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C h a r l a p Hyman & Herrero, the New Y o r k i n t e r i o r d e s i g n firm known for its wit and erudition, has teamed again with Patterson Flynn on a collection that brings the animal kingdom underfoot. Who can forget their first collection in 2018 with crocodile and snake woven abaca carpets. For their fourth collaboration, a menagerie of hand-coiled, natural abaca rugs is in e x p r e s s i v e , f i g u r a t i v e silhouettes — an elephant covered in oversized dots, a c u r l y - w o o l e d s h e e p stretched to absurd length, a nautilus shell rendered in bold graphic linework, a bear padding across your living room. Drawing on Alexander Calder's pared- down straw tapestries, the Surrealists' experiments with scale, and 18th- century paintings of prized livestock, the collection is as witty as it is a work of art. Charlap Hyman & Herrero for Patterson Flynn at Patterson Flynn, Dallas Design Center, 1 0 2 6 5 N . S t e m m o n s , pattersonflynn.com. RS T he Polo Bar in New York City is the epitome of old-money — a clubby, wood-paneled room that evokes traditional, inherited wealth and American aristocracy. The man behind that legendary look is Alfredo Paredes, who spent 33 years as the creative force at Ralph Fun Underfoot Alfredo Paredes' collection for Kravet Couture. Alfredo Paredes. Lauren's stores and restaurants worldwide. Now at the helm of his own studio, Paredes has brought the same rich sensibility to fabric, in a new collection with Kravet Couture. Cocuyo — Spanish for a type of firefly — features a layered, highly tactile mix of 10 woven jacquards and lofty bouclés, in an earthy palette of ochres, warm clays, and sun-bleached neutrals, all shaped by his Spanish heritage and a lifelong appetite for travel. Alfredo Paredes for Kravet Couture at Kravet, Dallas Design Center, 1025 N. Stemmons, at kravet.com. Rebecca Sherman Charlap Hyman & Herrero for Patterson Flynn 52