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S [ [ brought to byto by you brought you DALLAS ART FAIR Miles Thurlow, co-founder, co-director and co-owner of UK-based Workplace Gallery, fields questions from collector Patsy Fagadau, partner at Beckerman | Fagadau Interiors, Dallas. Patsy Fagadau Take us to the beginning. [Co-founder] Paul [Moss] and I just missed each other at Newcastle University, as he had completed his graduate studies just before I started there as a post-graduate. It was actually a couple of years later through a studio-group research trip to Rotterdam in Holland where we got talking. We went to a small artist-run gallery called Room that had no fixed abode, surviving from one space to another ��� the only constant was a table that they had made, and instead of having wine at previews, they would target art-world luminaries and invite them to bring a take-out dinner. It became a kind of collective pot-luck experience ��� For the rest of the dish, navigate papercitymag.com. DALLAS ART FAIR: APRIL 12 ��� 14, 2013; PREVIEW GALA APRIL 11, 2013 WWW.DALLASARTFAIR.COM JOHN DERRYBERRY Describe your gallery���s aesthetic.�� The program has sought to investigate intersections between the object and architecture, performance, video and social commentary, painting and photography, exhibiting international artists within an increasingly dynamic art scene in the Northeast of England.�� PHOTOGRAPH STEVE ILES, CORRIDOR 8 What draws you to travel from the UK to Texas to participate in the Dallas Art Fair 2013?�� We were asked to take part for a couple of years now by Chris Byrne, and a mixture of his enthusiastic hospitality and recommendations from a couple of other galleries that we respect persuaded us. There are obviously some very established institutions and collections in Dallas, so we are very excited to visit first-hand and introduce our program. I think it���s also really important generally for us to Miles Thurlow, Paul Moss, explore different parts of the USA and Workplace Gallery, Gateshead, UK show our artists. It will be the first time in Dallas for any of us from Workplace Gallery, so we are very much looking forward to it.�� A NEW Pecking Order T he relative calm of fashion designer David Peck���s new Upper Kirby studio belies its impressive output. Between his own line, CrOp (which is in its full third season and expanding steadily into new boutiques around the country and in Houston to such stores as Tootsies, Myth & Symbol, and Cunningham & Co) and production of collections for other designers, Peck and his staff are manufacturing 60,000 units per year and are on track to go well beyond that in 2013. The 6,000-square-foot studio contains rows of sewing machines, an enormous central cutting table and racks upon racks of sartorial stunners ��� some in their finishing stages, some in production and some still barely sketches, waiting to be realized. In front is an open, airy salon where customers can browse the racks of Peck���s ready-to-wear collection and, increasingly, where you���ll find some of the city���s brightest social swans and brides-to-be consulting with Peck for custom and semi-custom creations. It���s certainly a step up from the Montrose garage where Peck was formerly operating. ���We���ve grown a lot, and very quickly,��� he says. Peck recently showed his fall 2013 CrOp collection, which draws upon influences from film, to a select group of editors to rave reviews. 3200 Kirby, 713.524.3514; Tuesday through Thursday, 10 am to 7 pm; Monday, Friday and Saturday by appointment only. Caroline Gallay David Peck Looking for some fun Asian street food on the other side of the curb? Check out Houston���s newest bao-centric eatery, Fat Bao, in the center at the corner of Kirby and Richmond. Bao has been raised to new culinary heights, and now new restaurant owner Linh Nyguyen���s concept stuffs all manner of Asian ingredients inside a split, steamed Chinese bun. Choose from classic Peking duck bao ($5) to pork belly bao ($3.50) and crab daddy bao ($5) with soft-shell crab, spicy mayo and Asian slaw ��� Still on an Asian kick, let���s go Japanese with MF Sushi, a Galleriaarea spot quietly opened by sushi master Chris Kinjo, who has relocated from Atlanta. Kinjo offers menu items as well as chef���s choice multi-course dinner tastings (omakase, $75 per person) at the sushi bar ��� Haute Wheels Houston ��� The Food Truck Social Whirl Restaurant Buzz COLLECTOR���S CONVERSATION JENNY ANTILL aks Fifth Avenue announces Bobby Dees as the new general manager of its Houston Galleria location. Dees comes from Saks in San Antonio, where he served in the same capacity. Former GM Terry Zmyslo moves to the Saks in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, as GM ��� River Oaks District, the new mega entertainment, office, residential retail project slated to open late 2014, has announced the first of its tenants: iPic Entertainment, which will build an eight-screen, 560-seat luxury movie complex with a gourmet chef-driven grab-and-go in-theater dining concept called Tanzy Express, as well as SALT, an exclusive bar and lounge concept��� Houston���s first Madewell, the hip little sister of sorts to J.Crew, Wednesday, June 5, on Level Two of Galleria IV. Look for edgy vintage-inspired clothing and accessories for men and women. Also at the Galleria, the stylish Spanish men���s footwear and accessories company Mezlan is set to open late March on Level One of Galleria II ��� Tootsies stocks ABS, Dalia MacPhee, Mignon and Sean Collection and has a new exclusive on the denim line 75 Faubourg. Also at Tootsies this month, denim collection JBrand debuts its spring line in a trunk show on March 2; JBrand fit specialist Oscar Adams will be on hand to get you in new jeans ��� John Daugherty realtor Betty Bellomy chairs the 