Christina Geyer
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- February 02, 2012
“There’s something in the air,” mused Douglas Little over iced tea at the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek. “People are starting to throw caution to the wind again.” Little is in town as he has recently been named creative director for Art Ball 2012, a job dreamt up for him by Art Ball co-chairs Merry Vose and Julie Hawes. And the designer — known for his remarkable Bergdorf Goodman window displays and his luxury candle and fragrance line D.L. & Co. — has wild abandon on the brain as he tells us his plans for the Dallas Museum of Art fund-raiser, set for Saturday, April 14. At the mention of one sexy word — the night’s theme, “Wanderlust” — Little reels with imaginative élan. He thumbs through a stack of tear sheets depicting his vision for the Ball and proclaims, “It’s about curiosities, travelling to distant lands and asking ourselves, How do we make it 3-D.” Samplings from his sketchbook? At the Fleischner Courtyard entrée, a tall, faux-bois tree dripping with cymbidium orchids will be constructed out of white plaster. Inside, six distinct areas will be staged and inspired by a fantastical destination, from the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World to Asia and Morocco. Little has even commissioned a set of emerging artists to create a collection of travel posters to be revealed that eve. The silent auction will be highly fantastic as well: For the block, several stylish types — jet-setters, as Art Ball will dub them — have been asked to select the single item they pack or covet when travelling. In other words, Art Ball is shaping up to be an outrageously flamboyant vacation — only you needn’t pack the Goyard, nor fret about jet lag. Tickets and sponsorships 214.922.1353; artball@dallasmuseumofart.org.
Image: A bar topped with tigers? Douglas Little's Art Ball fantasy via illustrator Andrea Adams.