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Turning Heads and Pages Around Town Mary Hubbard at Blue Print Thom Filicia and Alex Papachristidis hit the ground running. Anna Watkins at Nest Whitney Gene at Nest BY LACY BALL. PHOTOGRAPHY LACY BALL, GEORGE FIALA, MARK ANTHONY NELSON. The Write Stuff The dashingly handsome Thom Filicia���s accomplishments are extensive: starring on a certain Emmy-winning television series, creating a wildly successful home collection and earning lavish praise from every design mag that matters. His newest endeavor ��� American Beauty: Renovating and Decorating a Beloved Retreat ��� is equal parts memoir and design manual. Two book signings gave fans the opportunity to rub shoulders and update their Facebook photos. At the Design District���s Kravet showroom, manager Kevin Shortridge, John Marrs, Doug Horton, Emily Gibson, Allison Gimpel, Kevin Brown, Rhonda Vandiver, and Lane Taylor vied for signatures and bubbly. Later that evening, Calypso St. Barth provided an intimate setting for design minds such as Jana West, Karen Whelan, Carly Cogill, Julia Parks, Carolyn and Paul Goelzer, Amanda Libby, Maria Walker, Rachel Reppond, Shannon Green, and Michael Flores. Brittany Gaskill at Nest Scott Alexander at Nest Kevin Shortridge at Kravet Ann Haagenson at Calypso Anne Campbell at Blue Print Thom Filicia at Calypso Julie Palmacci at Calypso Alex Papachristidis at Blue Print Carrie Jane Pogoloff at Blue Print Abbe Fenimore at Calypso Josh Needleman Darren at Calypso Crosbie at Calypso Paula Queen at Calypso Thom Filicia at Calypso Courtney Love at Calypso Jennifer Willis at Calypso Lucy Ward at Blue Print Lisa Barnes at Blue Print Cynthia Collins at Blue Print Word Up Heather WieseAlexander at Nest Alex Papachristidis at Nest Ashley Tripplehorn Hunt at Hunt residence Heather Furniss at Hunt residence Jana McCurdy at Kravet Courtney Eads at Kravet Thom Filicia at Kravet Traci Connell at Kravet We fell head over heels for the larger-than-life Alex Papachristidis, who charmed every person in his path over the course of two days in Dallas ��� but we���d expect no less from someone name-checked in Elle D��cor���s 25 A-List Designers. The interiors maestro signed copies of his book The Age of Elegance during parties at Nest, Blue Print and the exquisite home of fellow designer and friend Laura Hunt, whose penthouse rivals Reunion Tower for the best views of the city���s skyline. Making the scene: Chad Stites, Leigh Hutchinson, Andrew Hunt, Ward Hunt, David Lynch, Kevin Peavy, Terry Houser, Rhonda Sargent Chambers, Dee Dee Hoak, Ken Maxwell, Ann and David Sutherland, Hilda Patterson, Veronica Owens, Jenny Babb, and Carol Chapman.