AUTHENTICITY, CRAFTSMANSHIP AND ARTISTRY
Father and son, Bruno and Chris de la Croix-Vaubois of Country French Interiors, are a study in contrasts. Bruno de la Croix-Vaubois was raised in Versailles, France, and even after almost 40 years in the United States, he retains the melodious accent of his homeland, as well as a French sensibility and artistic bent. Chris […]
PLAYING WITH FIRE
The University of Texas at Dallas’ center for BrainHealth may seem an unlikely venue for world-class art. But the research institute is home to one of artist David Gappa’s most notable works, a mammoth network of shimmering steel and glass called Introspection, which covers a 60-foot swath of ceiling in the center’s multipurpose room. Composed […]
CREATIVE LIGHTING
With an indubitable reputation for creating one-of-a-kind custom lighting fixtures, Dallas-based Pettigrew Luxury Furnishings has a reputation as a preferred partner of designers, builders and homeowners alike. As a source of pride, Pettigrew is one of the few design showrooms in the state of Texas with an in-house, UL-certified lighting studio, which enables the company’s […]
THE MAGIC OF COLOR AND LIGHT
Thirty-three years ago, Barbara and David Kittrell and their partner, Michael Riffkind, established the Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass Gallery in North Dallas. Michael Riffkind retired in 2014. In 2015, the Kittrells moved the gallery to share space with their sister gallery, Southwest Gallery, in a beautiful 116,000-square-foot building. Today, the gallery represents more than 250 talented […]
THE ULTIMATE RUG RESOURCE
Somewhere in the world is the rug that works perfectly in your room. It has the ideal dimensions, the right style and a spot-on colorway. Finding it, however, is a chore best left to a professional. It’s a job Bryce Smith finds joy in completing for his clients at the RenCollection showroom in the Dallas […]
BOUNDLESS BEAUTY
With a massive 16,000-square-foot showroom and a roster of 250 artists working in diverse mediums and styles, Southwest Gallery has served as an artistic beacon for more than 55 years. That kind of longevity is so rare that only about 7% of art galleries in the world have been in business for more than 35 […]
ONE COMPANY, TWO DISTINCTIVE BRANDS
Casa Ispirata and Cavalletto Home are two wholesale, to-the-trade-only furniture brands launched in the United States at the June 2021 High Point Furniture Market. Owned by an Italian furniture designer and manufacturer that has been in business since 1984, the fledgling brands are attracting new clientele as they expand distribution throughout North America. “The driving […]
FRESH TAKE ON TEXTILES
The Loloi family calls Dallas home, but a passion for textiles often calls them to travel around the world. Cyrus Loloi, second-generation principal involved in the family businesses, wants to be sure local Dallas designers have access to all the beautiful textiles that his father, Amir, and he and his brother, Steven, source globally. That’s […]
REPEAT PERFORMANCE
Imagine walking into a new home with modern amenities but feeling like it is rooted in place and built many years ago, with an age-worn patina to its design elements. There’s something about antiquities in a home that’s comforting; they wrap their arms around you like an old friend. It’s not necessary to travel the […]
ANIMAL INSTINCT
A roadrunner with purple feathers in its crest, the kind eyes of a gentle moose, a fox caught mid trot—Avery Kelly’s portraits of animals aren’t just to re-create a moment but to share a personality. Working with oils and acrylics and in printmaking, the artist focuses on the quirkiness of animals, bringing a sense of […]
