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SEPTEMBER | PAGE 78 | 2015 VLADIMIR KAGAN A MOST MODERN AFFAIR WITH ANNE LEE PHILLIPS SETTLES IN ON A SERPENTINE SOFA. PHOTOGRAPHY MARITZA RODRIGUEZ. I n 1952, a young couple hired Vladimir Kagan as interior designer for their home in Great Neck, Long Island. This dining room is featured as a two- page spread in his latest tome, Vladimir Kagan: A Lifetime of Avant-Garde Design (Pointed Leaf Press). The room is classic Kagan, with a floating vitrine suspended from a bronze column, angular table and chairs from the Kagan-Dreyfuss collection and hanging lights from the Finlandia collection. The couple's niece, Ellen Holzberg, was at the front of the line when the master of mid-century modern came to town for a book signing at David Sutherland showroom, hosted by Ann Sutherland, sharing their story with him. (Kagan remembered her aunt and uncle, some of his early clients.) They were in good company, as his celebrity clientele included Marilyn Monroe, Gary Cooper and The Walt Disney Company. Today, his original mid-century modern pieces are coveted items among collectors, Tom Ford included, who in the late '90s ordered 360 of Kagan's sensuous Omnibus sofas for Gucci stores worldwide. Ford also wrote the preface to the book. In a dynamic comeback, the octogenarian is producing a collection of his most iconic furnishings exclusively for David Sutherland Showrooms in Houston and Dallas. The affable and dapper designer was in good spirits, laughing with Ann Sutherland and sharing stories with each admirer before artfully branding their books. Modern mavens: Mark Minichiello, in from NY with Kagan; David Sutherland's Cayla Atha, Marjorie Partin, and Susan Elias; Found's Ruth Davis; Weidner Hasou's Genna Weidner; Carl Moore's Geoffrey Westergaard; and designers Barbara Hill, Janet Gust, and Erin Williamson, in from Austin. For more party coverage, visit papercitymag.com. Brian Long Vladimir Kagan Janet Gust Micah Spaniel Ben Johnston Erich Ploog Ryan Paine Sana Ali Grant Jackson Linda Halla Marjorie Partin Ann Sutherland Susan Elias Leslie Hemmans Ellen Holzberg Alan Holzberg Erin Williamson Sarach Stacey Mark Minichiello Geoffrey Westergaard Bill Swenson Ashley Dickey Martha Long Barbara Hill Ruth Davis Genna Weidner Sandy Swenson Majolica LLC WITH THEPAST A DATE Now in its third iteration, Houston Antiques + Art + Design Show is all about the room vignettes, with a trove of discerning dealers from across the U.S. Included are Houston notables The Antique Company, Antiques of River Oaks, Atelier 1505, Clifton House, Golden Chances, David Lackey Antiques and Art, Majolica LLC (with a post also in France), Past Era Fine Antique Jewelry, Robert E. Alker Fine Art and, new this year, hometown exhibitors Wayne Smith Jewels (pedigreed bijoux), The Royal Hunt (19th-century Black Forest furnishings and bronze hunting trophies) and two purveyors of modernism, Troy Osborne and Swank. The Houston dealers serve up their covetable wares alongside exhibitors from across the pond and a select contingent from Latin America. Highlights from the international brigade include Gele Antiques, traveling from Montevideo, HOORAH FOR CHIPPENDALE, WELCOME GEORGE NELSON CATHERINE D. ANSPON REPORTS ON THE NEW HOUSTON ANTIQUES + ART + DESIGN SHOW. Uruguay, with a cache of European furnishings and paintings; Mears & Boyer of England, specializing in antique jewels; and Really Good, in from Panama with botanical prints and baskets. Also shop unique categories such as vintage designer handbags and accessories (Branded Luxury, Philadelphia), antique toys (Clarke & Farley, Merriam, Kansas) and French Art Deco silver, glass and decorative art (Iris Bleu, Atlanta). So it goes, as one of the oldest antique shows in America, possessing a 50-plus year pedigree, is given a fresh polish by Dolphin Promotions, the creators of prestigious shows across America, including the acclaimed Palm Springs Modernism. Once again, Dolphin partners with 1stdibs, The Magazine Antiques and PaperCity. New this year are two special panels, both PaperCity DesignLabs: The Future of the Past (the profession of antiques and the next generation of antique collectors, Saturday, 2 pm) and Design in the Middle (a look at mid- century modern, Saturday, 4:30 pm). Ready, set, acquire! For the complete Houston Antiques + Art + Design Show lineup and advance tickets, houstonantiquesartdesign.com. Show times: Friday and Saturday, September 18 and 19, 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, September 20, 11 am to 5 pm; admission $15 (good for all three days, includes show catalog). Antiques of River Oaks Wayne Smith Jewels Past Era Fine Antique Jewelry Atelier 1505 Lotus Gallery T HIS MONTH, IT'S TIME TO RELISH, CELEBRATE AND SHOP HISTORY: HOUSTON ANTIQUES + ART + DESIGN SHOW SETS UP 100 HANDSOME BOOTHS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 THROUGH SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 AT HALL B OF THE GEORGE R. BROWN CONVENTION CENTER. FORMERLY THE VENERABLE HADA SHOW — WHERE MISS HOGG AND THE MASTERSONS SLEUTHED FOR TREASURES FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE BAYOU BEND AND RIENZI HOUSE COLLECTIONS — HAADS REFLECTS A 21ST-CENTURY TWEAK ON THE TRADITION OF ACQUIRING ANTIQUES. ROMP THROUGH THREE CENTURIES OF FURNISHINGS, PAINTINGS, LIGHTING, PORCELAIN, CRYSTAL, RUGS, BOOKS, ESTATE JEWELS AND MORE CHOICE AND RARE FINDS FOR ANTIQUARIANS, ARCHITECTS, COLLECTORS AND DESIGN CONNOISSEURS — INCLUDING THE ALLURING FIELD OF 20TH-CENTURY MODERNISM.