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Mark D. Sikes Los Angeles Dream collaboration. I'd like to decorate for the British Royals. Gardens or historical houses one must tour. Villa La Fiorentina in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. Watch or iPhone. Patek Philippe watch. Top vintage design book in your library. The Givenchy Style. Favorite antiques shop in your city. Philip Stites, L.A. Favorite shop anywhere in the world. Gerald Bland, NYC. Movie you love for the design element. I Am Love. You collect. Books, boxes, lapis, magazines, baskets. Home scent. Trudon mandarin room spray. New for you. New collections with Samuel & Sons and Chesneys; line expansions with Hudson Valley Lighting, Schumacher, and Chaddock; my personal project, Orange Hill Farm, being built in Ojai, California. Mark D. Sikes and Aerin Lauder salon talk and book signings at JAMES Showroom, moderated by Chesie Breen, Monday, April 14, 2 pm. Tickets and schedule, go to texasdesignweek.com. Alfredo Paredes NYC Favorite room designed by anyone at any time. Coco Chanel suite at the Ritz Paris. Top vintage design books in your library. Bill Willis Designing the Private World of Marrakech. Michael Taylor: Interior Design. Rose Tarlow: Three Houses. Gardens or historical homes one must tour. Jardin Majorelle, the Yves Saint Laurent garden in Marrakech. Movie you love for the design element. Auntie Mame. Favorite design shops anywhere in the world. Vintage and antique shops Beall & Bell in Greenport, New York; Jamb in London; Galerie Half in Los Angeles; Obsolete in Culver City for art and sculptural pieces; and König Gustav Antiques in Germany for antique photographs. Favorite design Instagram feeds. @lecrime_, @MissMissyPhilly, @BeallandBell, and @stanclothing. Home scent. The signature scent in my Locust Valley residence is the Flamingo Estate candle called Ancient Agrigento Olive Tree. What's next. On the radar is an upcoming collaboration with Patterson Flynn, which I'm very excited about. I'm designing Latuli, a restaurant in Houston set to open soon. As this is the first restaurant I've designed in Houston, inspiration is pulled from the city's global influences and cultures for a space that's grounded in sophistication and feels timeless. Alfredo Paredes salon talk and book signing at Patterson Flynn showroom, Tuesday, April 15, 10 am. Tickets and schedule, go to texasdesignweek.com. The living room of an East Village duplex, designed by Alfredo Paredes. The living room of a Coral Gables home designed by Mark D. Sikes. AMY NEUNSINGER SIMON UPTON 77