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Greg Fourticq Jr. CONTRIBUTING EDITOR – DESIGN R Below: Book someone a stay at Ranch 2810 in Marfa. This property was designed by Carlos Jimenez in a beautiful setting — Beyoncé just stayed there. Info ranch2810marfa.com. enee Lewis Jewelry's pendant is amazing: an 18K yellow-gold necklace with roundcut, faceted rock crystal encasing a white diamond shake. $14,900, at barneysnew york.com. Right: The only vacation I've ever preplanned in my life was to Amman Resorts' Amanwana. It's the only resort on the island of Moyo, a nature reserve east of Bali. Info amanresorts.com. ELENA CHIEN M Quan Rainbow Jewel stoneware. $195, at Freda, 207 S. Highland Ave., Marfa, 432.729.2000; shop-freda.com. COURTESY MOODY GALLERY Melissa Miller painting, Little Death, Mantis, 2012. Truly beautiful. $18,000, at Moody Gallery. Below: Landscape designer Louis Benech creates the most elegant classic landscapes in France. I love his monochromatic plant palette, playful designs, the art and poetry of gardens, as seen in his new book: Louis Benech: Twelve French Gardens (Gourcuff Gradenigo, $55). At local booksellers; amazon.com. These clear old-fashioned cocktail glasses are the perfect weight and size. Best of all, they appear not to sweat. Everyone in my group bought a case. $4.50 each, at Tienda M, 108 S. Highland Ave., Marfa, 432.729.4440. C ire Trudon's limitededition holiday candle is in a distressed gold-leaf version of the company's signature glass vessel. Named for one of the Three Wise Men, Melchior blends myrrh, jasmine, citrus and spices. $98, at Kuhl-Linscomb, Longoria Collection. Fund a book in someone's honor for the collection of the Hirsch Library at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Your gift will be used by generations, and each book is acknowledged by a personalized bookplate, letters to the donor and honoree, and a credit line in the online catalog. To select a book, contact library director Jon Evans at 713.639.7393, jevans@ mfah.org. KENNON EVETT I 'm having a Marfa moment. This amazing handmade hat from Big Bend Saddlery keeps the Texas in Christmas. $60, at Tienda M, 108 S. Highland Ave., Marfa, 432.729.4440. ELENA CHIEN Nature and the ocean inspire Mish Tworkowski's lavish Wakaya cuffs in 18K yellow gold with brown diamonds. Ecology never looked so stylish. Each $166,000, at mishnewyork.com. Boucheron's new Epure watch designs for men and women are pure elegance. Classic. Modern. From $21,950, exclusively at Neiman Marcus. Diane Dorrans Saeks B ulgari means La Dolce Vita, '60s Rome, Taylor and Burton, and the best cabochon jewels ever. Platinum ring from Bulgari's Diva High Jewelry collection with 25.57-carat emerald, buff-top rubies and pave diamonds. Price upon request. For evening, I adore this Bulgari green alligator bag with metal snake motif finished in pink gold. $26,000; both at Bulgari. CONTRIBUTING EDITOR – DESIGN Left: The poetic and philosophical quality of Japanese architect Tadao Ando's new work is presented powerfully in his new tome, Tadao Ando: Houses (Rizzoli, $115). It feeds your head and lifts the spirit. At local booksellers; amazon.com. The Lodhi is a rare chic modernist small private hotel in India crafted of the same marble used for the Taj Mahal — palest ivory and so elegant. I love the discreet entrance, the pools and the handsome butlers who offer fresh-squeezed chilled pomegranate juice. Request the top-floor suites with in-suite pool and open terrace. How lovely to swim about and watch the sun setting over Hamayun's Tomb, the 16th-century domed architecture that was the inspiration for the Taj Mahal itself. Info lodhi.com. Luang Prabang in Northern Laos is a UNESCO-protected site with 69 Buddhist temples and charming French Colonial residences. It's at the dramatic confluence of the Mekong and Khan Rivers. Amantaka, in a restored historic French Colonial building, is the tranquil and stylish place to stay. Info amanresorts.com/amantaka/home. The Siam, a new Bangkok boutique hotel situated in the chic Palace District, is ultra-private and discreet. My passion: the owner's rare and precious collections of Indochinese furniture (think French colonial) and books and films on early Thai history. Info thesiamhotel.com.