Lovers Central

I think the word is out. D Home is Valentine Central. Did we make this kind of fuss at Christmas? To add to the sweet list, homemade treats by Hotel St. Germain’s chefs. Cookie tree (12 cookies, $105; 24 cookies, $195) and seven couture cookies, $35. A perfect gift for that someone special or a great centerpiece for a V-day celebration. Call 214-871-2516 to order.

Re: Valentine’s Day

Over at SideDish, Nancy’s joining in on the competition for the most V-Day event mentions. Hotel St. Germain sounds fab, if you’re not booked at the Ritz.

Re: Valentine’s Day

Alright, fellow love editors, I’ve got you all beat. Try 65 hours of love - without Isaac Hayes or any drugs starting with V. Illume offers a special edition of their fusion of His and Hers candles scents for a this special edition candle. I don’t think you have to do anything in particular for 65 hours to win it. Besides Illume is a star favorite with such winners in love as Drew Barrymore and Kate Hudson. How could they be wrong? Available in Dallas at various locations - Into the Garden on McKinney and Ceylon et Cie on Dragon.

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Carrie Hunnicutt of Heritage Auction Galleries just wrote to clarify a recent blog about the auction house moving to Slocum Street. Says Hunnicutt: “I should clarify that the whole company did not move to Slocum, just three departments: Fine Art, Decorative Art, and Jewelry & Timepieces. The new gallery setting (the Design District Annex) will be a great fit for these categories.”

Double Love: More from the Valentine’s Planning Committee

After Laura informed us of the fancy celebrations at the Ritz, Mansion, and Fairmont, and Jessica of Fusion Home Fashion’s fete, I felt amorous. So I went looking for love. Last year, my hubby and I and our two favorite couples, our parents, hopped aboard a Streetcar Named Desire. (Ignore any lingering doubts about Stanley Kowalski.) The McKinney Avenue Trolley hosts a night of fun at Sambuca, Grotto, and Breadwinners on Feb. 7. It’s a great excuse to get out of the house and score extra points for creativity.

Of course, everyone loves flowers. Cymbidium makes it easy with their three themes of deep, sweet, and unique (shown). Choose the category, or define the relationship, and then pick the perfect posies. May I suggest the Hollywood box for the overachiever, or what I would love in my bedroom, Dutch tulips and roses. As creative director Robyn Wise says, “It’s a misconception. Boys love to get flowers or a plant.” Heed the call, ladies.

Time Flies

[Pentagram 2008 Typography Calendar at Ken Knight]

Ken Knight, whom I credit with making Dallas a more stylish place in the 80s and 90s, sent me this cool calendar because he knows that I would not remember to buy a 2008 calendar until 2008, and he was right. A lot of people are like me, he says, so that’s why he’s been pasting labels on mailing tubes for weeks solid now, trying to keep up with all the urgent orders. Ken’s in San Francisco now, selling design books and office products of good design via his website. And now, the strangest thing. I rode down in the elevator this morning in my apartment building with my neighbor in 12C, Irving Goldberg. I was silently admiring Irv’s taupe and cream houndstooth cashmere muffler and thinking about how I hadn’t blogged yet about the calendar from Ken (the graphics reminded me of each other, I guess?). Irv piped up around the 8th floor and asked if anyone knew where Ken Knight was these days and whether he was still writing. Eerie. Have I watched The Secret too many times or what?