European-Inspired Baby Boutique in Winnetka

When Catharina Maerklin and her family moved from Germany to Evanston two years ago, they brought a lot of baby gear and toys with them. “So many people stopped us on the street to ask us about our stroller and other things that aren’t so common here,” she says…

She Digs Deco

Interior designer Lauren Lozano Ziol’s love of Art Deco moved her to bust out her own interpretations of the work of moderne masters such as Jean-Michel Frank and Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann. Andrew Kephart built the prototypes, which you can see at Mecox Gardens. The chair above ($6,850) is made of Baltic birch plywood and solid oak … Read more

Where to Go This Weekend: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

Credit singer/songwriter pat mAcdonald (yes, that’s how the artist known for “The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades” spells his name) for creating the all-volunteer Sturgeon Bay’s Steel Bridge Songfest. Founded in 2005 to preserve the tiny town’s 80-year-old Michigan Street Bridge, the four-day weekend of concerts this year will feature more than 150 pickers, strummers, songwriters, and singers from New Zealand to Chicago…