A peek inside jewelry designer Dian Malouf’s private retreat
To say that Dian Malouf is a colorful woman is an understatement. The jewelry designer, photographer and author of two books is sometimes seen around town dressed as Frida Kahlo.
Dian Malouf Jewelry
But most of the time, Mrs. Malouf – who produces chunky silver jewelry influenced by South Texas, Mexico and the American Southwest – is behind the scenes.
She produces 14 new jewelry designs a week for her three factories and four full-time craftsmen in New Mexico. She is researching and photographing her next book, the subject of which is top secret.
“It’s a God-given thing,”
Mrs. Malouf says of her internal conveyor belt of inspiration.
“I wake up in the middle of the night and draw something, and I’ve done that all of my life.”
Her Texas ranching heritage, Mexican and New Mexico folk art and the cowboy life inspire her books, her jewelry, her own black and white photography and her personal style.
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For the most personal and private spaces in her home, her master bedroom and studio, however, Mrs. Malouf orchestrates serenity, even among the colorful collections she has accumulated over 25 years for her Park Cities home. In the bedroom, for instance, the walls are dove gray with just the tiniest hint of blue. But don’t go looking for the color in a paint can: Mrs. Malouf mixed it herself.
She also whitewashed the room’s molding to give window trim a weathered look, at the same time making the sophisticated couture gray as accessible as a pair of old cowboy boots.
“When people walk into my bedroom, they always start to whisper. There’s something about this room – it makes people quiet,”
says Mrs. Malouf.
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