraid to tackle new design requests. Humphrey says his experience in woodworking allows him to produce practical and unique projects.
Jake’s Chop Shop
One-of-a-kind Lamborghini bed, $24,500, 212 South Water Street,www.jakeschopshop.com
The inspiration for Jake’s Chop Shop started when Jake was just a kid. He pulled apart lawn mowers and rebuilt them to make go-carts. After working in an auto body shop in North Carolina, he decided to start a
business of his own. So, he opened Busted Cherry Auto Body Shop in Richmond, specializing in pre-’64 customs. He then began converting old hot rod rear ends into restaurant booths and now makes custom, car-inspired furniture from recycled materials.
Fat Cat Pottery
Blue, hand-built teapot with a thrown component, Mary’s Pot Showcase on www.fatcatpottery.com
Mary Holden is the owner of Fat Cat Pottery studio in downtown Wilmington. Fat Cat offers classes and equipment to potters of all ages. Holden has more than thirty-eight years of experience in pottery making.
