Minnesota Maker | Solid Manufacturing Co.
Portrait by Mariah Brink, product shots provided
Dan and Alex Cordell launched Solid Manufacturing in 2012 knowing that quality handmade products could be manufactured in...
‘STILL: The Art of Noticing’ Delivers Over a Decade of Daily Discoveries
Amid the chaos of life, we rarely take the time to slow down, stop, and be still, which Minnesota-based Mary Jo Hoffman has long...
Q + A: Bonnie Rubinstein Shares Her Passion for Fused Glass
Local artist Bonnie Rubinstein curates one-of-a-kind glass sculptures for residential and commercial use
Custom Craftsmanship
Photos by David Ellis
At a young age, master woodcarver Erik Wyckoff “fell in love with beautiful, personalized interiors,” he recalls. “Whether it was a...
Vintage Dealer Gladys Tay’s Eclectic, Maximalist Design Style Turns Heads in Shoreview
Photos by Wing Ta
The moment Singapore-native, vintage dealer, and social media maven Gladys Tay picks up her camera, her “little monsters”—three miniature schnauzers and...
Mercury Mosaics’ Mercedes Austin Talks Tile
Photos by David Ellis
Sporting a cheerful smile, perky pixie cut, and plastic safety glasses, local entrepreneur Mercedes Austin takes us on a tour of...
A Peek Inside Erin Francois’s Remodeled 1930s Tudor Duplex
Photos by Wing Ta
At the tender age of seven, Erin Francois would bunker down in her basement, throwing hot glue and dried flowers onto...
Spring Office Inspiration: The Social Lights’ Colorful HQ
If you’ve been into a popular business in Minneapolis in the last several years, you’ve probably been in a space designed by Studio BV,...
Room & Board Founder John Gabbert Inducted into American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame
Photos provided
The American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Foundation Inc. is an industry organization founded in 1988 meant to preserve the history of the...
Minnesota Maker: Anthony Siewert
Photos courtesy Kona's Custom Lodging
Anthony Siewert knew no regular bed would do for his beloved Weimaraner and company namesake Kona, so he did what...
Houston White Celebrates Heritage and Soul This Holiday Season
Photos by Chris McDuffie
While growing up in Jackson, Mississippi, a young Houston White helped his family haul drywall and paint luxury homes across the...
Chicken Thighs & Mushroom Rice
Photos by Elizabeth Ries
Growing up, I attended countless church potlucks featuring lots of 9-by-13-inch pans containing cream of mushroom soup. This dish gives me...
The Collective: Dan Hanes
Photos courtesy Barntiques Custom
For 28 years, Dan Hanes led a fifth-grade classroom, driven by passion to teach both art and the notion that the...
Personality Profile: Q&A with Home Organization Pro Danielle Lanning
Meet the Minnesota woman behind Minne Pristine & Co, a company that hopes to create comfortable and organized living spaces for everyone.
Mrs. Minnesota America Keeps Giving with a Bowling Alley in Her Andover Home
All photos courtesy of Gregory Strom
“We’re entertainers. We love community. Our house is always a hub, so 2020 was difficult for sure,” says Mrs....
Two Minnesota Designers Make The Expert Top 40 List in 2026
The interior design world is abuzz with the announcement of The Expert Top 40 list. For 2026, the list includes two Minnesota-based designers.
The Expert...
Harriet Bart: Reckoning Resonates Within NewStudio Gallery
Interior designers love to delve into the power of objects; their provenance and materiality, power to transform a space, and ability to invoke memory....
The Collective: Plush Pumpkin
Photos provided
Since 2002, Monya Kampa has been stitching up a couture pumpkin patch in Saint Paul. What started with a velvet swatch and a...
Lidia Valdivia Transforms Homes into Colorful Places of Refuge
Photography by Chelsie Lopez
Lidia Valdivia always had a mind for entrepreneurship but didn’t discover her latent love for construction and interior design until she...
Kate & Tony Becker’s Northern-Inspired Home
Kate and Tony Becker have a lot of energy—creative and otherwise. But they have to, considering they own and operate three businesses. There’s Kate...
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