Archive for Design

Don’t miss the Dallas Design Center Sample Sale Open House Today!

May 16, 2012 No Comments by

It’ll be from 10am to 4pm in Suite 200 of the center. To the trade only! Check out the post on Lower Oak Lawn.

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“Weld” Unites Lonely Creatives in Dallas

May 11, 2012 No Comments by

Opening recently in the Design District is Weld, a new concept from freelance photographer Austin Mann. Weld will be a cooperative space for photographers and other creative types to work together and share ideas. According to Weld’s website, the space will be”A new collaborative studio with super-fast Internet, world-class coffee, community work spaces, meeting rooms, [...]

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Dwell with Dignity Thrift Studio pops up this month

Apr 13, 2012 No Comments by

From April 14 to May 12, Dwell with Dignity will be hosting their bi-annual pop-up Thrift Studio at 1250 Slocum Street, Suite 550. Vignettes in the shop have been created by numerous Dallas designer and retailers, including TLC Contract, the Container Store, Horchow, Michelle Nussbaumer, Melissa Woody, David Cadwallader, Wisteria and Peacock Alley. This evening, [...]

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Curtain Call: Trade in your old drapes for new ones at 92nd Street Design Studio

Mar 21, 2012 No Comments by

It’s out with the old and in with the new at Katharine D. Interiors’ 92nd Street Design Studio. From now until April 30th, you can receive up to $2,500 toward new drapery when you trade in those old curtains. Here are the details: Spend $1,000 – Receive $250 trade-in value Spend $2,500 – Receive $750 [...]

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Katharine D. Interiors opens a new Design District studio: 92nd Street Designs

Jan 12, 2012 No Comments by

Katharine Merritt and her husband, Kareem, have been running their design business out of their home since 2004. Now, they have a brand new showroom in the Design District, 92nd Street Designs, where clients can come in for consultations, browse the fabric samples, or sip champagne on Friday afternoons. In the studio, “you have access [...]

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New to the Design District: SofaWorks

Dec 30, 2011 No Comments

You may have noticed that at the corner of Irving Blvd. and Manufacturing Street a new storefront has appeared–SofaWorks. Specializing in customizable sofas with affordable pricing, the new Dallas location will be open on January 2, 2012. SofaWorks is a manufacturer and distributor of “made to order” sofas, sectionals, chairs and custom ottomans. The manufacturing [...]

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New Dallas bridges secure necessary funds

Nov 14, 2011 No Comments

You’ve probably already seen the beautiful white Santiago Calatrava-designed bridge looming West of the Dallas skyline (opening on March 2), but did you know that two other “signature” Dallas bridges were in the works? One of the bridges, also to be designed by Calatrava, will replace the current I-30 bridge, and the other, designed by [...]

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f. is for frank opens its studios for an f.’in party

Nov 11, 2011 No Comments

Join f. is for frank, the handmade jewelry, hardware and furniture designers and sculptors on Manufacturing St. in the Design District, from 6 to 9 p.m. on Nov. 11 as they open their doors for their f.’in party. The event will have wine, treats, shopping, a raffle and ornament making. f. is for frank’s Shoshannah [...]

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11th annual IFDA Silent Auction at Brown Jordan

Nov 09, 2011 No Comments

This year’s International Furnishings and Design Association (IFDA) Silent Auction will be held this Thursday, Nov. 10, at the Brown Jordan showroom, 1617 Hi Line Dr. #460, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The event will feature appetizers from My Fit Foods and Rockfish Seafood Grill, and Candy Evans, Dallas real estate blogger, will kick off [...]

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Weekend shopping guide

Oct 21, 2011 No Comments

This weekend will be full of great sales and fantastic finds! Both the Semi-annual Street-wide Antique Sale and LHO’s Closing Sale will be going on, so trek over to the Design District this Saturday, Oct. 22, for some fab home furnishings, vintage books, rare art and antique collectibles. It’ll be a beautiful day for strolling, [...]

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