The Scarab Sponsors:

The Minturn Summer Concert Series

With a great local community, the business's within Minturn band together to help put on a fabulous summer concert series. This fun event is totally free to the public and lasts for eight weeks throughout the summer. Once a week, musicans and bands are brought in to preform in Minturn's Little Beach Amphiteather.

La Chamba Pottery: Some of the World's Oldest Cookware

Organically Handmade in Colombia

In the same manner and method that has been used for centuries, La Chamba Pottery is handmade in Colombia in the village of La Chamba that sits on the Magdalena River. Due to nearby volcanic activity from the Ruiz Volcano, the soil in this village is full of micaceous material. Once the clay is shaped into pots/bowls and then fired, the micaceous makeup of the clay creates a wonderful and even heating...

Colorful Tibetan Rugs

Since 1991 the Tibet Rug Company has maintained their vision of combining ancient Tibetan hand-knotting with original, contemporary design. As a result, the company features an evolving collection of rugs crafted with structural and artistic integrity. According to owner Jim Webber, this concept and stylistic juxtaposition has become so popular because “the current generation of rug buyers doesn’t want their grandmother’s rugs.” Instead, “they want something more...

Hamadan Area Rugs including Sultanabad, Ushak, and Vase

Although M&K president and designer Teddy Sumner credits his Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington for his understanding of scale, color and composition, his inspiration comes from everything he sees. “The world is so full of design resources that I could not try to list them – from traditional textile design to modern art to the way light reflects off a wet dog’s coat,” he said. This story covers three well balanced...

Jacque Kudner Creates

from Found Objects

Artisan Jacque Kudner of Remagine Designs handcrafts this jewelry. Each piece is thoughtfully designed and completed with unique pendants, charms and handmade clasps and findings. Jacque, a life long treasure hunter and collector of precious found objects, utilizes these jewels and beads that have caught her discerning eye.

By Robin Gray Design

The Street Talk Collection

Rooted in the idea that a human language lies within our concrete environment, Robin Gray’s new collection “Street Talk” gives motion to aspects of our surroundings that are traditionally considered fixed or permanent. Gray’s seventeenth Tibetan rug collection shows that buildings, walls and streets have layers just like humans do. No stranger to travel, Gray drew inspiration from photos she took during her various journeys and her experiences in...

Andrea Georgopolis Creates Modern Design in Downtown Denver

When Slifer Designs Project Manager Andrea Georgopolis was asked to design longtime client Susan Frampton’s home in the up-and-coming Union Station neighborhood of downtown Denver she knew she was in for something special.

A Modern Texas Transformation

"Architecturally beautiful but a bit stark for the owner" – that's how Vail interior designers Amy Casey and Courtney St. John of Casey St. John Interiors described their client's Austin, Texas home before they collaborated to design something special. Since the client was looking to turn her home into a place that was modern and inviting, Amy used "a soft color palette, lots of texture, and an eclectic mix of art to complement and take some of the harder edge...

The Minturn Community Fund

2nd Annual Minturn Holiday Fundraiser

The Minturn Community Fund (TMCF) is a non-profit that was established in 2004 with the goal of making a positive difference in the lives of local Colorado residents.  TMCF works to ensure that both Minturn and its sister town, Redcliff, remain strong, stable and happy communities.

Antique Machine Truck Becomes Modern Sofa-Table

The art of upcycling has continued to become increasingly popular over the past few years. The Scarab loves to find pieces that others have deemed trash and then, turn those once forgotten items into unforgettable treasures. This sofa table is a perfect example of repurposing at its best!