She began selling furniture as part of the Rocket Century collective, then opened Confluence Modern with upholsterer Jeff Swift. Today, you can see her work on Instagram, @secondhandhome314.
In June 2020, Petty and her then-fiancé closed on a 1937 gingerbread-style house in the Southwest Garden neighborhood and turned it into a bright, airy, contemporary space.
Bookworms rejoice! The St. Louis Jewish Book Festival is back, in-person and streaming from the J’s Staenberg Family Complex in Creve Coeur. The 43rd festival starts off with a stirring keynote address on Sunday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. Natan Sharansky and Gil Troy will discuss Never Alone, the memoir of Sharansky’s remarkable life—from a child chess prodigy to Deputy Prime Minister of Israel to nine-year political prisoner—that the pair cowrote. It’s a packed slate with dozens of panels to choose from. Here are five we think are definitely worth attending: