Culture & Style

Meet five women with very different passions who are making a difference in the lives of those around them.

Paige Albright brings the beauty of Morocco to Mountain Brook Village with her handcrafted oriental rugs.

From interactive displays to one-on-one customer service, showroom gurus Dawn Calvert, Megan Fitzpatrick, and Lauren Mahan reveal how the company has remained at the forefront of kitchen and bath fixtures, as well as technology, for more than 50 years.

Issis & Sons, a family-owned and operated group of four sibling stores with a tight-knit sales team, has been enhancing its pedigree for over 35 years. Operations manager/matriarch Nancy Gowens shares the secrets to their success.

Some people like to refer to Mt. Laurel as Birmingham’s Mayberry, thanks to its close-knit neighbors, sidewalk-lined streets, and self-supporting school and town center. But there’s much more happening here than the occasional cat stuck in a tree.

Triton Stone Group of Birmingham is locally known for its vast and carefully curated selection of stone slabs. What many don’t realize, however, is that Triton also offers an array of tiles, plumbing, and fixtures.

Long before the State of Alabama declared 2016 as The Year of the Maker, creativity has been pouring forth from our home. The rest of the country has already discovered our beloved designers Billy Reid and Natalie Chanin. But look in our own backyard and you’ll find the next generation of makers in a smartly renovated Avondale warehouse.

When talking with Joe Lauber about his success in the design industry, he usually tries to steer the conversation away from himself. “Let’s talk about the store instead, ”...