The Atlanta
Decorative Arts Center (ADAC)
offers
The most extraordinary collection of home
furnishings under one roof in America.
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gives designers
from all over the
country a place for one-stop shopping. |
A look
inside---
ADAC
is where Designers and Architects shop and have an opportunity to be
inspired by the Southeast’s' premier design center's residential and
commercial showrooms.
ADAC also offers the professional many educational and networking
opportunities.
Tucked away at 3349 Peachtree Hills Avenue is the ever
exciting and purely inspirational Atlanta Decorative Arts Center. Its
nondescript facade belies the staggering opulence of the world within.
ADAC has five floors of showrooms and an adjoining annex encompassing
550,000 square feet offering an expansive collection of fine products
from around the globe. |
ADAC was opened in 1961 by John Portman who also developed the
Americas Mart. This amazing center has been expanded five times. A
major renovation beginning in 2006 celebrated its completion in
December of 2007. |
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| In May of
2009,
Charlotte Iseldyke and
Sheree Hendrick of The
COLOR Company in Huntsville made their semi-annual trip to Atlanta to
attend Design ADAC. This year's theme---The Timeless Value of Luxury:
Designing memories, heirlooms and sustainable environments for future
generations.--- |
Anita
Best
General Manager
Atlanta Decorative Arts Center
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Anita Best quoted Stanley Marcus. Marcus is
the founder of Neiman-Marcus. He is a published author who was named by
Harvard Business School as among the greatest American Business Leaders
of the twentieth century. Mr. Marcus defines luxury as “the best that
mind of man can imagine and the most sophisticated hand of the virtuoso
craftsman can achieve”. |
| We had the
pleasure of
rubbing shoulders
with many of the most
talented designers in the industry. Heard keynote presentations and
were treated to a visual emporium of all the latest in the world of
interiors. Among the speakers were designer and author Celerie Kemble
and Charles Faudree who shared highlights from his 35-year design
career. Veranda's Deborah Sanders moderated a panel discussion that
included Peter Dunham who has been on the top 100 designers list. Lloyd
Princeton of Design Management Company who is dedicated to the business
needs of design professionals and Trina Turk textile and clothing
designer. |
Charlotte and Celerie |
Sheree, Charlotte and Maureen |
Grace McNamara, Charlotte, Sheree and
other Design
ADAC attendees gather for a group photo at the Ravan Showroom. |
We
shared time with Grace McNamara, President and CEO of Grace McNamara
Inc. who is
publisher of Vision Magazine and the producer of the International
Window
Coverings Expo. Her presentation this year at ADAC was on "Global
Trends in Window Fashions". |
Sheree takes a break in the Designers' Lounge.
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| We enjoyed lunches, munches, speakers and
showrooms where we were
surrounded by an array of spectacular products and ideas. Among some of
the other highlights were Kathy Ireland, Eleanor McKay CEO of Neirman
Weeks Lighting and Martha Reeves Author of Gracious Nesting. |
The Kravet Showroom display by Martha Reeves was awarded the Most
Creative Showroom Display for Design ADAC 2009.
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Peggy
Flannagan and Maureen Wheeler
proudly receiving the award.
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Charlotte wins an Amy Howard original!
Especially
exciting was inspirational speaker and furniture designer Amy Howard.
We were fortunate to win the drawing for a piece of her hand painted
furniture.
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Enjoy
this insider’s tour of some of the amazing showrooms available only
with your designer.
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For
more than two decades Charlotte
Iseldyke had been a connoisseur of Color - its power, energy and
diversity. As a syndicated published design journalist, Charlotte
shares her expertise with you through a variety of publications.
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