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MODERN MATTER AT ELEGANT ADDITIONS S uccessful designers must prove themselves as masters of many art forms beyond just design — one being the delicate and highly nuanced art of collaboration. For a panel discussion at Elegant Additions showroom, Modern Matter luxury hardware founders Katherine Weeks Mulford and Lee Addison Lesley brought in a crew of their collaborators: Mark D. Sikes, NYC; Sarah Bartholomew, Nashville; Barrie Benson, Charlotte; Michelle Nussbaumer, Dallas; and Eddie Ross, NYC, moderated by Frederic magazine design editor Hudson Moore. Elegant Additions owner Julie Koch welcomed Axton Reilly, Ellett Miciotto, Caroline Gidiere, Jodee Molina, Elizabeth Blitzer, Jared Brechot, Lauren Kuchelmeister, Whitney Pastore, Paola Rozo, Viviana Ospina, Philip Thomas Vanderford, Jed Graham, Scott Cooke, Alex Stillwell, Joyce Fox, Nicole Nicholson and Anna Ramos. PHOTOGRAPHY JONATHAN ZIZZO PHOTOGRAPHY JONATHAN ZIZZO Jane Scott Hodges Steven Stolman Kim Meardon Georgia McElveen, Leslie Martin Eddie Ross, Kat Mulford, Hudson Moore Elizabeth Blitzer Mark D. Sikes Michelle Nussbaumer BEHIND THE SCENES AT KIPS BAY: A DISCUSSION AT ROCHE BOBOIS B ehind the Scenes at Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas was the topic for the panel at Roche Bobois, moderated by Nazira Handal, the fearless leader of the Kips Bay Decorator Show Houses in NYC, Palm Beach, and Dallas. Welcomed by Roche Bobois manager Marcelo Sanchez, guests had a look at what it takes to design a show house, with all its tears and fears. On the panel, design stars Alessandra Branca, Anthony Baratta, and Lance Scott, all three having designed stunning rooms at this year's Dallas Show House. As the audience learned, if you want to know the unfiltered truth, talk to those who are in the trenches. PC Seen: Clay McLaurin, Chesie Breen, Todd Piercy, Doniphan Moore, Michelle Moussa, Jane Scott Hodges, Steven Stolman, Javier Burkle, Tina Jeppesen, Kim Meardon, Leslie Martin, Tanner Moussa, Laurie Murphy, Kandice Eiskant, Morgan Daniels, Amira Windmiller, Tonya Trest and Melissa Gerstle. Axton Reilly Ellett Miciotto Katherine Weeks Mulford, Michelle Nussbaumer Sarah Bartholomew, Barrie Benson, Lee Addison Lesley Lance Scott, Nazira Handal Anthony Baratta, Alessandra Branca Lauren Kuchelmeister Julie Koch Whitney Pastore Doniphan Moore Michelle Moussa 102