Allison Melone

Before debuting the internationally recognized women’s ready-to-wear boutique athene on the North Shore in fall 2016, Ashley Quicksilver thought of fashion as a creative outlet, one rooted in childhood shopping trips with her grandmother. “I would style entire seasonal wardrobes for both of us,” says Quicksilver. “I was good at it, and that gave me

Meet the Maker

How many of us can say we still apply—or even remember—the skills we learned in school to our careers now? For artist Zak Rose, the classes and coursework he took at Kenyon College still drive the design work he does today—even though his degree is in English. “Near the end of my time at Kenyon,

Cool Ceramics

After graduating with a BFA from the Columbus College of Art & Design and an MFA from the Cranbrook Academy of Art, ceramist Kass O’Brien accepted a position with a nonprofit photo agency, one she disliked, and soon quit to take a job cooking on a private sailboat instead— much to her parents’ chagrin. To

Deck the Halls

Head home for the holidays.

Medical Maven

Growing up in an immigrant family—with a father from India and a mother from Afghanistan—Dr. Deeba Masood learned early on the importance of both education and civic duty. “My parents made this message clear,” she says. “We arrived in the United States for two purposes.” So, even though she’d dreamt of one day becoming a

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