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January 2014 - Houston

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Clockwise from top: Garrett Hunter in his living room. The vintage "TOBACCOS" sign was found in San Antonio. Behind the sofa, a Jo Jackson photograph. Pillows by Jeannie Zaner and Kevin O'Brien Studio. A large photograph by Hunter's mother, artist Rhonda McFarlain Hunter, hangs above a 1940s mirrored Mexican cabinet. Antique lotus-shaped vessels. The bungalow home of Garrett Hunter is a mix of cultures, styles and epochs. With a burgeoning art collection and some exquisitely crafted works serving as a foundation, Hunter's residence, much like his architectural design practice, is a treasury of taste and style. PaperCity sits down with the talented designer to discuss recent projects, his wandering eye (for design) and the evolution of his personal tastes. at The Club, the Fair my studio building with ON RECENTLY PERUSING Luciteaslab over the poolMichele Shore and and curatedthe MAKin 2012.inI've also been that architects, is in a sharedand Michael with performance by Lamy involved in Center Los Angeles two Karen Lantz singer Kelela. and I'm a member of MFAH Design Council. Landrum; we're constantly bouncing ideas ART BASEL MIAMI off one another, and they are both extremely Meet anyone famous? This year's most Designers whose work you admire. AND DESIGN MIAMI … talented. I also frequently charette with memorable celeb scene for me was Dennis François Catroux, Jacques Grange, Paul Favorites? Art: A Nate Lowman Bullet Hole and an Aaron Young paint-by-motorcycle piece. Design piece: Jean Prouvé's Maison Démontable at Galerie Patrick Seguin. Rodman dancing on a table at a much-toolate dinner with an entourage of Houstonians. Other than that, I geeked out for seeing Lorde while walking with Houston artist Shane Tolbert. Fair: This year, it was Design Miami. The French modernism killed it. The local design community and design in general … Event: Kathy Grayson of The Hole Gallery is a complete genius. This year, she had artist Matthew Stone produce a hybrid opera on a Groups you support and work with. I've been on the Design Fair Advisory Committee of Lawndale Art Center for several years Fortune, Rafael de Cardenas and David Adjaye. All very different, but experts at what they do. Other voices in the design and architecture field that have influenced you. Past designers and architects like Robert Mallet-Stevens, John Lautner, Andrée Putman. I also look at people in fashion; Rick Owens and Martin Margiela both influence my design aesthetic. Mentors and collaborators. I'm fortunate JANUARY | PAGE 25 | 2014 designer Cathy Echols, who is wonderful about addressing the big picture with her characteristic wit and style. ABOUT YOUR WORK … Local projects. My work ranges from a minimal/op-art inspired shop called Saint Cloud to a French colonial residence with repurposed paneled walls from an 18thcentury château.

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