Magazin e PUBLISHER I Arthur Horwitz AN OUTSIDE GLIMPSE OF WHO YOU ARE EDITOR I Carla Jean Schwartz ASSOCIATE EDITOR I Linda Bachrack Deborah Schultz ART DIRECTOR I EDITORIAL ASSISTANT I Seymour .Manello CREATIVE SERVICES MANAGER I Michelle Sheridan DESIGN & GRAPHICS SPECIALIST I Zina Bahrou I Anne Lada PLATINUM GRAPHIC ARTIST Cathy Ciccone Kelli Johnson Todd Skiba Libby Welch GRAPHIC ARTISTS I STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER I SALES MANAGER I Angie Baan Dean Dimitrieski ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES I Claudia Gerard Sue Maniloff Heidi Martin Rick Nessel Marcy Rastigue Kristen Wargelin Melissa Wolf-Litvin I Kristen M. Komlen Mina Vickers SALES COORDINATORS INSIDE SALES MANAGER I Meg Lyczak INSIDE SALES REPRESENTATIVES I Sheryl Alpern Elizabeth Friedman Jan Haskell Barbara Lopez Dharlene Norris June Thiesmeyer rom time-honored classics to the strikingly modern, Jimmies, Michigan's I-888-56041MS premier Brown Jordan dealer, brings BIRMINGHAM 690 OLD S.WOODWARD you the ultimate in outdoor furnishings. NOVI/WIXOM 48700 GRAND RIVER For the very first time and with great SHELBYTOWNSHIP 14215 HALL ROAD pleasure, I am offering Brown Jordan's entire award-winning 2004 catalog at a 40% discount, LIVONIA CLEARANCE CTR• 29500 W. 6 MILE ROAD through March only. Jimmies and Brown Jordan have collaborated in this effort in order to book early production time and insure early summer delivery. COVER: Photography by Beth Singer. Ellen Blau, of Bingham Farms, groups her collection of antique footstools in front of the hearth. See story inside. Since 1945 040 I invite you to come to one of our RUSTICS showrooms, sit down and try out all of our incredible new spring offerings and take advantage of our pre-season March prices. www.jimrniesrustics.com — Jim Sica PLATINUM is published the first Friday of every month by Jewish Renaissance Media. Chairman: Michael H. Steinhardt: President: Arthur M. Horwitz. Offices are located at 29200 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 110, Southfield MI 48034. Phone: 248-354-6060. ENTERTAIN RELAX ENJOY PLATINUM • NIARCH 2004 • 3