Serene House
Designer Carsten Jörgensen, who has worked for international companies including Bodum, Starbucks, Crate & Barrel, Target, The Conran Shop, and Ikea, will debut a line of room diffusers at the New York Gift Show next month…
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New Le Corbusier at WPA Chicago
Edited by Gina Bazer Few people are aware that architect and designer Le Corbusier, known for his tubular metal furniture, also dabbled in wood, designing some pieces in oak and walnut in the 1950s. Now the Italian company Cassina has secured the rights to reproduce the line, Authentic Wood. WPA Chicago will introduce the work … Read more
Ultra Luxe Bath Fixtures
Sherle Wagner is a very upscale to-the-trade showroom at the Merchandise Mart that is now being represented—in the bath department, that is—at Hydrology…
Best small sinks
LET’S GET SMALL: Stylish sinks for space-challenged bathrooms; plus, do-it-yourself tips for improving air quality in your home
MaidenFe Sculptures, W.I.L.D. Andersonville, Sunburst Flowers Closing Sale
Working with iron has cast a spell on Milwaukee sculptor Alisa Toninato, who says it’s her favorite medium, and operates an Etsy shop called MaidenFE (Fe is iron when it pulls up a chair at the periodic table). Late last year she started…
New at Pavilion
The other night associate art director Adam Moroschan and I dropped by Pavilion, one of the best-curated home boutiques in town, where owners Deborah Colman and Neil Strauss threw a little party to celebrate the expansion of their offerings by international artists…
Wheaton All Night Flea Market
Have you heard of Come Flea With Me? Started by sisters Kate Shifrin and Christie Weller about 10 years ago, it’s the most fun way to go to a flea market—that is, in a bus with about 20 other junk-loving kindred spirits, while eating yummy, homemade food…
Jessica Lagrange designs a glamorously minimalist Mag Mile apartment
LIGHT TOUCH: Sculptural forms and subtle textures make the most of a pale palette
Book Wallpaper
If you love the look of wall-to-wall bookshelves but don’t have the books or the shelves, you can get the same effect with this fab new wallpaper from UK-based Studio Mold…
Inside the Smart Home at the Museum of Science and Industry
Edited by Gina Bazer This year, the Museum of Science and Industry’s Smart Home was designed by Larry Vodak, owner of the Andersonville antiques shop Scout (scoutchicago.com). It’s a perfect pairing, as Vodak’s sure-handed, stylish way with salvaged pieces from libraries, universities, and other institutions is right in line with the recycle/reuse mantra this exhibit … Read more