Design Dose - April 2011

04/28/11

Spotted | For Starters | Corina Quinn

It generally takes a few life stages to equip your kitchen with professional or investment pieces. But more and more, longstanding imperial brands are adopting a “grow into it” philosophy toward their cookware...

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04/27/11

InBox | Sorta Kate Spade | Gina Bazer

Every so often we get a press release about a Kate Spade product and I find it interesting that while the brand Kate Spade (now owned, like many others, by Liz Claiborne) continues rolling out new stuff...

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04/26/11

Happy Hour | Lill Street Retrospective | Gina Bazer

I recently popped into Lillstreet Art Center to check out their newly renovated gallery area and, while I was there, got a tour of the entire building. Wow...

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04/25/11

Spotted | Inside the ReBuilding Exchange | Gina Bazer

The ReBuilding Exchange was cited as a great DIY resource in two of the stories I wrote for the May/June issue of our mag (on newsstands in a couple of days), so I had to check it out...

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04/22/11

Spotted | Smart Home Sneak Peek | Gina Bazer

Smart Home opens today (Earth Day) at the Museum of Science + Industry, and if you like the idea of living green as much as you like a certain Andersonville shop called Scout, then you should definitely check it out...

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04/21/11

Spotted | Highlights from the Architectural Digest Home Design Show | Susan Victoria

Former Metropolitan Home design editor and Chicago Home + Garden contributor Susan Victoria sent us a report of her faves from last month’s Architectural Digest Home Design Show in New York...

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04/20/11

InBox | Fashion Illustrations | Jan Parr

In the days before Style.com, buyers at luxury European retailers had to sketch at fashion shows to remember what they wanted to buy for their clientele...

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04/19/11

Spotted | Kneen & Co.’s New Home | Jan Parr

Mary Jeanne Kneen has reopened her luxe home accessories business, Kneen & Co...

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04/18/11

Spotted | DreamHome 2011 | Jan Parr

There’s a lot to like at this year’s DreamHome at the Merchandise Mart, which was unveiled Thursday evening...

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04/15/11

InBox | Flea Fun | Bradley Lincoln

Those of us with an “I brake for yard sales!” bumper sticker on our vehicles (or more likely embedded in our DNA) have reason to rise and shine early this Sunday, April 17...

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04/14/11

InBox | There's Something About Swedish | Gina Bazer

Design House Stockholm recently introduced a beautiful collection of dishes, the Cobalt line by Catharina Kippel...

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04/13/11

Spotted | At-Home Carbonators | Corina Quinn

If you’re a soda drinker, an at-home carbonator can save money and trips to the store for re-stocking, not to mention eliminate the constant refuse of plastic bottles and aluminum cans...

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04/12/11

InBox | The Find coming to Grand Ave. | Vi-An Nguyen

Make room in your heart for another vintage shop in the Grand Avenue Design District...

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04/11/11

InBox | LEGO my Farnsworth House | Vi-An Nguyen

In our May/June issue, which hits stands in a few weeks, we feature an outdoor playhouse inspired by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House...

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04/08/11

Happy Hour | Art and Furniture Show | Gina Bazer

If you were intrigued reading about the talented group of furniture makers that make up the Dock 6 Collective in our January/February feature “Best of the New,” then this weekend is your chance to check out their work up-close and personal...

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04/07/11

Spotted | Fun Source for Vintage | Gina Bazer

Every so often the name of a store beckons you inside...

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04/06/11

Spotted | Another Paris Blog | Gina Bazer

While in Paris, we stayed at a really cute, not-too-expensive hotel called Cluny Square...

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04/05/11

InBox | Willow Going Out of Business | Gina Bazer

One of my favorite shops, Willow, which originally had a location on Damen Avenue, and then became online-only, is now closing...

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04/04/11

Spotted | Classic Remix | Gina Bazer

Just checked out Classic Remix in the DePaul area (previously a pop-up shop in West Town called Grand Living) and loved it...

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04/01/11

Spotted | Small-sized cookware | Corina Quinn

Former Chicago Home + Garden editorial assistant Corina Quinn, now associate editor at La Cucina Italiana, was in town for the International Home and Housewares show last month. This is the first of three guest blogs from Corina.

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April 2011