I’ll take Dallas

I asked earlier how the local design business is doing. A D Home blog reader sends this in: 

No insight on the Dallas design scene, but here is a market indicator from NYC/Upper East Side – the closing of the Charlotte Moss townhouse.

Will Preston Center become a Ghost Town?

Question, Candy - with all the bank closings and buy-outs, what will happen with all the branch banks that have opened in the last couple of years?  A bank on every corner, and about 30 in Preston Center.  Do you think its too much to ask for a few local shops to open back up?

Must-Have Monday: Presentable Plastic Plates

Plastic plates are so easy (minus the fact that you can’t use them for microwaving). You just throw ‘em around wihtout fear of breaking or chipping. You can use them indoors or out, with kids or adults. However, finding plastic plates that are acceptable at one’s dining table and don’t look like total cheapies is kind of an art. The Winchester Mandala Plates (at Madison; $15 each) are simply divine. I love the combo of deep purple, magenta, and gold right now- hence the obsession with these plates.

Dallas design business: what are you seeing?

Are we in sync with the economy? I talked to a prominent local designer late last week and he told me that he has more clients than ever. Went to Porthault and Yves De Lorme and business was about usual. Questions: 1) Are we in denial? 2) Is Dallas insulated? 3) Is it all too soon to tell? D Magazine has been around for almost 35 years now and we have seen it all, we know the strong survive, we know there is always a light at the end of the tunnel — but what kind of tunnel are we facing? What’s up in your world?