Robin Howard

Jan 3, 2024 | charlestonstyleanddesign.com | Robin Howard

When interior designer Robyn Branch says she goes above and beyond for her clients, she’s not kidding. There was the time in St. Kitts when she served as a human strap on a forklift load of materials going three stories high. Then there was the time she and her crew finished a project with no electricity, using an iPhone flashlight to put the finishing touches in place.

Dec 16, 2023 | dsdmag.com | Robin Howard

With a massive 16,000-square-foot showroom and a roster of 250 artists working in diverse mediums and styles, Southwest Gallery has served as an artistic beacon for more than 55 years. That kind of longevity is so rare that only about 7% of art galleries in the world have been in business for more than 35 years. Owner and director Bob Malenfant attributes the gallery’s success to a diverse inventory and long-term relationships built on trust and customer service.

Dec 16, 2023 | dsdmag.com | Robin Howard

Thirty-three years ago, Barbara and David Kittrell and their partner, Michael Riffkind, established the Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass Gallery in North Dallas. Michael Riffkind retired in 2014. In 2015, the Kittrells moved the gallery to share space with their sister gallery, Southwest Gallery, in a beautiful 116,000-square-foot building. Today, the gallery represents more than 250 talented contemporary glass artists.

Oct 17, 2023 | charlestonstyleanddesign.com | Robin Howard

When your design clients are world travelers with a trove of art, collections, antiques and exotic treasures to incorporate into a new construction home, you have to bring your A game. As the designer for hundreds of high-end residential projects and high-profile commercial projects, such as The Restoration on King, Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina and the Elan Midtown apartments, interior designer Beverly Bohan was ready for the challenge.

Oct 17, 2023 | charlestonstyleanddesign.com | Robin Howard

There’s a contemporary notion going on in American architecture. It resurges every few years, and the movement is afoot right now,” architect Marc Camens says. When Camens is inclined to expound on the intersection of history, philosophy, psychology and architecture, we’re going to learn something, and one of those magic moments is about to happen. “My theory is the contemporary world is always in our sight; it’s always on our computers, so it’s appealing now.