Design Within Her Reach

The Art Institute's new design curator, Zoë Ryan, discusses her own art collection, good luck charms, current obsessions, and more

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RYAN'S CURRENT OBSESSIONS

1. Gaetano Pesce's Alda lamp

2. Any book by Ian McEwan

3. The Marni balloon bag. "It's beautifully made," Ryan says.

4. Barcelona and Istanbul. "The views from the Istanbul Museum are breathtaking, and the programs at the Center for Contemporary Culture in Barcelona are always right on target," she says.

5. The Antibodi chaise longue from the Spanish-born, Milan-based designer Patricia Urquiola

Photography: Courtesy Gaetano pesce; blackbox studios, inc.; blackbox studios, inc.; courtesy Moroso; courtesy chloé; blackbox studios, inc.

This article appears in the November 2007 issue of Chicago Magazine.

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