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Primitive Designs, an Estate Sale, a Golden Anniversary
By Bradley Lincoln
Last Friday night, Primitive threw a phancy phiesta to launch Phuture Primitive, the second chapter of its With Primitive series, the in-house quarterly invitational in which local designers use the shop’s inventory to set up living environs in small spaces. For this installation, Lukas Machnik of Florense and Jennifer Sweas of Jennifer Sweas Design transformed... Read more
Stylin’ Phones, Summer Sales, Flower Arranging 101
By Bradley Lincoln
It’s almost August yet it feels like summer just started, with all that less-than-beachy weather and whatnot. Oh well, if life gives you lemons, you can still make a vodka lemonade, and there’s plenty of time to legally still wear your white skinnies... Read more
Marrakech on Sale, Kitchen & Bath Tips, and more
By Bradley Lincoln
If our kitchen and bath issue flushed you with excitement, come on out tomorrow, July 23, 6:00 - 9:00, for a night of tips, talks, and 'teezers at Community Home Supply, 3924 N. Lincoln Avenue. (For such a deceptively proletarian moniker, this showroom has an inspiring selection of the latest domestic and European home fixtures... Read more
Teco Pottery Sale, Dearborn Garden Walk, and more
By Bradley Lincoln
The PrairieMod Design Group’s lease is up on their Wheaton offices, and they’ll be moving to a smaller location in Lisle at the end of this month. The new space doesn’t have room for the product inventory they stocked for the PrairieMod outlet store... Read more
Odd Posters, Ikea Hacking, Gardens Galore
By Bradley Lincoln
In between noshing on Tibetan dumplings and viewing a pre-release screening of Frederick Marx’s moving documentary film Journey From Zanskar at a fundraiser a couple Saturdays ago, Primitive owner Glen Joffe and PR pro Dan Davis took the time to give us a tour of the grounds and show off some fantastic African movie posters Read more
Dror at Target, Floor’d, Fuller Merch
By Bradley Lincoln
New York multidisciplinary designer Dror Benshetrit’s studio has created interiors for Kiehl’s and Levi’s, a chandelier for Swarovski, products for Alessi, Venini, and Rosenthal, and even an entire island in Dubai. He’s now partnered with Target to launch an exclusive line of limited-edition home... Read more
The Big Screen, FLOR, Framed, and more
By Bradley Lincoln
Bored with your big screen? Bang & Olufsen has created this monster 103-inch plasma television monitor and plans to prove how much size really does matter at a cocktail-party launch tomorrow, June 18, from 5-8 p.m. at their North American corporate office in Arlington Heights (RSVP to Ann Hof at 847-590-4909 or ahf@bang-olufsen.dk). The BeoVision 4 has a motorized floor stand, full surround-sound... Read more
Heavy Metal, Brimfield, Unison Sale
By Bradley Lincoln
Kramer sent pics of a new project he just completed, which he describes as one of his more challenging (“Anytime I quote a job that’s bigger than my van, I get nervous,” he fesses up.) This 90” x 70” mirror with a floating circular pattern was designed by Lee Weitzman for a Lincoln Park home, and weighs more than 150 lbs... Read more