From a lavish collaboration between carpet master Kyle Bunting and interior designer Timothy Corrigan to Arteriors’ largest collection to date, these are the Dallas design news you need to know.
Workshop / APD collection for arteriors
Arteriors will be big
ÖOver the years, Celerie Kemble, Windsor Smith, Ray Booth, Beth Webb and Barry Dixon have been guest designers for Arteriors of Dallas. This year’s collaboration with Workshop / APD is the first time that Arteriors has collaborated with an architecture firm (workshop also designs interiors and products as well as planning, engineering and branding) with residential projects, restaurants and hotels around the world. These two design juggernauts have teamed up in one of Arterior’s largest collections to date – four dozen designs – including chandeliers and pendants, wall lights, floor and table lamps, mirrors, fireplace screens, candlesticks, trays and vases.
The simple collection is given handcrafted qualities with materials such as hand-blown glass, ceramics, porcelain and blackened iron. Workshop / APD is based in New York City but has strong Texas ties, with a number of its designers being based in the state, including Michael Ellison, Tiffany Zhou, and Brook Quach.
Details of the Boulle carpet.
Heirlooms in Hide
The Château Collection, a new collaboration between carpet maker Kyle Bunting and interior designer Timothy Corrigan, was inspired by Corrigan’s 18th century estate in the Loire Valley, Château de la Chevallerie. The six fur rugs are reinterpretations of classic Aubusson and Savonniere rugs as well as Empire and modern designs. Boulle, a rug named after the 17th century French carpenter, references the intricate designs he created from tortoise shell, brass and wood. The colors of the collection range from creamy neutrals to lively peacocks and melons. Many carpets are in stock, with custom shapes and sizes made to order.
The Herman Miller Dallas Showroom
Modern sizes
Herman Miller – maker of mid-20th century design icons such as the Eames Lounge Chair, the Noguchi Table and the Nelson Marshmallow Sofa – has opened a new concept seating store on Knox Street in Dallas, specializing in home office furniture Has. It is the second store of its kind to open in Texas after Austin. The 1,500 square meter room in Dallas bears such modernist wonders as the chairs from the Eames Aluminum Group and the Eames Round Table. Early product collaborations with George Nelson, Charles and Ray Eames and Isamu Noguchi produced designs that made Herman Miller synonymous with the most stylish offices and homes of the modern era.
In July of this year, Herman Miller bought Knoll – another modern design powerhouse, with the two labels continuing to operate separately. What a modern marriage!
The Madeaux Collection at Culp Associates
A new era for Culp
E.Kelly Hardage retired from Culp Associates earlier this year, just a year before the showroom’s 50th anniversary. Known as one of the nicest guys in the business, he helped founder Walter Lee Culp open the multi-line showroom in Dallas in 1972.
A showroom was opened in Houston in 1974 – and after a break from architecture school, Hardage returned as president of the company in 1992. He bought Culp in 2004. Hardage’s departure marks the end of an era but also the beginning of something exciting. His longtime girlfriend, interior designer Karen Rogers-Still – the granddaughter of Mary Kay Ash – bought his stake in Culp and as CEO she runs the business with Cammie Marrs and Jessica Salmons, both vice presidents and partners at Culp.
“We have some exciting plans to move Culp forward,” says Rogers-Still. New carpet lines have been added in Dallas and Houston, such as Retorra, which offers quality craftsmanship at a reasonable price and faster turnaround times. Accessories are always in high demand for interior design projects, so they work with suppliers like Gregorius Pineo and Dennis & Leen to create a diverse range. The recent addition of textile brands (Italy Dedar, New York’s Zak + Fox) has won new customers, says Marrs. They will continue to cultivate long-standing brands including de Gournay wallpaper and Colefax & Fowler fabrics and wallpapers, both based in London, and the revered New York-based textile brand Clarence House, which has been with Culp since it opened.
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