31st Annual Bellaire Home Tour Saturday and Sunday, March 23 and 24. Six of the area���s most unique homes will be open to tour from 1 to 5 pm each day. The tour benefits Nature Discovery Center. Information betty@johndaugherty. com ��� Local accessories designer Mary Nichols now designs bespoke exotic-skin bags, made in NYC, from a variety of colors of python or ostrich. Contact mary@ shopmarynichols.com to schedule your custom bag-buying experience (ready three weeks after ordering) ��� Cunningham & Co. hosts a Lagi Nadeau trunk show and personal appearance March 22 and 23 ��� La Mode Lingerie now stocks swim lines from Mara Hoffman, Eres, Pucci, Inca Swimwear, La Perla, L*Space, Vitamin A, Beach Bunny, Herve Leger, Mikoh Swimwear ��� Nordstrom continues to grow its Savvy Department with of-the-moment brands such as MinkPink, ASTR, Mural and Viva Vena!, all priced $19 to $98 ��� Elizabeth Anthony/Esther Wolf stocks a new and exclusive eveningwear collection, Memeka by Gustavo Cadile. And stop by March 21 and 22 to meet and greet designer Fontini and view her fall collection inspired by Catherine the Great and the Summer Palaces of the Romanovs ��� New to Dimensions: signature Missoni print scarves and jewelry by Simeon Sebba Designs. Megan Pruitt Winder S Festival is rolling in again March 23 and 24. The two-day, 35-food-truck feast benefits Houston Community College Foundation. For info, go to hautewheelshouston.com ��� What���s made with just tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, salt, Italian herbs and spices? Chef Arturo Boada���s homemade marinara sauce! Available only at his Memorial area eatery Arturo Boada Cuisine, this blend has no preservatives or ingredients you can���t pronounce ��� El Tiempo Cantina returns to its roots: Owner Roland Laurenzo is opening another location ��� the largest El Tiempo yet ��� on Navigation, near the original tortilla factories (Rio Grande Tortilla Factory) opened by his parents, Domenic Tommy and Ninfa Laurenzo, aka the famed founders of Ninfa���s Taco Al Carbon ��� Over at West Ave, Del Frisco���s Grille is readying for its mid-month debut. As you may recall, DFG is the American-comfort-fare cousin of the Del Frisco brand���s steakhouse concept. Laurann Claridge pring is closing in, and the social scene is in full bloom. Here���s where we���ll be this month: Friday, March 1, illuminate your evening with the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston���s Gala: Flicker Affair, at the CAMH. Chaired by Glen Gonzalez and Steve Summers, Caroline and Jeremy Finkelstein, and Erica and Benjy Levit, it���s sure to be a de-light-ful evening; media sponsor PaperCity (Mandy Bredbenner, abredbenner@camh.org) ��� Saturday, March 2, Spotlight Asia: Travel the Silk Road takes you on an international adventure at Asia Society Texas Center. Chaired by Divya and Chris Brown, Claire and Rick Thielke, and Janae and Kenny Tsai, the evening of cocktails and cultural fusions is sponsored by PaperCity (Jorden Dupuis, jdupuis@asiasociety.org) ��� Thursday, March 7, partake of a posh pajama party for Hope Stone Dance at the Le Breakfast for Dinner Gala at Warehouse Live, with PaperCity as media sponsor. Enjoy breakfast bites, cocktails and performances; danseur Beth Muecke chairs (info@hopestoneinc.org) ��� Friday through Sunday, March 8 through 10, take a stroll along the Azalea Trail. Chaired by Cathy Cleary and Camille Patton, the 78th annual home-and-garden tour encompasses four private residences in the River Oaks neighborhood, as well as the River Oaks Garden Club, Bayou Bend Gardens and Rienzi; the perennially popular green day benefits the River Oaks Garden Club (713.523.2483; riveroaksgardenclub.org) ��� Also on Friday, March 8, the Houston Symphony Ball: Russian Rhapsody honors retiring music director Hans Graf and his wife Margarita. Join chairs Phoebe and Bobby Tudor at Rice University���s Shepherd School for a concert, then stroll through the new Turrell Skyspace to an ornate tent designed by Todd Fiscus for a seated dinner by Jackson and Company; media sponsor PaperCity for this gala and the entire Symphony social season (713.238.1485; specialevents@houstonsymphony.org) ��� Friday, March 22, celebrate The Covenant House Texas 30th Anniversary Gala at Hilton Americas-Houston. The evening, chaired by Julie and Jay Rogers, honors Tonya Hamilton and Texas Children���s Hospital, with a silent auction, seated dinner and dancing to music by Sauce (Keiundra Jackson; kjackson@covenanthouse.org) ��� Wednesday, March 27, lace up for the Ben-Willie-Darrell 4th & Goal Gala. Held at the Austin City Limits ��� Moody Theater, the evening benefits the Darrell K Royal Research Fund for Alzheimer���s Disease and honors Edith Royal and her late husband Darrell K Royal. Take a timeout to mingle with football icons and entertainment by the famed Willie Nelson; Ava Late, Laur��e Moffett and Rita Hortenstine chair this gridiron spectacular, with media sponsor PaperCity (Suzie Williford; suzie@dkrfund.org)��� Thursday, March 28, grab your clutch and head to the River Oaks Country Club for Heroes and Handbags, benefitting Heroes for Children. Savor a seated brunch and a silent auction of luxury handbags. Carrie Evans chairs; media sponsor PaperCity (heroesforchildren.org) ��� Thursday, April 4, take flight for the Moores Society 26th Annual ���Up, Up & Away��� Dinner Concert at the Wortham Theater Center. Chairs Nancy and Hans Strohmer, along with honorary chairs Shirley and Don Rose, plan music performances by Moores School students and dancing to the Richard Brown Orchestra; PaperCity will be front and center as media sponsor (Patricia Cooper; parogers@central.uh.org) ��� Just in: PaperCity executive editor Kate Stukenberg has just been named an Ovation Award winner by Houston Grand Opera. Bravo! Erin Oppenheim