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School is in session! For the final event of Texas Design Week Houston, guests came with notebooks, pens, and cocktails in hand for a master class on dragons, pagodas, and all things chinoiserie led by the eternally charming Aldous Bertram. Designer, i…
Read MoreAhead of Christie’s’ much-anticipated June auction of Hubert de Givenchy’s estate — which achieved a total of $123.7 million and broke 19 world auction records — Texas Design Week Houston ticket-holders were treated to a discussion of the life and coll…
Read MoreAt one point during his Texas Design Week Houston talk, Thomas Lloyd remarked that his grandmother — the iconic tastemaker and philanthropist Bunny Mellon — would have loved that the two sets of French doors at The Sarofim House, where the talk took pl…
Read MoreJust like Kimberly Schlegel Whitman and Shelley Johnstone-Paschke’s book, A Loving Table: Creating Memorable Gatherings (Gibbs Smith), the Longoria Collection boutique was filled with mothers, daughters, friends, and a wealth of beautiful items for th…
Read MoreAlthough Matthew Patrick Smyth‘s second book, Through a Designer’s Eye: Focus on Interiors (The Monacelli Press), was released in September 2020, he wasn’t able to make the usual book tour due to the pandemic, so Texas Design Week Houston g…
Read MoreSuccessful design is almost always the result of collaboration: the artful work of a designer to understand a client’s needs and bring his or her vision to life. But the potential for a truly magical result comes when multiple disciplines work to…
Read MoreThe pouring rain outside Christopher Martin Gallery couldn’t stop Texas Design Week-goers from pouring in to see William Norwich present an illustrated talk and signing of his book Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century (Phaidon). In fact, …
Read MoreThe 24 designers and architects from across the U.S. who will make their mark on this year’s Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas have been announced — and trust us when we say we cannot wait to see how they transform this Old Preston Hollow estate and…
Read MoreTexas Design Week Houston cooked up an exciting panel at CookChill, to discuss all things kitchen design. Both designers and professional chefs offered two points of view on what design elements make the best kitchen. The panel featured Robert Del Gran…
Read MoreIt’s no wonder Los Angeles-based designer Madeline Stuart has been on an epic quest for the secret to enduring design. Stories of her childhood in Hollywood include dropping her bike at the front door of The Beverly Hills Hotel before ordering breakfas…
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