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WSL Designer Showcase at the Austonian
It’s all about the wood. The interior finish for the Austonian, the 56-story condo tower that opens in June, warms the senses after the glass and metallic chill of the exterior. The wood is a dark caramel color. Walls are decorated with maximum-sized examples of high-quality Austin art. (Cleverly, the design of the Austonian website picks up on the wood touches.)
Sandy Sieracki, Rhonda Chapman and Cindy Greenwood
The crowd was a little too cozy on the 11th floor for the Women’s Symphony League Designer Showcase on Thursday. We headed to the 55th Floor, site of the tower’s private club and stood slack-jawed at windows, deciphering the views. As stated during previous visits, the Austonian discombobulates one’s sense of perspective and local landmarks.
Marshall and Jennifer Jones
Here, folks snacked on oversized restaurant samples and circulated around the perimeter. On the 10th Floor another crowd huddled around a muscular bar, or ventured onto the glorious, windy pool deck, where music and more delicacies waited. Inside, “Avatar” played on a huge HD screen in the (now-required) shared media room.
Liz Boyce and Eric Schultz
I talked to arts leaders (such as Dr. Ernest Butler about his planned, annual opera trip to Vienna); artists (like Roi James, wearing an exquisite, bequeathed jacket); and people who are purchasing condos in the building (such as Marshall and Jennifer Jones, pleased as punch to overlook the pool deck from their contracted 13th floor digs).
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