Self-Portrait
The architectural photographer Barbara Karant turns her camera on her house in Bucktown—and on her rescued greyhounds.
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Andrew Hollingsworth, 222 West Huron Street; 312-440-9554. The Anne Kyrro Quinn orange throw in the living room, the tall orange bottle vase in the bedroom.
Arrelle Fine Linens, 445 North Wells Street; 312-321-3696. Schlossberg mandarin-orange pillowcases and bottom sheet.
Design Within Reach, dwr.com. The Sapien bookshelf, the Knoll orange seat cushions for the Harry Bertoia chairs.
Elements, 102 East Oak Street until mid-October, then 741 North Wells Street; 312-642-6574. The Anichini green napkin and the colored resin bangles around the flowers in the kitchen; the Lappas orange leather tray and the Anichini orange napkins and placemats on the dining-room table; the small and medium orange porcelain vases by Ted Muehling for Nymphenburg in the bedroom; the orange Murano drinking glass and the Christiane Perrechon soap dish in the bathroom.
Diane Ewing, 652 West Grand Avenue, 312-560-4430; dianeewing.com. The photo stylist.
Gallery Bernard, 2902 North Lincoln Avenue, 773-248-9363. The Heywood-Wakefield bedroom set.
Greyhounds Only, 335 East Geneva Road #173, Carol Stream; 847-421-9828 or 773-297-4739, greyhoundsonly.com. A greyhound rescue group.
Herman Miller, 321 Merchandise Mart; 312-822-0140. The molded plywood chairs by Charles and Ray Eames.
Homer Laughlin China Company, 672 Fiesta Drive, Newell, West Virginia; 800-452-4462. Vintage Fiesta dinnerware.
Karant+Associates (Barbara Karant, principal), 400 North May Street; 312-733-0891, karant.com. The photographer.
Knoll, 1111 Merchandise Mart; 312-454-6920. The Knoll orange seat cushions for the Bertoia chairs.
Lane Custom Framing Ltd., 400 North May Street; 773-412-2454. Picture framing.
Lightology, 215 West Chicago Avenue; 312-944-1000. The Tech Lighting K-Johnny Kable Lite fixture with barn-door shades in the dining area and the Tizio table lamp by Richard Sapper in the bedroom.
Luminaire, 301 West Superior Street; 312-664-9582. The Modus Vivendi square gray porcelain plate and the Gemini porcelain with metal accent teapot, cup, and saucer in the kitchen; the Anna Torfs raven red Barragan Coupe vase and bowl on the dining-room table; the furniture miniatures from the Vitra Design Museum, the Ivan Baj Air D glass vase in pea green, the Anna Torfs Vaza IV glass vase in sanded lime, and the Per Arnoldi rug in the living room.
Macy's, selected stores. Signoria Firenze rust quilt used as tailored bed skirt and rust top sheet.
Material Possessions, 704 North Wabash Avenue; 312-280-4885. The Lappas leather tissue box and the lemon soap in the bathroom.
Modern Times, 2100 West Grand Avenue; 312-243-5706, moderntimeschicago.com. The Vernor Panton cone chair and ottoman.
Printworks Gallery, 311 West Superior Street, Suite 105; 312-664-9407. The paintings by Nicholas Sistler.
Snob Hounds, 312-933-7325, snobhounds.com. Dog clothing and accessories.
Soupcan, 1500 South Western Avenue; 312-243-6928, soupcan.com. The zinc countertops in the kitchen.
Steelskin, 1500 South Western Avenue; 312-738-1544. The bathroom medicine cabinet.
Valerio Dewalt Train Associates (Joe Valerio, principal), 500 North Dearborn Street, Suite 900; 312-332-0363, buildordie.com. The architect.
Wright, 1440 West Hubbard Street; 312-563-0020, wright20.com. The George Nelson cabinet, the Pierre Paulin chair, the Vernor Panton dining chairs, and other modernist pieces.
Photography: Barbara Karant; photo styling by Diane Ewing
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