If you went last year, you know it’s the place to be! You also know that the good stuff goes fast, so get there early. If you can, bring a friend to save your place in line while you shop for more (I wish I had done this last year, because instead of dragging around … Read more
List Price: $990,000
The Property: The west-suburban couple who bought this three-bedroom condo on the 27th floor of the new One Museum Park East tower in 2008 were counting on using it as a second home for city getaways. They also hoped to live in it full-time…
The world’s artsiest and craftiest are coming to Chicago for this weekend’s 16th Annual Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair (SOFA) at Navy Pier, November 6–8, with an opening night preview party (a reasonable $50 ticket, payable at the door or here on Thursday from 7–9 p.m. This is one of my favorite art shows in Chicago…
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Congrats are in order for several local firms who won awards from the American Institute of Architects for residential design work in Chicago. Shown here: Studio Gang Architects for the Brick-Weave house (top two photos; owned by the couple whose Wisconsin cabin we featured here; Florian Architects (bottom left); and Brinistool & Lynch (bottom right). The AIA Chicago announced the 2009 Design Excellence Awards last week.
—JAN PARR
Photography:
(top) Hedrich Blessing/Steve Hall
(bottom left) Michelle Litvin
(bottom right) Hedrich Blessing/Christopher Barrett
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Sheryl Roy is upping the ante on home style in Deerfield with her new store, Madden Home. Roy shops from artists in London, antique stores in Portugal, flea markets in Italy, designer showrooms in England, and trunk shows in Hawaii to bring original pieces to her shop, which is housed in an orignal 1900s home in downtown Deerfield. Find big names such as Jonathan Adler and Arte Italica, as well as lesser-knowns such as London-based Emma Bridgewater and Bob’s Your Uncle. Prices run the gamut, and styles range from salvaged finds to pristine accessories. We love it when designers mix it up. Roy also offers in-home design consults for $150—which can be applied toward purchases at the store.
—JAN PARR
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Kim Chapman was the manager of Jayson Home & Garden’s custom design atelier until Flor moved into that space several months ago. She recently struck out on her own, with Urban Environments, an upscale window treatment, wallcovering, and upholstery shop in Lincoln Park, right next to Ethan Allen. Chapman, who represents HunterDouglas (whose white Roman shades are shown above) along with her own private-label collection, does every type of fabric-requiring job there is, including making custom dog beds. But her real talent lies in “creating modern drapery for urban spaces.”
-GINA BAZER
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We were thrilled to feature eight gorgeous staircases in the November-December issue of our magazine on page 46. We regret, however, that, in our Buy Guide, we misidentified the creative talents behind them. Please link to the corrected version of this story here. We are sorry for these errors.
-The Editors
The staircase can be a work of art. We love when designers take it to a higher level—in more ways than one
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Talk about your makeovers: the hood of this 1965 Chevy pickup became the material for this coffee table on custom steel legs in the hands of Joel Hester. Hester’s table, plus this settee by furniture maker and artist Jesse Hooker (from salvaged antique yellow pine slabs and upholstered with the original back seat and interior from a 1969 Ford Mustang fastback) will be on display at 360seegallery November 6 through December 15. An opening reception, which also features the art of Curtis Frillman, is Nov. 6 from 6–9 p.m.
—JAN PARR
We’ve always loved Flor carpet tiles, but a drawback of this Elmhurst-based catalog and Internet business was that you couldn’t easily see and touch its eco-friendly products. Now the company has opened a showroom in Lincoln Park (the third in the U.S.), where all styles are on display. Bonus: By having your order sent to … Read more
