A Sprout of a Different Kind
“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “to talk of many things; of designer sales and clean-lined tips; of cabbage rose wallpaper and bling.”
Contributors: Bradley Lincoln
DreamHome Opens at the Mart
Can it be eight years already that the Merchandise Mart has given Chicago designers pie-in-the-sky budgets to create fantasy rooms for its DreamHome installation?…
Borgias Tribute at MaxAlto, Architecture & Design Film Fest
The second epic season of Showtime’s lavish Renaissance series The Borgias starts up on Sunday, and I can’t think of anyone who isn’t excited about hooking up with that crazy back-stabbin’, arsenic-sprinklin’ papal family for round two (other than a few Medicis and Sforzas, perhaps)…
New Shops! The Hutch, Circa Modern
The countrified goods at Andersonville’s Roost vintage shop have always seemed to be bursting at the seams of its two jam-packed storefronts…
Apartment 528 Sale, Pyar Pillows, Golden Triangle Celebrates Local Talent
You can shop India Shannon’s online stock of handmade housewares, vintage furniture, and quirky gift items any time of the day or night, or make an appointment to visit her space…
Shopping the MCA, Free Renovation Consults, P.O.S.H. Sale
I was really into the late-1980s art scene in Chicago, working in galleries and gadding about, so checking out the MCA’s current show, This Will Have Been: Art and Politics in the 1980s, was high on my to-do list…
Pearl Pop-Up, Chicago Flower & Garden Show, Bedrooms by Brynne
The collective group of artists that goes by the name of Pearl was so pleased with the success of its fall pop-up art show and market in Blue Island that it’s at it again this weekend…
Flash Sale at Haymaker, Tabula Tua’s 9th Annual Warehouse Sale, Francine Turk Paints While You Watch
If you’ve had your eye on any of the big-ticket furniture items at Haymaker (5507 North Clark Street), this weekend is the very best time to shop
Handmade at West Elm, Ligne Roset Warehouse Sale, Green Home Experts Expand
For a big-box furniture store, West Elm does a pretty good job of showcasing artists and marketing their original works, which is admirable considering that’s not exactly the side of its bread that’s buttered…
Playboy Club Props for Sale, Little Independent, Vintage Bazaar
The Publican and Moto won’t be the only ones serving up rabbit this weekend over on Fulton Street, my friends