When we reached Rudi by phone for an interview, he was seven hours ahead of us and on a seven-hour drive with his children in the car. We got disconnected briefly, and when we connected again, he had pulled over to chat with us about Schwung Home. We get the impression that this is the life of an antiquing family.

Coming from a long line of “pearl men,” Vincent Peach has created a signature brand of fine jewelry, combining rare pearls with mixed metals, exotic leathers, premium diamonds, and his newly expanded equestrian designs. A native of Nashville, Tennessee, where he still resides, Vincent designs his pieces in a studio attached to his namesake boutique in Marathon Village, and at his new flagship store in the Green Hills area. Drawing inspiration from his love of all things equestrian, luxury lifestyle, and travel, his pieces are vintage and modern, masculine and feminine, bohemian and baroque.

Houston native Stacy Graubart is a Round Top regular and returns to Market Hill in the spring. What she loves most about what she does is ‘the thrill of the hunt.’ “I also love all the creative, inspiring people I meet along the way,” Stacy says. This is especially true in Round Top. “I have been coming to Round Top for forever,” she says, “since I was a young girl. I have some long-standing relationships with vendors I’ve met in Round Top and have known for many years.” It continues to be a worthwhile experience, she says, “As a seller, I am able to clear out some of our inventory, and as a buyer, I am able to buy for our current projects. Round Top is special because of the variety of products offered at every price point.

For Jessica Fairbrother, creator of Sacred Heart Antiques, each piece is special. “I look for things with meaning, things that touch my heart, things that stop me in my tracks. I have to fall a little bit in love with it,” Jessica says. “I never know for whom I’m buying it, but my things always seem to find where they are meant to be.” Jessica shares with us a sampling of items you can find exclusively at Market Hill at Sacred Heart Antiques.

Susan Horne started her business out of a love for antiques and a desire to help clients find special pieces. Susan shares with us her excitement for the spring show at Market Hill where she will showcase her goods. “Market Hill allows us to design a beautiful showroom we can tailor to our own brand,” she says. The brand she has created is based on a promise to her customers to provide quality English antiques, unique one-of-a-kind pieces, and a wonderful experience when visiting her showroom. Her customers have been loyal customers and friends, because they have come to expect and depend on all of these things.

Shabby Slips Home has blossomed from a custom slipcover and upholstery shop to being filled with the finest antiques from all over the country. Consoles, chests, tables, chairs, mirrors, chandeliers, and much more fill the floors, walls, and everything else between the shop in Houston and Round Top.

At Scoville Brown, you won’t find a chaise lounge or ottoman, but instead a fireplace mantel or stained-glass window. Jim Braunscheidel is in the business of architectural salvage. Unless you’re in the home building or resto industry, or a fan of HGTV’s Fixer Upper, you might not be familiar with what architectural salvage is or what it involves. When a building or home is scheduled to be demolished, Jim goes in and dismantles it, painstakingly removing items of value or intrigue, decorative or functional, including wooden floors, barn doors, crown molding – anything that displays fine craftsmanship or reflects historical significance – and finding other uses for them.

Smith vanOsdelle returns to Market Hill for the spring show, building on 10 years of showing antique and mid-century furniture and décor at Round Top. Scott Smith of SvO has once again assembled an extensive collection of European mid-century design pieces, including Knoll Antimott and Cor from Germany, Desede leather from Switzerland, as well as pieces from Danish designers such as Wanscher, Jalk, Wegner, Hans Olsen, and many others. “We specialize in upscale seating, and we strive to be a ready resource for trade professionals and design aficionados alike,” Smith says.