The lovely and talented Megan Winters placed two of our Jackson Chandeliers in her new showroom.  Featured articles about Megan Winters Atelier & Maison can be found in the current issue of Elle Decor and Traditional Home. The space is beautiful. Thank you Megan!!!

Located in historic downtown Lake Forest, IL, Megan Winters Atelier & Maison. Part showroom, luxury homegoods store, and design studio, come in and visit to start a project or be inspired.

Address:
675 Forest Avenue
Lake Forest, IL 60045
847.295.1675
Hours:
Tue-Sat 10am-3pm
Or by appointment.

www.meganwinters.com

Barry Dixon is one of my most favorite people. A true southern gentleman with more talent than I can describe. I feel blessed to know him and call him a dear friend. Avrett is excited to announce a partnership with Barry. We have been producing beautiful one off mesh works and lighting for him over the years and we are taking these beautiful elements into a new line. We have a few of his pieces on our website now and will have a dozen pieces up and in place this coming Spring.

This announcement is being accompanied by an article in the upcoming issue of Veranda. Veranda has listed the Mesh Cabinet Pedestal as one of their 10 favorite products by Barry.

The extremely talented Liz Williams of Atlanta, GA used our Jackson Chandelier in this amazing bathroom. You can see the full spread in the current issue of Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles.

Thanks Liz for showing our Jackson in such a wonderful way!

We are excited to announce a partnership with Ryan Hughes of Atlanta! If you have not visited his stunning showroom in the White Provision Building then please do!

After graduating from the University of Georgia’s Terry College with a degree in Business Administration, Ryan followed his passion in the interior design field by accepting a position at Ainsworth-Noah & Associates, one of the largest and most prominent showrooms in the country. He quickly proved himself as one of the leading salespeople by committing himself to providing the best possible customer experience to each individual that he had the opportunity to work with.

After analyzing the industry for the past several years, Ryan recognized a need and an opportunity to provide fresh and unique products to the market. The White Provision building lent itself to be the perfect place to showcase this new design source. Its location in the exciting Westside Design District provides another great resource to design professionals. Clients can expect unparalleled service and well-edited selections.

R HUGHES showroom encompasses 4,000 square feet of exclusive collections and offers a truly unique shopping experience for interior designers and architects alike.

Avrett welcomes you to our new website! As we move forward, we are refocusing our efforts to provide the best tools possible to the designers we are so fortunate to work with. We are also showcasing 30 new products online for the first time. This website is a great for tear sheets, product specifications, showing your clients, and inspiration. Check back often to see new products and bespoke works. Sign up for our Monthly newsletter to keep up with all of the interesting happenings here at our factory.

I love all of the folks over at J. Lambeth and Company. They are amazing people with a passion that is hard to match. They recently remodeled their showroom in the Washington Design Center. It is breath taking and we are so thrilled to have them in the Avrett Family.

If you are waiting for the best party Charleston has to offer, then the Halloween Red Party is it. Set in the old Historic City Jail of Charleston (where legend has it 40k men lost their lives), this party is full of amazing costumes, drag queens, great food/drink, dancing, and hint of spook. Each year we are a platinum sponsor for this event and we usually have a dozen or more Avrett products and custom chandeliers on display. One of my best of friends Annise Blackwell, who happens to be an extremely talented interior designer, transforms the property into a site to be seen. Don’t miss this party! See you at Red Party 2011!

Does Fortuny and their exquisite fabrics really need an introduction?! I think not. We partnered again with Barry Dixon to produce a few pieces for both Fortuny Venice and Fortuny NYC. On the Canal of Fortuny Venice, we produced a mesh console in an cropped elliptical shape and a towering pillow bookcase. We produced the same 11′ x11′ x 2′ pillow bookcase for Fortuny NYC. Here is a trivia question, How do you get a 11′ x 11′ x 2′ 500 pound bookcase up to the top floors of the D and D building in NYC? A little bit of magic.

McLean, Va., October 6, 2009 — CharityWorks GreenHouse, the first Carbon Neutral Designer Show House on the East Coast, will open its doors to the public October 10 – 30. The CharityWorks GreenHouse features the eco-friendly creations of 19 acclaimed interior designers including internationally recognized designer Barry Dixon. The GreenHouse, constructed by WEST*GROUP in collaboration with GreenSpur, Inc., was designed by the Washington, D.C. rchitectural firm of Cunningham Quill.

Our dear friend Barry Dixon, commissioned us to create a divider screen to separate the kitchen and the dinning/living space. At 11′ tall, the screen was large in size but not in visual weight. It was a wonderful way to separate the space.

As with everything produced by Avrett, all the excess material was recycled. We also purchased carbon credits to off set the shipping, as well as, using finishing materials with NO VOC’s. We took the Green aspect of this project seriously. Good design does not have to compromise the world in which we live.

More information about this amazing project can be found here  http://www.charityworksgreenhouse.com/