The Coast to Coast tour stops in Nashville, Tennessee to discover new talent and expressions of American design, art and craft.

Special thanks to Jean Lin of Colony for the following post.

September kicked off our Coast to Coast series with Design Milk where we, Colony, a NY-based community of independent furniture, lighting, textiles and objects designers, set out to explore the United States in the name of design, discovery and inspiration. Our travel itinerary was set to discover new talent and expressions of American design, art and craft. On the second leg of our tour we visited Nashville, TN, a bastion of southern creativity that contrary to popular assumption, doesn?t start and end with music.
Nate Schiebe?s Nashville woodshop \ Photo: Colony Our time in Nashville felt like a treasure hunt, where one great studio visit led to three more friends we had to meet. With a bevy of art schools in close proximity, Nashville is home to a creative community teeming with hometown pride tempered with a fine art sensibility. With just a bit of exploration we were able to uncover a talented community of artists working to grow local industry without losing the city?s artistic roots.
Keep Shop at Noelle \ Photo: The Callaway
On the lobby level of Noelle, creative consultant Libby Callaway has curated Keep Shop, a luxury retail store that features a mix that’s heavy on local designers and makers, as well as vintage and national brands that are hard (or im...