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A buyer’s guide to Henge in Houston: Massimo Castagna, hand-finished stone and brass, the Gotham table, Light Ring pendant, lead times, and what to ask.

A buyer’s guide to Giorgetti furniture in Houston: Meda since 1898, the architects, Progetti, the Maserati Edition Collection, customization, lead times, and what to ask before you order.

A buyer’s guide to Paola Lenti in Houston: the textiles, the color, Francesco Rota’s shapes, lead times, and what to ask before you order.

A buyer’s guide to Poltrona Frau in Houston: Pelle Frau leather, the Vanity Fair and Chester, Massaud’s Archibald and Grantorino, lead times, and where to sit on it in Upper Kirby.

A buyer’s guide to Flexform in Houston: the Groundpiece, the A.B.C.D., the newer systems, Antonio Citterio’s discreet elegance, lead times, and where to sit on it in Upper Kirby.

Adrian Dueñas on the Molteni&C kitchen at BeDESIGN in Houston: why a kitchen built for hosting is a different room from one built for cooking, what it costs in time, and who should come stand in it.

As Houston moves indoors for the season of hosting, the dining room takes center stage. The table, the chairs, the light, and the finishing layer, and why to see them in person before the holidays.

A buyer’s guide to B&B Italia in Houston: the Camaleonda, Le Bambole and Charles, how the house differs from Maxalto, lead times, and where to sit on the pieces in Upper Kirby.

Lighting is the part of a room people feel before they can explain it. This guide to the Italian lighting brands at BeDESIGN in Houston covers the houses worth knowing and why lighting rewards a showroom visit. The right fixture does two jobs at once: it throws light where you