Winter 2024

Twins Gwynneth and Megan were raised in the business, spending much of their childhood in the store and on buying trips through Italy, the South of France and the U.K., heading to flea markets in the wee hours of the mornings and to museums in the afternoons. That exposure had a profound impact on both daughters, influ- encing the direction of their educations, their design sensibilities and ultimately their art. Both women pursued degrees in the arts and inter- national studies and both have found careers in the arts while continuing to contribute to the family business. Megan, the older twin (by four minutes), is a documentary filmmaker and pho- tographer who spent six years working at the legendary Chez Panisse in Berkeley. Her docu- mentary work has taken her to locales as distant as Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and to the bustling streets of Mexico City. She recently received a grant from the Redford Center to help com- plete her documentary film about preserving ancient Aztec farming practices in Mexico. Meanwhile Gwynneth’s path took her to Florence where she studied fine art at both the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze and at Studio Arts College International, where she earned an MFA.While abroad, she also learned to DJ at an Italian disco in her free time.Trained in figurative oil painting, she moves between painting from life and creating layered multimedia-based abstract works.When not at Tancredi & Morgen or in her studio, Gwynneth can be found DJing various public and private events, including dance nights for the Monterey Symphony. Throughout its four decades, Tancredi & Morgen has continued to evolve, sourcing prod- ucts from different locations based on changing consumer trends, offering a delightfully fresh and relevant collection of goods with an inventory that represents the family’s favorite things— from pottery and glassware to artisan pillows and textiles to vintage hotel flatware. Products are chosen with distinct intention, sourced ethi- cally from artisans, craftsmen and dealers the family knows well and feels strongly about sup- porting—both locally and around the globe— supplying their shop with exclusive items not found elsewhere in the region. At the heart of the Tancredi & Morgen aesthetic is the family’s love of things old and new, offering items of quality with purpose and beauty. While in recent years, many retail business- Marsha hand makes intricate beaded necklaces using vintage beads from Europe and Africa. The medallion is an antique Italian mosaic. These beautiful antique indigo-dyed fabrics are sourced from Japan and China for Tancredi & Morgen’s handmade pillows. The family often incorporates old-world textiles into the products they sell, pulling from a vast collection of fabrics. 144 C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • W I N T E R 2 0 2 4