Style & Design
April 4, 2017
Estate Sale Studies
Mining the stories of estate sale artifacts in photographer Norm Diamond’s book, What Is Left Behind.
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Style & Design
March 31, 2017
Round Top or Bust
We put on our walking shoes and hopped a bus to Texas’s antiques mecca. Here are some of the treasures we found.
Style & Design
March 27, 2017
The Most Colorful House in Texas
Sheila Youngblood, the owner of Rancho Pillow, gives us an exclusive look at her whimsical Austin home.
The Culture
February 23, 2017
Richter Goods
In San Antonio, a young designer finds success selling his jeans, shirts, and kimonos(!) directly to customers.
Style & Design
January 18, 2017
The Houston Heights’s Cajun Invasion
Is the Houston Heights turning into a Little Louisiana?
Style & Design
December 22, 2016
Scenes From Inside a Houston “Zombie” Mall
Long live Northwest Mall!
The Culture
December 5, 2016
My Grandfather Air-Conditioned the Alamo. Now the Building Is Crumbling, and It’s All His Fault
Well, sort of.
Art
November 30, 2016
Home Is Where The Art Is
Charles Stagg walked into the woods and decided to build something. Now, four years after his death, his daughter and grandson are trying to preserve his masterpiece.
Made in Texas
November 23, 2016
Hatton Henry
A fourth generation of Texas leatherworkers saddles up.
Travel
October 21, 2016
Objects of Our Affection
An armadillo incense burner. An Andy Warhol self-portrait. The keys to the Alamo. Who knew what startling treasures you could find without ever leaving the state?
Style & Design
September 23, 2016
Cross Ways
A pastor at a Corpus Christi church is on a mission to build “the largest cross in the Western Hemisphere.”
The Culture
September 7, 2016
Deep-fried Couture
How Longview inspired fashion designer Brandon Maxwell.
Style & Design
August 24, 2016
Ila
Houston jewelry with a touch of northwestern India.
Made in Texas
July 20, 2016
Nathaniel’s Custom Hats
A chapeau of one’s own.
Style & Design
July 19, 2016
The Three-Story Closet In The Woodlands Is Up For Auction
Oh, and the house that comes with it too.
Style & Design
June 13, 2016
Inside Texas’s White House
It can be yours for a cool $6 million.
Art
June 3, 2016
Sugar Land Roils Over Selfie Statue
Has a selfie ever been more contentious?
Made in Texas
February 24, 2016
Alyson Fox
Clothing, jewelry, sculpture, rugs: is there anything this Spicewood designer can’t do?
Style & Design
January 27, 2016
Mi Golondrina
Oaxacan style, by way of Dallas.
The Culture
November 18, 2015
Haute Topic
Houston’s super-rich are learning to love the brand-new, very ritzy, much-heralded River Oaks District. (Maybe.)
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Mimi Swartz
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Style & Design
October 23, 2015
Texas Castles: The Early Years
Although we trail such medieval wonderlands as Spain, Bavaria, and Wales in castles per square mile, Texas is studded with crenellated, turreted strongholds, ranging from the kitschy to the magnificent.
Style & Design
September 17, 2015
Rocketbuster Handmade Custom Boots
Because you know you’ve always wanted to kick it up.
The Culture
September 17, 2015
Green Acres
How did smog-breathing, gridlock-prone Houston become the newest natural wonder of the urban world?
By
Mimi Swartz
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The Culture
August 19, 2015
Julie Cohn Design
In midlife, a Dallasite finds a new career as a jewelry maker.
Style & Design
June 12, 2015
Bexar Goods
These San Antonio leather-workers keep it all in the family.
The Daily Post
May 28, 2015
Hakeem Olajuwon, the Rockets Star Who Valiantly Fought to End Sneaker Violence
As Houston basketball fans mourn the end of the Rockets season, we remember the efforts of one of the team’s all-time greats.
By
Dan Solomon
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Style & Design
March 18, 2015
Hey Murphy
A novice Austin jewelry maker catches Anthropologie’s eye.
Style & Design
November 21, 2014
The Astrodome Is Getting a $63,800 Power Washing Next Month
That's a lot of Astro-dough.
By
Dan Solomon
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The Daily Post
October 17, 2014
Deion Sanders’ Palatial North Texas Estate Is For Auction Next Month
If you've got an eight-figure house-hunting budget and a need for a place with goalposts in the backyard, give it a look.
