THE PROFILE: All ABOUT BETHANNE MATARI who is a tour du force at Currey & Company, where she infuses her own personal brand of knowledge, style and communications into her daily business and interactions with others. She is a "connector" throughout the home furnishings and design worlds.
Name . . .
Bethanne Matari
Occupation . . .
PR Maven at Currey & Company, Atlanta GA
Tell me about a project or accomplishment that you consider to be most
significant in your career . . .
I started a relief organization in Kuwait (where I
lived) 2 days after the first Gulf War ended. I did this to help the people left
behind who were hopeless without any possibility of help and just because I
could! It was an eye-opening experience but the best thing I learned was
how to manipulate the media so that I could get the needed help for the
Bedouins and all the poor nationalities left behind when the war started. It
was the beginning of my PR career.
What things do you not like to do . . .
Spreadsheets
What is your perfect pizza?
When truffles are in season,that’s my
favorite but otherwise just your basic
Margherite Pizza
What kitchen utensil do you use most frequently . . ..
A sharp knife
What is the last photo you took with your cell phone . . .
A chandelier
Who is your secret celebrity crush . . .
Omar Sharif (who died recently)
Are you a night owl or a morning person . . .
I am more of a night owl!
What time of day were you born . . .
1:10 PM on a Tuesday
Do you know your heritage . . . .
YES, it is Scotch/Irish & Welch on my
Mother’s side and my Father is English (so
there is some German too)
Do you follow astrology? What is your zodiac sign . . .
Yes, Pisces; In Chinese Astrology, a Dragon
with a Water Element
What would your DJ Name be . . .
Bad Ass or BA
Do you have a favorite number . . .
4
How many pairs of shoes do you own . . .
Oh God, maybe 50 or 60
What is your present state of mind . . .
Happy
It’s 6pm at your favorite bar or restaurant, what drink do you order . . .
Something bubbly—a Rose Champagne such as
Billecart-Salmon Rose
Do you awake with or with an alarm . . .
I use an alarm just in case but I usually
get up before it rings
Uber, Taxi, Subway or Citi Bike . . .
Walking is preferable but when I cannot Uber
What song is ready to play on your playlist . . . .
Emozioni by Toto Cutugno, a
popular song from the late 1980’s in Italy-
It’s the song playing when I first
met my husband
If we were to peek in your closet, the dominant color would be . . .
Black
One of the best lessons my parents taught me is to . . .
To be honest/kind & eat fresh-from-the-farm
food each day
What is your favorite work of art . . .
Really hard to name just one but Water
Lilies by Claude Monet.
When I lived in New
York in the 1970’s, I worked
across the street from MOMA. I had a free pass to the museum and would
go and sit in front of the painting 2 or 3
times a week. It was a great escape!
What is your favorite building in Manhattan . . .
St. Paul’s Chapel near Wall Street
Bethanne proudly represents Currey & Company, known today for its vibrant collection of lighting products. It was started in 1988 as a purveyor of historic garden furnishings - I hear that Robert B. Currey founded Garden Source Furnishings whose focus was the creation of classic garden furniture from the Winterthur Museum and the Smithsonian Institution.
Lighting products were offered by the early 1990’s. And then they flipped the name to Currey & Company to embrace a new focus on products for the interior. hmmm .. . flip
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