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72 DESIGN NIGHT MATTHEW RAMIREZ CONTEMPLATES A CHAISE LONGUE. PHOTOGRAPHY EMILE C. BROWNE. BEDESIGN TOASTS DEBUT OF LAUREN ROTTET'S FURNITURE COLLECTION. Lauren Rottet, Kyle Rottet Nina Magon, Jennifer Pampolina, Jacqueline Elliott Yvonne Boustany Tiffany Halik Barbara Davis Adrian Dueñas & Marcelo Saenz Sarah Busch, Anne Breux, Karen Lix Davide Mei Susan & Mike Plank Stefanie & Manolo Elias Daphne Wentworth Emmanuel Leventis Taylor Mock, Amber Lewis Angie Cueva, Claudia Fathivand Avi Lev, Julia Marantidi Mauricio Sampogna Claire Huebinger Alfonso Duarte, Florencia Vial, Andres Vanegas Lauren Paine S till buzzing from the release of her second book, Authentic Design: Lauren Rottet and Rottet Studio (Rizzoli), Houston interior ar- chitect Lauren Rottet headlined BeDesign's annual fête, where she also launched her debut furniture collection, The Rottet Collection by Lauren Rottet. Her trademark floating chairs and dining tables stood alongside her Interior Design "Best of Year" award-winning Dichroic Table. The venue, the West Alabama oasis for international furniture names, presented auction items for the cause: Dec My Room, the design nonprofit that lovingly curates rooms for hospitalized pediatric patients. Guests bid on items ranging from a painting by street-artist icon Mr. Brainwash via Art of the World Gallery, to furniture and accessories from Fendi Casa, Zanotta, Dell'Orio and The Rottet Collection. SPOTTED: BeDesign's international duo Adrian Dueñas and Marcelo Saenz; Dec My Room founder and prez Susan Plank with husband Mike; DMR board members Kathy French and Beth Rivera; BBVA Compass' Orlando Manzo-Ocañas; Carnan Properties' Jacqueline Elliott; designers Anne Breux, Barbara Hill, Nina Magon, and Oscar Zuniga; gallerist Barbara Davis; Davide Mei with Okite; Lauren Paine; Karen Lix; Wendee Lee Curtis; Mariana Saldana; Robert Davis; Art of the World's Mauricio Sampogna and Claire Huebinger; and Stefanie and Manolo Elias. Marcela Astralaga, Karen Lerner