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72 CELEBRATING DESIGN By Jane Rozelle. Photography Mark Nelson. T wo hundred and thirty-two entries. Seventy cate- gories. Countless bottles of champagne. The Dallas PaperCity Design Awards with Dunhill Partners and Dallas Design District came back strong in its second year. With hundreds of projects entered by some of the most talented designers, architects, and furniture and product designers in our city, the judging process is a lengthy, meticulous affair. This year's top-brass names serv- ing as judges were Jay Jeffers, who sits pretty on Elle Decor's A-List of top interior designers, breezing into town from San Francisco; AD100 architect Bobby McAlpine, founder of McAlpine Architects, who flew in from Atlanta; and Jeffrey Alan Marks, who recently debuted his book The Meaning of Home (Rizzoli),in from L.A. All three were on the scene that night as the festivities unfolded. Cocktails kicked things off at the showroom of George Cameron Nash. Nash, who hosted the VIP gathering with Hutchinson, dashed about, ensuring that the pre-party was as marvelous as the ceremony itself. Mark Williams, along with design enthusiasts and party savants Brad Kelly, Denise and Scott McGaha, Kelli and Gerald Ford, Justin Moon, James Campbell, Ike Isenhour, Kelsey Ann Haley, Mil Bodron, Alton LaDay, and Mackay Boynton made the rounds. Everyone was having such a smashing time chez George, that it was difficult to wrangle them out the door and on to the awards ceremony at the appointed hour. Luckily, our dear George knows all about party do's and don'ts; he cut off the champagne and rung the proverbial gong, signaling that it was time to hop on the party bus and head to the Level Two event space for the awards presentation. DJ Jordan Bobby McAlpine, Jeffrey Alan Marks, Jay Jeffers Empress Gilbert, Stephanie Moore-Hager & Geoff Hager Jeffrey Alan Marks, David Sutherland Kandis & Bill Hutchinson Lea LaFortune, Bethany Reese Robert Weatherly, Cindy Kahn Karen Kuo, Betsie Weatherford, Robert Kuo Richard Bettinger, Chad Bettinger Rebecca Anhalt, Kelli Ford George Cameron Nash, Mark Williams