Home is a special place. Now more than ever. Much more than a postcard, Charleston is our inspiration. Our community. Our original source of collaboration. And in this latest edition, we are excited to show the many reasons why.
Enjoy this snapshot of The Current, Volume 3.
An intrinsic and creative force, design is alive in Charleston. It is historic and modern. Young and mature. Established and emerging. Entrenched and ever-evolving.
At home with seven of Charleston's leading shelter luminaries.
DESIGN
An inspired glimpse inside Ann Ladson's tucked away metal studio.
A father-daughter duo: In conversation with a creative family dynasty.
In Charleston, architecture lives and breathes as much as any resident, and many of the most iconic and singular forms of this unique built landscape have never graced the face of a postcard.
AULDBRASS
An American icon’s passionate tribute to the Lowcountry’s rugged beauty and singular landscape.
ARCHITECTURE
Yard with a View: The untold history of Charleston's Naval Base.
An architect. An educator. A storyteller. The life and times of a modern legend.
In Charleston, landscape refers to so much more than just the ground beneath our feet. It’s a patchwork of environments that speaks to all five senses, and it taps into something elemental.
STEVENS TOWING
A stunning example of what happens when high design, historic preservation and a fresh approach to a family run business collide on the high seas.
LANDSCAPE
Behind the iron gates of an undiscovered South of Broad secret garden.
A flower child in full bloom: Finding beauty with Charleston's most creative horticulturist.
Free thought and abundant inspiration. From boundary-challenging artists to naturalists blurring the lines between commerce and conservation to an historic literary powerhouse devoted to restoring past treasures by dusting off their covers for renewed circulation, this moment is a watershed for cultural advancement and recognition for Charleston.
FLETCHER WILLIAMS III
A fresh presence in the national art world who creates large-scale paintings, sculptures, mixed media works and civic installations returns home.
CULTURE
Charleston is filled with historic treasures—both on display and hidden from public view—but one trove stands alone for the sheer volume and scale of its wonders: the Charleston Library Society.
An explorer with an old spirit whose curiosity is rooted in precision (without pretense) and introspection (without self-importance). And like his seafaring predecessors, this local oysterman is more easily defined by how he thinks than by what he does.