Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s children would surely have happily romped in this less-is-much-more version of the backyard princess castle. Spain-based SmartPlayhouse (smartplayhouse.com/en) is especially proud of its latest design, the Illinois, a nod to the clear influence of the modernist master. The house is lifted off the ground on Farnsworthy exterior columns; marine-grade laminated … Read more
I love the idea behind the new frame shop called FoundRe that recently opened in Wicker Park: wood frames should really look like wood…
One thing is certain: sitting at desks all day is killing us…
PLANE GEOMETRY: A clean-lined kitchen combines form and function elegantly in an open-plan, family-friendly house
I always meet interesting people at my friends Randee and Al Simon’s parties (she’s a talented artist and illustrator, he’s an optometrist who moonlights as a rockabilly Devil Dog…so there’s that), and at a birthday party for Al last weekend I chewed the fat with Chicago photographer Jennifer Greenburg, who had gifted the hep birthday boy with a copy of her latest book, The Rockabillies.
Vignettes of perfect imperfection tell a photo stylist’s story at her 150-year-old house in Buchanan, Michigan
Ever since I spoke to Linnea Gits of Uusi about her love of flashing a bit of unexpected neon in a minimalist and/or naturalistic décor, I’ve been liking the idea myself…
The artist Matthew Lew had an entry at the Guerrilla Truck show last week; he was celebrating the launch of his new website,…
I met Zak Rose of the Dock 6 collective last week at the group’s exhibit at the Ebersmoore Gallery…
Art Addiction is a cool corporate-art company that caught my eye at NeoCon…
