If you’ve ever taken a walk down Caledonia Street you know how hard it is to not stop and take at least a moment to admire the beautiful vignettes owner Teri Lang curates in Tivoli’s open studio. The particular way she stages each of her thoughtfully obtained pieces makes you say to yourself, “I love it!” Tivoli is such a wonderful word. It tends to conjure romantic excursions to Italy, fun and exciting days at the amusement park in Denmark, and Teri’s favorite…spelled backwards Tivoli is “I love it”. It’s easy to see that Teri enjoys combining her deep love of aesthetics and telling a story through the creation of her playful, exciting and dreamy vignettes.
She’s no newcomer to the art of telling stories. Before opening Tivoli, Teri worked long hours as a documentary filmmaker—producing docs for PBS and National Geographic. While enjoying her stint as a producer, she also started and served the boards of several non-profits that supported independent documentary filmmaking.
Nowadays, Teri’s craft of choice as a reseller has merged her love of creating a story and setting a scene with the need to preserve the past through unearthing beautiful vintage accent pieces, furniture, and art. Tivoli is part consignment shop so you may find your neighbors chair or table while strolling through. Teri loves hearing stories about customers who end up with something that a friend of theirs once owned. “It’s as if I am able to save something from the landfill while being the bridge between community members...two of my favorite things!”
