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Grant started The Alexander Copper Company while working for his dads construction company where he spent much of his time rebuilding box gutters. Box gutters are built into the house so it is a type of woodworking that requires a commitment to craftsmanship. The fact that it is such difficult work convinced Grant, a former marine, licensed EMT, and Cincinnati State student that he could make a living designing and building copper sheet metal cornices and traditional box gutters. A cornice is generally any horizontal molding that crowns a building so part of the structure that makes up a cornice is often a box gutter. It is a shame that the beautiful work on this Northside home is on the roof where nobody can see it! However, you can go to https://www.alexandercopper.com to see more examples of Grant’s craftsmanship

Joe Kinzelman of works on furniture commissions when he is not building bars, desks/benches, tables and displays for Brewery. His most recent piece is the split leg, hard maple, table which is now on display at The Dairy Barn Arts Center in Athens, Ohio for the show Art of Our Appalachian Woods. Visit www.e13workshop.com to view more of Joe’s work.

According to their bios at www.fire-lab.com/who-we-are , James Payne is a sculptor and alchemist, Luis Laya is a Venezuelan trained architect and cuisine guru. Both have strong ideas about how cooking experiences can change people. They met while making molds at Rookwood Pottery where their common interests swirled around fire and the interplay of heat, air and fuel. As their live fire feasts continued to grow, demand for their “badass”, smokeless, high efficiency, wood fired Dragon Grill increased as well. Chefs and local gathering places like Gutierrez Deli in Covington saw that when you light a fire and start a grill, people will gather. James views gatherings as social sculpture and Luis has an unbreakable spirit from having to start over in the U.S. after leaving Venezuela with his family and no money. We suggest you follow their journey .

Susannah Tisue of SKT Ceramics and Michael Miritello of Century Design purchased the former Century Theatre on Gilbert Ave. in Walnut Hills and are currently converting the building into a second floor shop space and a street level showroom for both businesses. Michael is taking a hiatus from his woodworking and furniture making business to do most of the carpentry work, including building a new grand staircase and replacing the showroom windows. This couple relocated to Cincinnati from Brooklyn after renting studio space for several years and growing weary of ever being able to find an affordable building in Brooklyn. It’s exciting to have these NYU trained artists pursuing their passion in Cincinnati! Visit at Findlay Market or at www.sktceramics.com. See Michaels woodworking posts or follow the renovation .

The Standard Covington is the newest bar/restaurant from the family who also brought Frida 602, Otto’s and Larry’s All American Cafe to Covington. Co-owners Emily Wolff and Paul Weckman, a husband and wife team, are passionate about historic preservation and the community building that follows. Wolff uses her Fine Arts and Preservation background to rehab and preserve each project the duo tackles. This couple believes that by investing in some of the worst or forgotten properties, that you are allowing history to speak again, and each building has a story to tell. Restaurant owners are often among the main investors in urban communities and yet have taken the hardest hit from the Covid pandemic...So go check out the outdoor space and summer menu at The Standard or visit them .

Cincinnati natives and food entrepreneurs, Tony and Austin Ferrari took two weeks off from running the Hillside Supper Club in San Francisco every year to travel to coffee shops all over the world. Their passion for “place” led them to eventually hire a friend and architect to put their ideas on paper. Mom ‘n ‘Em Coffee integrates their love of home, Cincinnati and the Camp Washington neighborhood with their talents as makers, chefs and restaurateurs. This coffee and wine shop should be on your list for a cup of custom blended Ferrari Bros. coffee by Deeper Roots or a jar of their homemade garlic ailoi. Of course, say hi to mom Theresa when you visit!
https://www.momnemcoffee.com

Manning Contracting is owned by the husband and wife team of Nic and Suzy Manning. They have built an impressive portfolio of Cincinnati area residential and commercial projects working with architects, developers and homeowners. We chose to feature an Indian Hill remodel and a Covington, Kentucky adaptive reuse project with WorK Architecture + Design featuring four Airbnb rentals. Indian Hill cabinetry by https://westerncustomcabinetry.com.
Click http://manningcontracting.com to view more of their projects.

Shannon Reed at U+ Design selected all the finishes and furnishings for this new mountaintop home at The Greenbrier Sporting Lodge in West Virginia. After graduation with a degree in architecture from Ohio State, Shannon moved to Los Angeles to pursue interior design. During her ten-year residency in Los Angeles, Shannon worked with many notable designers and launched her own home decor line name mini-malist. Did we mention this West Virginia home is for sale and includes her pillows along with all the home furnishings, linens, and a fully outfitted kitchen? So, if life has you craving a second home, please visit https://greenbrierliving.com/property-detail/?productid=787. U+ Design is a Cincinnati based full-service design firm. To learn more about U+ or to purchase directly from mini-malist, please visit https://www.uplusdesign.com.

Northern Row Brewery & Distillery is taking “handcrafted” to the next level. Metal Solutions, a company owned by David Berger and one of the owners of Northern Row fabricated the tables, front bar, production walls and many of the other architectural elements in this former Christian Moerlein icehouse building. Much of the material used for these elements was salvaged or repurposed from area buildings. For example, the lights above the bar are from the now demolished Cincinnati Gardens. Owners David and Nancy Berger and Joe and Robin Maas restored this pre-prohibition building for their planned grand opening on St Patrick’s Day which was delayed until recently. Visit the Brewery located in the Northern Row section of OTR at 111 W. McMicken Ave and check out https://msdf1.com
for metal design and fabrication solutions.

“Because the Shower is everything”. It takes a lot of hands to make a shower door https://youtu.be/FTvxb2GG618 and we like to highlight local companies who design and make beautiful things, whether it is for a regional or local market. Basco serves both from a manufacturing, assembly and shipping facility in Mason, Ohio. To control the quality of their glass, they also own a glass fabricating facility in Hamilton, Ohio that delivers glass twice a day to the Mason location. You can start customizing your dream bathroom right now at https://bascoshowerdoor.com.

Learning the importance of building functional furniture from his engineer dad, and the value of good design from working with the biggest names in the contract furniture business, inspired Colin Nourie to found Collective Ten. This product design studio based in Cincinnati has been garnering international furniture design awards with products like his new 356 Outdoor Collection for the contract hospitality/residential market. Check out more of his clean, modern aesthetic at collectiveten.com

When asked about the Art Climb, Chris Manning of said, “The hillside ecology added a lot of dynamic layers of inspiration to the original idea of the grand staircase and outdoor gallery”. Known for their projects that integrate art and science, this project is arguably the best of their portfolio. The Art Climb is a trail that will ultimately link existing assets in the Mt Adams cultural district, a civic space linking communities and an art experience likely to have a transformative effect on the Cincinnati Art Museum. Walk the precast, concrete Tektura steps during the day and view the neighboring nine story Baldwin Building at eye level, or stroll the Art Climb at night when the lighting is part of the artistic experience. ‪http://www.humannature.cc/profile.html‬