Design Dose

July 2012

08/06/12

Spotted | Think Ink | JOANNE TRESTRAIL

I’m always surprised to find myself considering buying anything other than earrings at an art fair, but some ink drawings I saw at the 57th Street Art Fair this summer stopped me in my tracks, and I love the one I bought—a rural scene crisscrossed by power lines ...

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08/01/12

Scoop | Words and Pictures | JOANNE TRESTRAIL

Serious collectors know all about the Fine Books and Manuscripts auctions Leslie Hindman holds from time to time, and they’re sure to be all over the Hemingway and Fitzgerald first editions at the next one, Wednesday, August 8 (preview Sunday through Tuesday) ...

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07/31/12

Obsession | Homey Economics | JOANNE TRESTRAIL

Granted, we’re suckers for vintage china and cloth napkins, generally, so it’s no surprise that one of our favorite new places to eat is Antique Taco in Wicker Park ...

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07/30/12

Scoop | Fighting Fire with Fire | AMANDA KOELLNER

When it comes to design, sometimes the only thing to do when disaster strikes is to start from scratch ...

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07/27/12

Scoop | A Refrigerator That Can Think for Itself | AMANDA KOELLNER

Our phones sure are smart, so why can’t our fridges be brainy, too ...

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Take a seat

07/26/12

Spotted | Take a seat | SARAH F. BUTLER

We recently spotted a Franco Albini chair outfitted with cushy Mongolian wool for sale at the WPA Chicago showroom...

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Hot Town, Summer in the City

07/25/12

Obsession | Hot Town, Summer in the City | JOANNE TRESTRAIL

We’ve been thinking about old-fashioned solutions to surviving heat waves...

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Local Color

07/25/12

Scoop | Local Color | SARAH F. BUTLER

There’s still time to take on an ambitious summer project, and here’s an extra incentive...

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Mick De Giulio Thinks Big

07/19/12

Scoop | Mick De Giulio Thinks Big | JOANNE TRESTRAIL

House Beautiful turned to a Chicago designer, Mick De Giulio, to create its 2012 Kitchen of the Year...

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Christopher Gentner Shows His Metal

07/19/12

Spotted | Christopher Gentner Shows His Metal | SARAH F. BUTLER

Metal smith Christopher Gentner earned his reputation over the last 20 years fabricating high-end furniture and architectural pieces for the likes of Holly Hunt, Donghia, and Caste at a facility on South Albany Avenue...

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07/18/12

Scoop | Boffi Chicago Gets a Boost | AMANDA KOELLNER

Boffi is spreading its glamorously minimalist wings a bit in River North ...

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'Outdoor Classroom' in Old Town

07/13/12

Spotted | 'Outdoor Classroom' in Old Town | SARAH F. BUTLER

Lincoln Park Cooperative Nursery School recently upgraded its 500-square-foot backyard to an “outdoor classroom”...

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Designstorms Works Magic in River North

07/12/12

Spotted | Designstorms Works Magic in River North | AMANDA KOELLNER

We were happy to receive photos of a great project from Designstorms’ Amy Storm...

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07/11/12

Scoop | Vintage Garage Chicago | AMANDA KOELLNER

Last week, we gave you the scoop on the Vintage Bazaar, and now we’ve got more Uptown goodness to share ...

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07/10/12

Scoop | Architectural Gardens Wins Big | AMANDA KOELLNER

Lake Forest’s own Architectural Gardens, a landscape design firm, recently won a nice prize—a gold award in the residential landscape construction category of the Illinois Landscape Contractors Association’s Excellence in Landscape competition ...

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07/09/12

Spotted | Glitz and Glamour | AMANDA KOELLNER

When we received these photos, we immediately got on board with homeowner and designer Beata Malinowski’s taste for baroque elements with a contemporary edge ...

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07/06/12

Spotted | Lovely Lavatory | AMANDA KOELLNER

We’re a big fan of bathroom renovations, so these photos of a master-bath makeover in a fourth floor walk-up near the Merchandise Mart caught our attention ...

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07/05/12

Spotted | New Furniture From New Breed | AMANDA KOELLNER

We recently received photos of some wonderful woodwork pieces out of Skokie’s New Breed Furniture ...

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