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| THE ROSE BOWL: These rustic Italian braided rose bowls are part of the Il Bianco Majolica line from Napa Home & Garden. Rose bowls: $100 each. Lemon bowl: $160. Robb & Stucky. 7240 North Dallas Pkwy. Plano. 972-403-3000. |
Italian Style
Dallas has always been in love with Italy. Here’s how to live la dolce vita.
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Ferrari continues its tradition of sporty sophistication with the 612 Scaglietti, boasting a six-liter V-12 with a 540 horsepower engine. Boardwalk Ferrari Maserati. 6300 International Pkwy. Plano. 469-366-2400.
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Tavolo “Capri” from Artitalia Group is a beautiful reproduction that converts from a 48-inch round to a 71 x 55-inch rectangle with a set of four ingenious leaves. The base is constructed of new woods hand-distressed that blend perfectly with the reclaimed pieces of cherry and walnut that surround the antique central panel. $5,999. Robb & Stucky. 7240 North Dallas Pkwy. Plano. 972-403-3000.
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The clean lines of Giorgio Soressi’s Uptown Collection bear his signature treatment of stainless steel base supports and hardware. The Uptown bookcase, $3,469, and the Uptown tall lamp, $899, are both available at Cantoni. 4800 Alpha Rd. 972-934-9191. www.cantoni.com.
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Philip Maia mid-19th-century Italian painted buffet. $13,800. Philip Maia Antiques. 1209 Slocum St. 214-939-5200.
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LA PENNA >>
Italians are passionate about fine writing instruments. The “Diva” is a chic little pen that comports like a tube of lipstick. In multiple colors and patterns, ballpoint and fountain cartridges. Available for $35 at Robb & Stucky. 7240 North Dallas Pkwy. Plano. 972-403-3000.
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Since 1860, Campari-lovers have consumed bottles of the bittersweet apertivo, but this may be the first time someone thought to make a light fixture out of them. A Scott + Cooner exclusive, the chandelier is the product of German ingenuity, designed by Ingo Maurer, and available for $375. Scott + Cooner . 1400 Turtle Creek Blvd., Ste. 100A. 214-748-9838. www.scottcooner.com.
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Glam Glass
The Murano lamp has a history as intriguing as it is beautiful. In the 13th century, the Venetian state moved its entire glassblowing industry to the small island of Murano, primarily to protect the city from fire. There, glassblowers were accorded an elevated status including the right to carry swords, immunity from prosecution should they commit a crime, and the privilege of having their daughters marry into a higher class. Of course, a price – indeed a very high one – was extracted for these privileges: The glassblowers were in effect prisoners, forbidden to leave the island upon punishment of death. Today the renewed interest in Murano glass centers on the glamorous lamps produced from the 1920s through the 1950s, most of which are seen in transparent greens, turquoises, ambers, milky lavenders, and aqua blues.
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LIGHT THEM UP: (from left) Murano blue lamp, $2,300 from Ceylon et Cie, 1319 Dragon St. 214-742-7632; Murano lamp in olive with superimposed gold flecks c.1940, $2,100 from Ceylon et Cie; cobalt blue Murano lamp with superimposed copper flecks, $2,250 from Ceylon et Cie; Green and amber Venetian lamp c. 1940, $1,900 from Jan Showers & Associates, 1308 Slocum St. 214-747-5252.
