GOOD NEWS: Mitchell Hill to open new Charleston design center

Staff reports  |  Mitchell Hill, a Charleston-based interior design house, will open a design center in the fall on upper King Street in an art deco building long known as Chase Furniture.

According to a press release, the business founded in 2010 by Michael Mitchell and Tyler Hill will revive the 12,000-square-foot space as a multi-line showroom, but will continue to operate as a gallery.  

Hill, left, and Mitchell

“We’ve seen Charleston grow into a design hub, and with the influx of interior designers, furniture makers, and design aficionados, we saw a hole in the market,” Mitchell said.  “The same way many of the designer gravitate towards High Point Market, Atlanta and New York, we want to be seen as a design resource in your backyard.” 

Mitchell and HIll, both known for their sense of occasion, also will host events in the space with local design and media partners to continue the comradery found in the design and art industry in Charleston. 

The company’s new venture seeks to serve as a resource for design connoisseurs and to-the-trade industry professionals. The two-level space will reflect their design taste that they call “twisted traditional,” a style the brand is known for. The first floor will carry the latest in furnishings, paint, flooring, hardware, surfaces, and original works of art, the release said.  More info. 

In other Good News:

Big gift.  The city of North Charleston will give $1 million to the International African American Museum after city council unanimously approved the gift last week.  North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey said, “This announcement marks the beginning of a great partnership with the International African American Museum and gives us a broader opportunity to tell our community’s rich African American history to an audience of visitors from around the world.  Our history is not bound by city limits, and when our story is illuminated, our entire region benefits.”

New citizens to be sworn in.  Charles Pinckney National Historic Site will host its 22nd Naturalization Ceremony at 11 a.m. Sept. 19 in the park, located at 1254 Long Point Road in Mount Pleasant.  Every year, approximately 100 people from countries all over the world take the oath of citizenship during this ceremony. The event is free and open to the public.