Cohen’s
Retreat - A creative collective, an
artisan/design destination.
This midtown historic campus has evolved into a creative
community thanks to the new owner’s vision. About the property: Cohen’s Retreat
is a community of art, food, with a coffee/juice bar, commercial and
residential cottages for rent scattered about the property. There is a main
building plus sixteen cottages. The residential cottages are energy efficient
with skylight and wood grain flooring. The commercial cottages have a main
room, office and are equipped with a full kitchen and bathroom. A couple of working craftspeople live in the
cottages already, and several business have made Cohen’s retreat their home as
well. The north wing of the main building will host lectures, classes,
workshops, and more. The south wing, a gallery space, has already hosted two
shows. A banquet table dominates another
room. A new patio space, vegetable and
herb gardens, and a fountain to be installed out front. Many of the fully-renovated cottages are
still available for rent. The cottages behind the main building are leasing
quickly - with a potpourri of design oriented small businesses - photo
stylists, prop stylists, artists, and designers
Art Tank will be a space available to rent for events. It
will be a place to gather, to learn and connect with like-minded folks.
“We
just wanted to provide a setting where the most accomplished artist can come in
and go away with something, but so can someone who has never even picked up a
paintbrush.”
New, and in the latest issue of Savannah Magazine. 10pm.
Located at” 5715 Skidaway Road, Savannah
Fish Out
of Water Designs – Artisan upholstery
An unusual, eclectic, bohemian style upholstery workshop. Custom
upholstery, re-upholstery,
“If
you need something upholstered, Evelyn is your girl! She really engages the
client in the process so that simply spending time with her in her workshop is
a valuable experience. And the quality of her work is second to none!”
“Savannah Plush is designed to celebrate and share the
uniqueness of the community in which we live. We celebrate the creative talents
of carefully hand selected local artisans. Even our name was carefully
considered and selected. "Savannah" for the exquisite physical
location we call home and "Plush" to describe those special little
touches that we all love to add when feathering our nests.” – Located at Cohen’s
Retreat on the second Floor
Started as the brainchild of mother-daughter duo, Lynn Rahn
and Brooke Rahn Thomas, Clutter
The Mill is an interactive, collective studio concept soon
to be in downtown Savannah where designers of any kind can come work/sell their
craft. By creating a space where designers can come to work on their own time,
celebrate the process of their work and sell their product all at once brings
attention to the great people behind America's handmade goods.
“Maven Makers is working to establish a collaborative
work-space with the goal of creating a community of knowledge, design, and
creativity. We are a community of people working together to foster growth to
the individual first, then local companies, and for the overall city. Our space
is for everyone with a desire to learn, inspire, teach, design, and create. Maven
Makers’ vision is to establish a community-supported maker-space in Savannah,
GA, which seeks to equip and empower the community starting at the individual
level by delivering a common location with affordable resources for designing
and building, whether for profit or mere enjoyment.” Maven Makers has had several
events where ‘regular folk’ built bicycle racks for the Savannah Bicycle
Campaign, and magazine racks for NPO’s in Savannah.
