The textile designer and creative agency founder talks about career lessons and favorite things about Charlotte.
Caroline Cecil launched her namesake textiles brand in 2014, when she was living in California. “There were few boutique collections on the market at the time, and I was wanting to support the art of hand screen printing, with the prints all originating from my own artwork,” says Cecil, who previously worked in corporate design at Target and Levi’s. The fabric and wallpaper collection features geometric prints and colors “that appear basic from afar but are complex in their simplicity,” she says.
Cecil moved to Charlotte in fall 2023, around the same time she sold Caroline Cecil Textiles to the luxury home-furnishings brand Kravet. The Camden, Maine, native is now a creative consultant at Kravet, developing new collections for the Caroline Cecil brand.
The sale of her company also freed up her time for a new endeavor: Caroline Cecil Creative, a marketing agency for interior designers. The agency helps clients with social media, digital marketing and branding. “I discovered my passion for brand storytelling and digital marketing through developing and growing the Caroline Cecil Textiles brand,” she says. “Now that it’s acquired, I’m so happy to be able to help elevate other brands.”
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Eat + drink
Renaissance Patisserie for lunch (incredible spinach quiche), Osteria Luca for a casual dinner (best cheesecake in town IMO) and Sixty Vines for girls night. BrickTop’s also makes a great vodka martini, and the people watching is fun.
Beverage
Oat milk latte from Summit Coffee
Getaway
I grew up going to the British Virgin Islands, and after living on the West Coast for 15 years, am happy to be a quick flight away from places like Virgin Gorda and Tortola.
Treasure hunting
I’ve made a killing buying high-end light fixtures on Facebook Marketplace here in Charlotte. The amount of (new in box) Visual Comfort sconces and table lamps is astonishing. I even purchased a Wolf range and a stunning bedframe from a home in Eastover.
Water’s Edge and Brittany Blue
Color me happy
Water’s Edge and Brittany Blue from Benjamin Moore
Fitness
I just joined The Health Club, and I also love Bar Method in SouthPark.
Osteria Luca
Summit Coffee
Wellness + beauty
Beauty Walker for Russian manicures, Palestra Boutique Spa for massages (Angeline is the best!), Infinity MedSpa for brows (see Katie!) and Jon’Ric for skin care
Listening to
Chet Baker is on repeat in my house, and when I’m out driving around lately I’m loving Pink Sweat$. SP
Photographs by Jamey Price, courtesy Osteria Luca; courtesy Benjamin Moore, Palestra, Renaissance Patisserie, Summit Coffee, The British Virgin Islands Tourist Board
