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AUSTIN JvfONTI-IL Y 1-/0Jvf£:
What do you call your area of
design?
STEPHANIE MOORE: Fashion for windows. My love of fabrics has created a
specialized niche in the design world,
where I use fabrics in just about every
application possible-drapery, bedding,
upholstery, slipcovers, pillows, lampshades and wall art. Fabri<; is a great solution for transforming a room and giving it
a delightfully eccentric focal point.
AJvf/-1: What draws you to a certam fabric?
SM: Well, of course it depends on the project and the client's personality. I search for
fabrics that I feel accomplish the aesthetic of
the room I am creating. When I look at fabrics I look for color, pattern or texture and
how they interact.
Designer Stephanie Moore at her studio with some of her favorite fabrics. RIGf-lT: Moore's cat, Kiki, poses
on a couch with pillows made from Cush Cush fabrics.
Afvf/-1: Where do you find your
fabric?
SM: I love the hunt for unique one-of-a-
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kind fabrics and trims. My finds come from
Talking Design with ~abric Maven Stephanie Moore
abroad and, of course, the Internet. I also
by meghan richardson I photography by kelly kirlin and russ smith
Austin-they offer an array of fabrics and
flea markets, antique shops, traveling
use Stockton Hicks & Laffey here in
trims to the trade.
LOCAL DESIGNER AND FABRIC MAVEN STEPHANIE MOORE has enjoyed a career that spans
the worlds of fashion, film and interior design. She has worked as an assistant designer and
. AMI-I Your favonte find?
pattern maker for the fashion industry and as pattern maker and costumer in the Austin fiLm
SM: Bolts upon bolts of
community, where her work was used in such films as Varsity Blues, Where the Heart Is and
vintage fabrics from the '60s and '70s in the
Office Space. But Moore's most recognizable effort is most likely her store Cush Cush Fabrics
back of a store in Monterrey, Mexico.
bold-patterned
and Furnishings. From 2000 to 2004, Cush Cush offered a tantalizing array of vintage and
new fabrics, trims, furniture, gifts and accessories for the home, but now that its doors have
AJvf/-1: Tps on mixing fabrics?
closed, Moore's current endeavor is Cush Cush Design. Through Cush Cush Design, Moore
SM: I like to make a room interesting by
fulfills her desire to meld the worlds of fashion and interior decoration one project at a time.
adding a casual fabric to a more formal
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textile, or combining a floral
pattern with a more neutral
graphic stripe. If mixing traditional and modern, keep the
color palette simple.
AfvfJ-1: What are your
favorite local stores right
now?
SM: I love Uncommon Objects
for inspiration, Kickpleat for its
fashion influence on my designs
and Mercury Design Studio for
its unique furniture finds.
R~D
Sophisticated Vintage
Comes to !=redericksburg
THI: QUAINT STORI:S OF FRtDI:RICKSBURG will
soon welcome a new member to the lineup-Red.
Owned by Carolyn Moore, whose designs have
been featured on 1-/GTV and in Country /-lome, th is
new 3,000-square-foot retail store, open ing
mid-June, will offer early 2oth-century antiques as
well as pieces from Bella Notte and Dwell Linens,
Jonathan Adler and Cisco Brother's upholstery.
According to Moore, Red is a p lace for "women who
are looking for pieces of quality and distinction, yet
are not afraid to try someth ing new, where classics
remain and new inspirations appear at every turn."
218 W. Main St., 830-990-0700. www.redinfred.com.
AfvfJ-1: What are your
favorite shopping Web
sites?
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SM: My fa vorites include:
Westlake Premieres MG+BW's
!=irst Texas Showroom
www.vvrouleaux. com for trim,
www.wallpaperfromthe70s. com,
www. contemporarycloth. com,
THI: FAMOUS DI:SIGN TI:AM WHOSI: FURNISHINGS have
graced the pages of Metropolitan /-lome, Domino and even Time
has come to the Lone Star State. First stop: Austin. Known for its
concept of "re laxed design," MG+BW designs furniture that fits
the way we live in the present day-comfortably but chic. The
Austin showroom, which opened in May, is operated by local
couple Joni and Greg Greeson, former ly of Eurway European
Interiors. Expect a showroom with high-gloss white floors, soft
white walls and an ever-changing mix of professionally styled
furniture settings, showing off the "stars" of each collection. The
Shops at Mira Vista , 2785 Bee Caves Rd., 347-1616.
www.luludk.com for fabrics and
wallpaper and www.johnrob-
shaw.com for bedding and fabric.
AfvfJ-1: What are your latest projects?
SM: I have just completed Adelante Boutique, a fun "Seventies
Glam" boutique and a ranch
www.mgbwtexas.com.
house for the CEO of Whole
Foods-think palaces of India.
AfvfJ-1: What has been
your oddest design
request?
SM: The most unusual request
was to slipcover a toilet in silk
brocade.
AfvfJ-1: Best design advice
or tip you have ever
received?
SM : Draw inspiration from unexpected sources- other cultures,
eras, art, nature and fashion.
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BOB WILLIAMS
AUSTIN JvfONTJ-IL Y J-IOJvfE: How did you create
the concept of "relaxed design'?
BOB WILLIAMS: I realized that people were still sitting on
damask, but they were wearing Gap. There is a sort of
disconnect in this style of living, so we decided to create
furniture that is an extension of what people are wearing.
Afvf/-1: What do you see as the hottest design
trends this summer?
BW: Since 9/11, we have seen a lot of rich, intense colors. This
summer we will see the resurgence of soft colors such as
periwinkle blue and kiwi green.
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