Dallas’ best-kept secret? A thriving design and arts scene
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(From left) The cowboy aesthetic is making a comeback in art and design; porcelain vases shaped like cowboy boots, from Scout Design Studio.
PHOTOS: SCOUT DESIGN STUDIO, ALISON DE SOUZA
- Dallas has evolved into a technology and finance hub, fostering a vibrant arts and design scene.
- The Dallas Design District, once industrial warehouses, is now publicly accessible.
- "Cowboycore", a western-themed aesthetic fuelled by TV shows, is a popular design trend spreading nationwide.
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TEXAS, United States – For many, Dallas still conjures images of oil barons, sprawling ranches and the shoulder-padded excesses immortalised by the 1980s soap opera of the same name.
Today, the city remains an economic powerhouse, but one increasingly tied to technology and finance, earning it nicknames such as “Silicon Prairie” and “Y’all Street”.
