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54 FABRIC OF OUR LIVES Who: Culp Associates Backstory: Launched by well-known designer Walter Lee Culp in Dallas in 1972, the showroom introduced Jack Lenor Larsen fabric and Angelo Donghia furnishings. Today, Culp Associates showcases multitudes of pivotal names in fabrics, wallcoverings, lighting, trimmings, and furniture. Love: Herbaria printed velvet from Romo's Black Edition 2017 collection is inspired by baroque damasks combined with Moroccan antiquities modernized in a palette of invigorating hues, while an atmospheric, diffused floral is reminiscent of 17th-century Dutch still-life paintings. Investment: Price upon request. Specifics: To the trade, 1025 N. Stemmons Freeway, Suite 500, 214.651.0510, culpassociates.com. MINERAL RIGHTS Who: Empressive GeoDesigns Backstory: Internationally sourced collection of minerals by owner Empress Gilbert, who also stocks lamps, bowls, decorative accessories, and furniture created from quartz, Apophyllite Stalagmite, selenite, pyrite, obsidian, agate, tiger eye, mookaite, adamite, hemmomorphite, amethyst, citrine, creedite, aquamarine, malachite, emerald, and a multitude of graceful corals. Love: A dazzling chunk of Peruvian pyrite — weighing an impressive 145 pounds — tops our list. Investment: $39,286 Specifics: To the trade and public, 1339 E. Levee St., 214.343.0000, empressivegeodesigns.com. ART HISTORY LESSON Who: Tufenkian Backstory: Merging modern aesthetics with ancient traditional Tibetan techniques — everything from shearing to weaving — are used to create handmade masterpieces, reaching across continents and based on a singular mission: to create exquisite carpets that enrich the lives of those who experience them, as well as those who create them. Love: The Helen Wild Berry wool-and-silk rug designed by James Tufenkian, based on the work of painter Helen Frankenthaler. Investment: From $1,125 Specifics: To the trade and public, 150 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 102, 214.760.7619, tufenkiancarpets.com. TABLE IT Who: B&B Italia B a c k s t o r y : A major player in the international world of designer furniture. B&B Italia has a full roster of renowned names creating unique furnishings in which design, research, creativity, and technology develop together. Love: The new natural teakwood Ginestra tables designed by Antonio Citterio, with clean lines and modern inlays of Calacatta white porcelain stoneware. The collection includes both round and rectangular tables, as well as a chair interlaced with polypropylene fiber braid for outdoor use. Investment: From $7,700 to $9,100 Specifics: To the trade and public, 1707 Oak Lawn Ave., 214.389.9513, bebitalia.com. ROMO continued from page 52 Maroque Lazurite printed velvet on sofa. Backdrop is Filigrane Pimento printed linen satin. Both from the Herbaria collection. Maroque vinyl wall covering from the Herbaria collection Helen Wild Berry rug PaperCity Presents B&B Italia teakwood Ginestra table and chairs