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DECORATION The Ten Spot OBJET by Dutch Small Straight Razor Revival: Cool Shave Comes Home DAVID HERMAN WOLFGANG THALER Garden at the Nasher Lara Almarcegui's Construction Materials of the Main Hall, Secession, 2010 W Vicki Meek's art project, 2010, Hatcher Station commission ith its 10th anniversary looming large, The Nasher Sculpture Center can't contain itself. The museum has announced an ambitious public art exhibition dubbed Nasher XChange that will extend well beyond its Renzo Piano-designed walls and Peter Walker-landscaped gardens, all commencing Saturday, October 19 (through February 16, 2014). The institution has tapped 10 artists representing a range of contemporary sculptural practices — Lara Almarcegui, Good/ Bad Art Collective, Rachel Harrison, Alfredo Jaar, Liz Larner, Charles Long, Rick Lowe, Vicki Meek, Ruben Ochoa and Ugo Rondinone — to create work specifically for 10 to-berevealed sites, thus ensuring a meaningful connection to various parts of the city located outside the Arts District. Nasher director Jeremy Strick promises, "This is not art produced elsewhere and dropped into a public plaza. It is art created and inspired by the very essence of our diverse communities." Mayor Mike Rawlings adds, "It will challenge us to rediscover, reconsider and reclaim our city." In addition to commissioning these significant new public sculptures, the museum has plans for scholarly publications, conferences, and educational programs for the public, as well as a free come-one-come-all celebration Sunday, October 20, dubbed 10+. Yeah, this is the kind of milestone that really counts. nasherscupturecenter.org. Amy Adams Design The Design District is on fire: Gallerie Noir, the area's newest full-service interior design firm and showroom, is now open on Dragon Street … Ground has officially broken on the Trinity Strand Trail, paving a 7.8mile environmentally friendly hike-and-bike path along the original Trinity River watercourse. Stay tuned for more details … The highly anticipated Scott + Cooner expansion is complete, allowing room for more fabulousness at 1617 Hi Line Drive … Wine Poste has taken its Web-based wine sales to a renovated warehouse at 2001 Irving Boulevard. Pick up your order, sample a flight or host an event in the former Brendan Bass building … Coming soon: Ornare's Brazilian-based closet, kitchen, bath and office collections; professional office furnishings and equipment from Steelcase; and Jean de Merry's new home furnishings showroom. Savannah Christian DISH I t's no secret to men of style that a barber's straight razor is an indulgence worth partaking — often. But when the guy on the go can't spare the time for a trip to a pro, the smoothness delivered by a hand-crafted stainless-steel blade is still within reach, thanks to Texas' premier blade smith, Russell Montgomery of Serenity Knives. Known to the culinary world as knifemaker to the elite, Montgomery has crafted wares for nationally renowned kitchens such as Oxheart and celebrities in other genres whom he's too discreet to name. On the leading edge of a self-shave revival, his newly released hand-forged straight razors are very much about convenience but also about the relaxing ritual of a nearly forgotten craft. "It doesn't take long to learn to shave with a straight razor, and you get a closeness that isn't possible with disposables," he says. "I also like taking time to take care of myself and forget about the demands of the day. It just feels good." His sculptural creations are available in either folding or fixed-blade designs and have handles in stainless steel or exotic wood species such as cocobolo or lignum vitae. $200 to $500, exclusively at serenityknives.com. Gracie hand-painted wallpaper CHRIS BROWN Alfredo Jaar's The Geometry of Conscience, 2010 Gracie American Hunt Scene Serenity Knives straight razor Off the Hook Certain career transitions seem fairly obvious: The actor who directs. The athlete turned sportscaster. A pampered housewife transmogrified into a reality television star. But a former sushi chef now making fine art furniture? That's Chair by Michael Wilson not one you hear every day. Yet after viewing Michael Wilson's modern-organic designs, the leap from raw fish to California walnut isn't as radical as one might think. The Japanese-American woodworker applies the same labor-intensive, sculptural sensibility to his individually carved chairs, stools and tables as he did to a request for omakase. Working primarily with reclaimed woods sourced from his in-law's Missouri property and the Texas Hill Country, Wilson developed his own treatment for every step of production, milling lumber himself and creating his own personal recipe for a non-synthetic oil and wax finish. The results appear to have been released from a tree trunk in his Wimberley studio. And, unlike your sashimi order, each branded and dated piece is sure to stand the test of time. At Grange Hall, Scott + Cooner. Amy Adams Going through Customs The Zen-like calm that infuses Adriana Hoyos' newly opened furnishings showroom in the Design District provides an artful balance to the company's Design Your Own (DYO) program, a pulse-quickening DIY-er's dream. This client-driven service invites both novices and experts to customize any of the 300 pieces in Hoyos' seven furniture collections — all housed within the 3,500-square-foot space — via a dizzying array of finishes, surfaces and fabrics. 1617 Hi Line Dr., 214.613.4149; adrianahoyos.com. Lacy Ball Upholstered chair through Adriana Hoyos Damascus in Classic Blue Gracie Notes I 've loved Gracie hand-painted wallpapers since, well, forever. The soft depth and striations, the velvety coloration, and the antiquing and patina of these papers is inimitable. With a new showroom in the Dallas Design District, opening May 15, we hope to see more. Founded in 1898, Gracie is still a family-run design business based in New York, known for hand-painted papers of Chinese scenics and custom American and European scenics. The full collection of papers will be shown, as well as exquisite antique papers. Gracie is also known for custom lacquer furnishings made in the NY studio, and the new Dallas showroom will have a selection, as well as antique Chinese and Japanese screens and furniture, antique lamps, vases, hibachis and other interesting pieces. 1025 N. Stemmons in the Design District, Suite 620, 214.749.5777; graciestudio.com. Holly Moore Making Her Move Laura Lee Clark Falconer recognizes a growth opportunity when she sees one. The interior designer recently decamped to new digs in the Design District, gaining more than 5,000 square feet of shop and showroom space in the process. Furnishings from Niermann Weeks and Julian Chichester are now available exclusively, along with new finds from Dallas textile artist Megan Adams, Balinese fabrics by Katherine Rally and lighting from Visual Comfort. Laura Lee Clark Interior Design, Inc., 1515 Slocum St., 214.265.7272; lauraleeclark.com. Amy Adams