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    Cocktails and clean lines

    These tours of modern homes in Dallas double as evening cocktail parties

    Nikki Barringer
    May 20, 2019 | 3:15 pm
    Wildwood residence interior
    The sitting area of the Wildwood residence includes a bar and wine display wall and exotic iron red granite.
    Photo courtesy of Dallas Architecture Forum

    There's only one Dallas home tour where you can hold a cocktail in one hand, mini quiche in another, and listen to some of the best modern designers in Dallas talk about some of the best modern homes.

    The Dallas Architecture Forum’s 365 Modern Living Cocktail Series begins its first of three such events on May 21, from 6 to 8 pm. Three evenings, three houses, and three opportunities to learn about some of the most exquisite homes in Dallas.

    This year’s theme is “I want that.” (Just kidding.) It's actually Modern Living Every Day of the Year. This series tends to sell out, so don't delay reserving your spot if you love clean design, thoughtful architecture, and cocktails.

    Each evening there will be a short presentation from the designers of the homes. The creativity and attention to detail that goes into every inch of these residences will inspire anyone. Here are basic details about each one.

    Bridge Hollow residence
    May 21, 6-8 pm

    The Forum says, “The Bridge Hollow residence pays homage to both the early Texas modern architecture of David R. Williams, O’Neil Ford and Frank Welch and the classical Texas architecture of John Staub.”

    Notable details:

    • Designed around the courtyard and majestic Texas sunsets.
    • 9,000 square feet
    • Features include a loggia, reflecting pool, subterranean motor court, zero edge pool, custom wood ceilings, leather paneled walls, and a stunning library with orange lacquered walls.

    Architecture: SHM Architects, David Stocker (AIA – Design Architect), Philip Pitzer (Project Architect); Interior Design: Neal Stewart Designs, Neal Stewart (Principal Designer), Ann Reidel (Associate Designer); Landscape Architecture: MESA, Mary Ellen Cowan (ASLA); Contractor: Sebastian Construction Group, John Sebastian

    The Crescent residence
    June 4, 6-8 pm

    The Forum says, “Crescent residence sits on a beautiful wooded site with rolling topography and mature trees and was designed in these trees and topographic features.”

    Notable details:

    • It’s all about the trees.
    • Floor-to-ceiling windows make the site and the space seamless.
    • The water feature out front is beautiful and functional. It’s like noise-cancelling headphones for the house.
    • It’s quiet. It’s secluded.
    • Materials used include bleached white oak paneling, antique limestone, Pennsylvania bluestone, shell stone, and weathered zinc on the overhangs.

    Architecture: Cunningham Architects, Gary Cunningham (FAIA), Michael Bessner (Assoc. AIA), Tom Dohearty (AIA), Sharon Odom (AIA); Interior Design: Shannon Bowers Design, Shannon Bowers (RID), Marci Thomas (RID); Landscape Architecture: Hocker Design Group, David Hocker (FASLA), Ashlee Lehmann (ASLA); Genteral Contractors: S.H. McCombs Company, Inc., Steve McCombs, Vaughn Shadle and Webster Street, Inc., George Bramblett

    Wildwood residence
    June 13, 6-8 pm

    The Forum says, “The Wildwood residence brings the outdoors in as it sits nestled in a heavily forested area of Bluffview.”

    Notable details:

    • The entryway features an 11-foot iridescent chandelier.
    • The bar has exotic iron red granite countertops.
    • There’s an art glass wall.
    • Monolithic is used to describe the rectangular granite block water feature.

    Architecture: Bernbaum/Magadini Architects, Patricia Magadini (AIA Design Architect), Bruce Bernbaum (AIA), Dan Typaldos (AIA Project Architects); Interior Design, Rick Rozas, Rick Rozas (Designer); Landscape Architecture, Hocker Design Group, David Hocker (ASLA)

    Admission is $90 per person for Forum members, or $110 for non-members per person per event. Admission for the series of three events for Forum members is $230 for one person or $360 for two people. Non-member Series pricing is $275 for one person or $425 for two people. Tickets are available on the Forum's website.

    Those who purchase admission will receive confirmation from the Forum, including address, and valet parking information.

    ---

    A version of this story originally was published on CandysDirt.com.

    The Bridge Hollow residence pays homage to both the early Texas modern architecture of David R. Williams, O'Neil Ford, and Frank Welch and the classical Texas architecture of John Staub.

    Bridge Hollow Residence
      
    Photo courtesy of Dallas Architecture Forum
    The Bridge Hollow residence pays homage to both the early Texas modern architecture of David R. Williams, O'Neil Ford, and Frank Welch and the classical Texas architecture of John Staub.
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    Toy News

    Japanese collector toy store to open at Firewheel center in Garland

    Teresa Gubbins
    Jun 11, 2025 | 12:25 pm
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    A new store for people who like to collect small plastic objects is coming to Garland. It's called Gashapon Bandai Official Shop, and it's opening in June at Firewheel Town Center, where it will sell "capsule toys" — miniature plastic toys packaged in clear plastic capsules.

    Gashapon is a type of vending machine that dispenses capsule toys. The concept is popular in Japan, with machines found in train stations, arcades, convenience stores, and other locations. (The name "Gashapon" is derived from the sounds of turning the handle ("gasha") and the capsule dropping ("pon").)

    The toys inside Gashapon capsules can be characters from cultural realms like manga, video games, or Japanese anime franchises. Or they can be coasters, or food miniatures, or charms you attach to your purse or notebook, or little animal figures, or little whimsical animal figures, or little statues, or an assortment of little plastic hats, or a quartet of tiny jewelry stands in pastel colors (buy them all!).

    The machines take tokens which cost $2 to $2.50 each; most toys "cost" 2 to 4 tokens each.

    The idea of capsule toys — coin-operated vending machines — actually originated in the U.S. in 1907 along with bubble-gum machines. Japan embraced it in the 1960s, and the Gashapon chain was launched in Japan in 1977.

    The first U.S. Gashapon Bandai Official Shop opened in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo district in February 2023.

    The entire thing is driven by collector frenzy. The toys are produced in limited quantities, and in sets, which encourages customers to acquire every member of the set.

    Customers do not know what they will get until they turn the vending machine handle — not unlike slot machines. Like gambling. Or as Gashapon says more delicately, "The element of surprise brings excitement during the purchase and gets everyone hooked!" … furthering the frenzy even further.

    Garland will make the fifth location in Texas; following Hurst, which opened in May; Grapevine Mills Mall and Houston, which opened in 2024; and Mitsuwa Marketplace in Plano which opened in 2023 (There's also a kiosk at Grapevine Mills Mall.)

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