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C ontemporary Italian furniture maker B&B Italia turns 50 this fall, and what better way to celebrate a half- century in business than by opening a new showroom. Located in the Dallas Design District, the grand, 6,000-square-foot store packs the entire B&B Italia home and outdoor collections, including its most iconic pieces by designers Gaetano Pesce, Patricia Urquiola, Mario Bellini, Marcel Wanders, and Zaha Hadid. Also turning heads is the full collection of Maxalto, established by B&B Italia in 1975 to reinterpret classic design themes from earlier eras. Collections from the 2016 Salone del Mobile in Milan and The International Interiors Show in Cologne land in Dallas this month, with furnishings by Antonio Citterio and Doshi Levien. B&B Italia, 1707 Oak Lawn Ave., 214.389.9513, bebitalia.com/en. Rebecca Sherman Belissima, B&B! Man in the MIRROR A fter a summer of intense negotiations that often included George Cameron N a s h p a c i n g t h e b e a c h i n Provincetown, Massachusetts, where he owns a cottage, Nash has announced a collaboration with venerated design house Donghia. The 40-year-old furniture, textiles, and accessories company, founded by Angelo Donghia, will shutter its Houston location at the end of August and move into 2,000 square feet of Nash's capacious Decorative Center Houston showroom in early September. The deal, inked a week before Nash's 60th birthday, includes Donghia's full collection of furniture, accessories, and fabrics, along with four core fabric houses formerly represented by Donghia in Houston — Rubelli, Hinson, Sahco, and Élitis. Rebecca Sherman THIS JUST IN O l d m e e t s modern with London designer Michael Anastassiades' new silvered-glass collection for Prague–based manufacturer Verreum. Anastassiades, whose product designs and furniture are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Victoria & Albert Museum, is the latest in a succession of renowned international designers (see: Karim Rashid) to collaborate with the company, which was founded in 2009 and reinvented the forgotten Czech technique of producing silvered glass. A metaphor for reflection, Anastassiades pieces are sleek and mirrored, with the Everything Sphere (from $600), Maly glasses ($310), and Dot table ($1,950) carried exclusively in Texas at Grange Hall. 4445 Travis St., 214.443.0600, ufgrangehall.com. Rebecca Sherman 112 Michael Anastassiades for Verreum Everything Sphere, from $600, and Maly drinking glasses $310, at Grange Hall Spheres: Michael Anastassiades for Verreum Everything Sphere, from $600, and Maly drinking glasses $310, at Grange Hall Drinking Glasses: Michael Anastassiades for Verreum Maly drinking glasses $310, at Grange Hall Tabour coffee table and ottoman, Maru side table, Do-Maru armchair Maru coffee and side table, Do-Maru armchairs Do-Maru armchair A t 123 years old, Pickard China is the oldest American fine china maker and considered one of the finest in the world. Even the Queen of England is a fan. Owned by four generations of the Pickard family, the small factory in Antioch, Illinois, produces patterns coveted for graceful delicacy, unusual strength, and brilliant glaze. Throughout its century-long history, artists and designers have collaborated with Pickard on one-of- a-kind collections. Now Dallas entrepreneur, author, and Southern Living editor at large Kimberly Schlegel Whitman has her turn. Dubbed Halo Home by Kimberly Schlegel Whitman, the dinnerware sets are available in three monogram styles, with plans to include additional monogram fonts and personalization options. Until then, hosts and hostesses can add a Halo Home monogram or family crest to any of Pickard's 72 china patterns and colors. Halo Home by Kimberly Schlegel Whitman $29 to $472, at halohome.com; The Loveliest, theloveliestcompany.com. Rebecca Sherman Hail to HALO HOME O ur latest West Coast import — and your room's next wow moment — comes by way of Made Goods. The SoCal furniture maker creates singular statement pieces in organic materials including hand-hammered zinc and iron, inlaid marble, figured wood such as burl and rosewood, brushed concrete, rattan, abalone shells, and nature-inspired faux shagreen and tortoise. The to-the-trade showroom opens this month in Dallas Design District with selections that include an ornate shell-encrusted Adele chandelier; a delicate iron pagoda-style Janelle canopy bed; Daphne, a dazzling hammered-iron French Louis XV style armchair; and the dramatic rosewood and resin Geary side table. Prices upon request. 1025 N. Stemmons Freeway, Suite 200, no phone number at press time, madegoods.com. Rebecca Sherman Cali COOL Janelle canopy bed from Made Goods