Jonathan Adler’s shagadelic Valley of the Dolls–meets–1970s Palm Springs aesthetic isn’t for everyone (“Honey, that’s why there’s more than one dress shop,” my dear friend Renée always says), but even if you’re not sold on Adler’s colorful and aggressively vivacious vision for an entire room or home, I bet a daily dose of Adler would be welcome in your life with his new spin on such mundane necessities as magnet boards, markers, mugs, pens, and laptop and phone cases, available now at the Chicago location and online." />
Jonathan Adler’s shagadelic Valley of the Dolls–meets–1970s Palm Springs aesthetic isn’t for everyone (“Honey, that’s why there’s more than one dress shop,” my dear friend Renée always says), but even if you’re not sold on Adler’s colorful and aggressively vivacious vision for an entire room or home, I bet a daily dose of Adler would be welcome in your life with his new spin on such mundane necessities as magnet boards, markers, mugs, pens, and laptop and phone cases, available now at the Chicago location and online." />
Jonathan Adler’s shagadelic Valley of the Dolls–meets–1970s Palm Springs aesthetic isn’t for everyone (“Honey, that’s why there’s more than one dress shop,” my dear friend Renée always says), but even if you’re not sold on Adler’s colorful and aggressively vivacious vision for an entire room or home, I bet a daily dose of Adler would be welcome in your life with his new spin on such mundane necessities as magnet boards, markers, mugs, pens, and laptop and phone cases, available now at the Chicago location and online." />
I’ll be the first to admit, Jonathan Adler’s shagadelic Valley of the Dolls–meets–1970s Palm Springs aesthetic isn’t for everyone (“Honey, that’s why there’s more than one dress shop,” my dear friend Renée always says), but even if you’re not sold on Adler’s colorful and aggressively vivacious vision for an entire room or home, I bet a daily dose of Adler would be welcome in your life with his new spin on such mundane necessities as magnet boards, markers, mugs, pens, and laptop and phone cases, available now at the Chicago location and online. Read more
DIFFA’s annual autumn Dining by Design benefit kicks off tonight, and this year they’re dishing out the event in several courses over three days. Read more
To celebrate 21 years in business, The Golden Triangle is kicking it British Colonial style from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday, October 30, with Return to the Raj, a free open house with themed refreshments and costumed actors lolling about the showroom’s newly expanded veranda house (pictured here). Read more
Birds of a feather are flocking together up on the North Shore, where for the first time ever, the events formerly known as the Winnetka Antiques Show and the Modernism Show have been combined into one entity, the Antiques + Modernism Winnetka Show.Read more
I’m a little atwitter about the upcoming opportunity to meet the artist Michael Aram at his Chicago appearance at Tabula Tua this coming Thursday, October 21, from 6–9 p.m. Read more
With the current butch buzz of mancaves and bromances (No one really makes a fuss of metrosexuals anymore, do they? Those poor, well-manicured and well-mannered gentlemen must be so . . . relieved.), it’s only to be expected that masculine multipurpose haberdasheries have been sprouting up like so many five-o’clock shadows after a long holiday weekend Read more
Grand Avenue will be closed to traffic from Damen Avenue to Wood Street this weekend for Design Harvest, a street fair focusing on home furnishings, mostly of the vintage or handmade variety. Read more
Indie Chicago designer Craighton Berman is passionate about food and passionate about design, so he’s combined the two in a sleekly modern ceramic salt and pepper set he calls Pinch. Read more
It’s time for another of Katie Ernst’s festive open-house sales this weekend at Revision Home, her vintage and antique furniture and accessories store at 2132 West Fulton Market. Read more
I was getting a little shaggy, so I stopped by my favorite neighborhood hair salon, Shine, for a trim last week. Owners Shay and Charlotte are sweethearts and friends, and always good for Andersonville gossip and breaking news... Read more