Elaine Raffel
Elaine Raffel left the corporate world to become a freelance creative focused on real estate and design in Dallas.
Designer Corner isn’t about any one topic. It’s about compelling people — thoughtful, funny, candid, and refreshingly themselves.
Stone has a way of making even the simplest gift feel intentional. Designers love it for a reason: it’s hardworking, naturally elegant, and impossible to duplicate.
There was a time when spoiling your pup meant a new squeaky toy and a bag of treats. No more. Now it’s Italian designer apparel, five-star hotel getaways, and crystal dog bowls.
Walk past the windows at The Plaza at Preston Center and you’ll spot it instantly—the happiest burst of color in Dallas. Swoozie’s is back, and stepping inside feels like opening a really great gift: you don’t know what’s in it yet, but you know it’s going to be fun.
Beautiful stone doesn’t become beautiful design on its own. It takes a fabricator with judgment and instinct — and in Dallas, Delia Larraide has become one of the most trusted.
