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Article: Lesley Roy's natural amazement proves successful.(Lesley Roy Portrait)
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- Home Accents Today
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- December 1, 2003
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Lesley Roy's passion for preserving traditional techniques and painting led to her growing collection of tabletop, accessories and now accent furniture. Sold exclusively at Neiman Marcus, Harrod's, Geary's and select specialty stores, Lesley's line made its industry debut at the International Home Furnishings Market in High Point in October.
She credits her mother, a former court dressmaker for the Queen of England under the house of Norman Hartnell, for her appreciation of tradition and art and her father, an organic chemist with 70 worldwide patents, for her business sense.
This 44-year-old artist/entrepreneur has a studio in three historic buildings ...