By
Dan Solomon
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Style & Design
October 2, 2014
San Antonio Architects Reimagine Houston’s Rocket Park
This isn't a real proposal, but it is really neat.
By
Dan Solomon
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Style & Design
September 23, 2014
The Proposal to Turn the Astrodome into the World’s Largest Indoor Park is Gathering Some Steam
They've built a scale model of it to show it off and everything.
By
Dan Solomon
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Style & Design
August 27, 2014
Big Tex Will Be Dressing Even More Texas At The State Fair This Year
The giant avatar of the Texas State Fair returns once more—and his new duds let you know where he's from.
By
Dan Solomon
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Style & Design
August 14, 2014
Pumped-Up Kicks
When throngs of shoe fanatics descend on Houston for the annual Sneaker Summit, it’s the perfect time to understand the sole of a man. And if you happen to be a high school junior named Adam, the goal is finding the right pair of Nike Galaxies for a mere $750.
By
Katy Vine
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Style & Design
August 12, 2014
The Click Clique
Amber Venz was just a pretty Dallas girl with good taste and a blog, until she figured out something revolutionary: how to make money with every post. Meet the 27-year-old queen of a whole new fashion empire.
The Daily Post
July 31, 2014
The Astrodome Might Be Replaced With a Tiny Astrodome
A tiny Astrodome!
By
Dan Solomon
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Style & Design
July 10, 2014
Evens
A Houston textile designer shows that the art of dyeing isn't dying.
Style & Design
June 25, 2014
Wish President George H.W. Bush a Happy 90th Birthday By Designing Him Some Fancy New Socks
Sock it to him!
By
Dan Solomon
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Style & Design
May 9, 2014
Stash Co.
Handcrafted leather bags that tell a story.
The Daily Post
March 28, 2014
Furry Friday: Cat Rescued From Montrose Fire In Houston Is Singed, But Purring
The massive fire that took down a Montrose apartment building didn't claim this cat.
By
Dan Solomon
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The Daily Post
March 5, 2014
Alright, Alright, Alright: The T-Shirt Is Just Part Of Matthew McConaughey’s Clothing Line
The mall is a flat circle, at which one can buy McConaughey's "just keep livin" line of menswear at Dillard's.
By
Dan Solomon
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Style & Design
March 5, 2014
Fort Lonesome
Kathie Sever’s nice threads.
Style & Design
February 6, 2014
How Much for the Biggest Mansion in Texas?
It's got a veranda with seating for 450 people, a two-story closet, and a bowling alley. It's on 25 acres and the mansion itself is 48,000 square feet. And nobody really knows what it's worth.
By
Dan Solomon
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The Daily Post
February 4, 2014
What Does It Mean that the Astrodome Has Been Added to the National Register of Historic Places?
It doesn't mean that they're not going to tear it down.
By
Dan Solomon
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Style & Design
January 9, 2014
Lucchese Like a Fox
Our unofficial state boot maker works to reposition itself as a luxury brand.
The Daily Post
January 7, 2014
Watch This: Scenes From The H-Town Sneaker Summit
The sneakerhead subculture descended on Houston in November for a major convention, and streetwear company Karmaloop offers an inside look.
By
Dan Solomon
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Style & Design
December 5, 2013
The Renzo Piano Pavilion: The Kimbell’s Stylish, Sustainable New Addition
The proper way to build is with a mind to energy savings, says architect Renzo Piano, whose addition to the Kimbell Museum opens to the public on November 27.
Style & Design
November 19, 2013
Leather
There’s no hiding these hides.
Style & Design
November 11, 2013
Re-Imagining Uses for the Astrodome
Voters may have decided that the Astrodome isn't worth saving, but The Architect's Newspaper has published four ideas for what to do with the space.
By
Dan Solomon
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Style & Design
November 5, 2013
Please Be Careful Before You Get Cosmetic Injections
On both ends of Texas, discount "plastic surgeons" have been shooting people full of potentially fatal substances.
By
Dan Solomon
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The Daily Post
November 4, 2013
People Bought A Lot Of Astrodome Memorabilia This Weekend
The one-time Eighth Wonder of the World may soon be a parking lot, but the "yard sale" held by Reliant Park officials brought a lot of nostalgia—and money—out of people who remember its heyday.
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Dan Solomon
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