Daily Dose - Comfort Zone

"Life begins at the end of your comfort zone"

-Neale Donald Walsh

IIDA Fashion Show

At the recent IIDA Fashion Show hosted by Dallas Design District Carson Art on Hi Line, members of the design community came together to collaborate on a "Project Runway" inspired event where members were pushed to think outside of the box to create an outfit using items that were relevant to the interior design industry. My favorite one is the following image where she is wearing a paint deck, very cute! Perhaps an inspiration for a future Halloween costume? And what costume fashion event would be complete without a Lady Gaga?!

Don't mind the images...something weird going on with the upload!

Design Districts Meddlesome Moth Now Open!

The Dallas Design District is definitely in an upswing with the highly anticipated opening of one of the first restaurants in the district, Shannon Wynn's Meddlesome Moth off of Hi Line and Oaklawn. Designers have complained for years there is a very limited selection of avenues to choose from without having to leave the district to schmooze with clients. Margeaux's in the International on Turtle Creek remains a favorite while also the Blue Artichoke in Found Antiques boasts a wonderful lunch menu, but now the Design District welcomes with open arms another addition. Wynn is also famed for Flying Fish and Flying Saucer and has an extensive wine and beer menu featuring over 40 beers on tap.

The restaurant is housed in the old Artemide and Ann Sack showrooms, one cool touch being that they kept the flooring samples that were shown in Ann Sacks showroom installed in the floor and stained glass panels brought in from the old Hard Rock Cafe where they are installed at an angle so they could fit in the space. The Moth also features art by Dmitri Vail from another Design District favorite, Griffin Trading Co. off of Howell. One touch is the walled in patio with a gravel pit and seating niche. You can read more about it here and check out their full menu. Welcome to the Design District Meddlesome Moth!

Location:
1621 Oak Lawn
Dallas, TX, 75207Phone:
214.628.7900

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Technorati - iPhone Apps Made to Make Life as a Designer Easier

My "ex" phone was called "The Laptop" - without officially penning the name it seemed as if everyone I came across who came in contact with my cell phone dubbed it so. A Sprint Motorola Q9 that at the time was capable of functioning as my third arm, however was seemingly large in a world of thin touch screen phones and especially so when the iPhone was launched. I was leery of hopping on the bandwagon, any one at that, but soon succumbed when I was told I could be three times as productive while still maintaining the same monthly bill. I have never looked back! And while most phones as outdated as soon as they hit the store shelves, the iPhone can simply reinvent itself in a single production of a new app, with hundreds being programed daily. So here is a short list with the help of House Beautiful on my favorite iPhone apps meant to make our lives a little easier...

The camera on the iPhone is by far, bar none, the most effective however. Great resolution and lighting with a couple vices being there is no zoom or flash, really?? - I hear the new update this summer will solve the zoom problem however. I am looking for an app to file the photos per client, occasion, person, etc..so if anyone know of one let me know!

Ben Color Capture
Take a picture or upload an image and Ben will suggest the matching Benjamin Moore paint. Click "Strip" for six similar colors or "Harmony" for four complementary colors. FREE

ColorChange
Ever wonder how your bedroom would look in pink? Take a photo and then "paint" the walls—floors, ceiling, trim—any color you can imagine. Then you'll know! $2.99

ColorSnap (Sherwin-Williams)
Looking for paint that matches a color in your upholstery? Focus your camera on the spot and ColorSnap will find a match—and suggest two complementary colors. FREE

CraigsPro+
The entire world of Craigslist in the palm of your hand, with all gazillion listings: antiques, real estate, job openings. Not just for shoppers—you can place ads, too. $0.99

eBay
Browse, bid, sell, and win while away from your computer. Pop-up alerts tell you when you've been outbid, so you don't have to lose an auction when you're on the move. FREE

iHandy Carpenter
The picture hanger's dream: Levels to straighten horizontally and vertically. A touch-sensitive protractor to plot any angle. And a ruler to measure small objects. $1.99

And just for fun of course...

Pandora
Pick a favorite song or artist and Pandora will create an infinite playlist of related songs. It's radio, reinvented, to play the songs you want to hear. FREE

Shazam
You love that song, but who sings it? Let your phone listen to the tune for 15 seconds and it will tell you the title and artist. One more click to download it. FREE

Courtesy: House Beautiful

Daily Dose - Lucky Duck

“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”

– Benjamin Franklin

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Kravet Hosted Book Signing Featuring John Phifer Marrs

The Dallas Design Center Kravet showroom will be host to a book signing event to launch "Designers Here and There" by Michelle Keith and includes a complication of some of the country's best designers - including Dallas' own award winning designer John Phifer Marrs. Marrs has been published in such notable publications such as Architectural Digest, and his design studio on Lovers Lane is chock full of the most elegant furnishings and accessories. If you are a designer please try to make it to the event...RSVP below

214) 761-9131
betty.danielson@kravet.com

Kravet
1025 North Stemmons Fwy., Suite 720
Dallas, TX 75207
(214) 761.9131
www.kravet.com

Anew with Antiquity

New antiques have arrived at two of Slocum Streets most revered antique shops - Pittet Co. and Le Louvre. Stop in and peruse the collections of finely edited wares for a much needed dose of eye candy...

Top Three Photos - Pittet Co.
Pittet Co.
1215 Slocum St .
Dallas , TX 75207
O 214- 748-8999
F 214 – 760-8519
www.pittet.com

Bottom Three - Le Louvre

Le Louvre French Antiques
Dallas, TX
214-742-2605
www.lelouvre-antiques.com