Charleston Antiques Show 2019

2019 / 45 THE RIGHT HONOURABLE NICHOLAS A.E. ASHLEY COOPER, 12 TH EARL OF SHAFTESBURY | SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 11 AM | SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 11 AM The 12 th Earl of Shaftesbury has made quite a name for himself by undertaking the award-winning restoration of his 400-year- old family home, St. Giles House in Wimborne, St. Giles Dorset, United Kingdom. Lord Shaftesbury’s talk will explain his sudden inheritance, and will describe his personal trials and tribulations, and eventual successes with the renaissance of St. Giles House and its brilliantly restored high-point Georgian architecture. Lord Shaftesbury is a direct descendant of Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, one of the original eight Lords Proprietors of Carolina. His participation in the Antiques Show is made possible by The Urban Electric Co. JENNIFER BOLES | SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2 PM Jennifer Boles is the creator of the wildly popular blog, The Peak of Chic. She was born and raised in the South, where her love of beautiful homes and gracious living was fostered by her house-proud parents and their decorator, a true Southern eccentric with great style and maddening business practices. Her latest book, Inspired Design: The 100 Most Important Interior Designers of the Past 100 Years (Vendome, 2018) takes in the full scope of design over the last century. Based in Atlanta, Boles also is a freelance writer and Contributing Editor to House Beautiful. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// In the Company of Experts MITCH OWENS | SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 3 PM Mitch Owens is the Decorative Arts Editor at Architectural Digest. He has led a storied life as an author, editor, reporter, curator and scholar of subjects ranging from architecture and design to popular culture. Owens was the voice behind the popular style blog “An Aesthete’s Lament.”