This past June, Steve had the opportunity to style a private dinner for 70 as part of the 2017 Atlanta Food and Wine Festival. The theme of the dinner, “Dining by Personality,” was conceived by the talented Jason Tesauro of Modern Gentleman, also our host for the evening. Also making the evening supremely memorable were […]
We all love a long weekend, a cook out, or trip to the beach. But, that’s really not what this holiday is about… It’s about remembering all of those who gave their all to protect our freedoms and for that, we are eternally grateful. We hope you all take a moment to reflect upon what […]
The late Alexander Girard has been an inspiration to Steve since first seeing his iconic mid-century designs. When you think of mid-century design, chances are you envision a Girard design, whether you know it or not. As a multi-platform designer, Girard is especially meaningful to Steve, as he continues to expand his own design platforms, […]
Plein Air Painting with Steve Apertivo, yes please! Soldata Romano II One of the benefits of being in one place for a longer period of time is you make friends with the locals. This was especially helpful as Steve wanted to make copies of historic rare books and ephemera at the local rare books archives, […]
In an effort to commemorate their latest exhibition, Van Gogh’s Bedrooms, the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) – in partnership with Airbnb and ad agency, Leo Burnett – created a replica of the artist’s iconic bedroom, as seen in three of his most remarkable works. Vincent van Gogh. The Bedroom, 1889. The Art Institute of Chicago, Helen Birch Bartlett […]
A love of color runs deep for both Steve and Jill. In fact, Steve worked for Sherwin Williams during all of his summer breaks from college. He actually had to pass several rigorous color accuracy exams to secure the role, affording him the opportunity to pull together paint palettes for specific markets. Beats the traditional summer gig laboring […]
Recently Jill’s brother, sil (sister-in-law) and 3 young children came to town for a fun summer visit. As you all probably know, Atlanta is not at a shortage for fun activities for kids of all ages, but in our search to find things we’d all enjoy and haven’t done before, we discovered the fabulous Old Fourth […]
Happy Labor Day from the team here at steve mckenzie’s – we hope you’re enjoying a relaxing day with your friends and family! steve mckenzie’s will be closed, Monday, September 7th, and will reopen with normal business hours Tuesday, the 8th.
Celebrations still happen! I may have mentioned that our son and his wife are expecting their first child in June, a little girl. Right away, my daughters and I started planning a ladies-only celebration baby shower for March to celebrate this blessed event. Well, we all know that life came to a screeching, shelter in […]
Last year, we introduced our blog readers to Dress for Success, a non-profit organization that does a tremendous job of providing interview suits, confidence boosts, and career development to low-income women. They’re back on our radar now, with a fantastic promotion in conjunction with O Magazine and Talbots. Seven new pieces were designed for Talbots in collaboration with […]
This past weekend at AmericasMart was such a whirlwind for us! We were so honored to be selected to participate in their exciting “Retail Meets Design” vignette exhibition, which highlighted the talents of a fantastic group of retailers who are also designers, or vice versa. We were simply blown away by everyone’s creativity! Steve took […]
This past weekend at AmericasMart was such a whirlwind for us! We were so honored to be selected to participate in their exciting “Retail Meets Design” vignette exhibition, which highlighted the talents of a fantastic group of retailers who are also designers, or vice versa. We were simply blown away by everyone’s creativity! Steve took […]
With each New Year, brings an opportunity for a fresh start, a chance for revitalization, a new perspective. We wish you a very happy New Year and whatever it is you’re hoping to resolve to do this year, and any challenges you may be facing, we hope you achieve it! Cheers to the new year! […]
You may remember we introduced the founders of The Southern Coterie in this blog post last year, after returning from presenting at the Charleston Southern C Summit. Well, we had the opportunity to attend the most recent summit, just last month at The Cloister on Sea Island… The location alone had us swooning. Add in […]
