Charles Calhoun attended North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem and studied technical direction and design for the stage. There he became interested in furniture design and metalworking and graduated with a BFA in 1987.  After freelancing in the film industry for five years, Charles started Calhoun Design and Metalworks in Atlanta in 1994 as a resource to homeowners, designers, and architects for custom iron furniture. Working alone for the first several years, Charles developed a base clientele of established designers and architects. By adding employ-ees and expanding studio space slowly over the next five years the company was able to accept larger and more complex architectural jobs and custom commissions. The staff is made up of talented metalworkers with backgrounds ranging from art to engineering. Calhoun Design and Metalworks now employs ten and has a 20,000 square foot studio and warehouse facility near elnwanwn Atlanta.