Design Dose

June 2012

Crate & Barrel’s 3D Designer

06/29/12

Spotted | Crate & Barrel’s 3D Designer | JAN PARR

We tested out (and love) Crate & Barrel's new 3D Designer...

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06/28/12

Scoop | Vintage Bazaar Finds a Permanent Home | AMANDA KOELLNER

The Vintage Bazaar is a 150-vendor affair that’s been held at random warehouses and storefronts, as well as at Logan Square’s Congress Theater, for the past two years, but the eclectic event has finally found a permanent home at Uptown’s historic Aragon Ballroom ...

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06/27/12

Spotted | Refined Redesign from Studio Snaidero | AMANDA KOELLNER

We recently got our hands on these photos of this beautiful kitchen redesign in the Gold Coast ...

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06/26/12

Spotted | SL Natof's Oak Park Opening | AMANDA KOELLNER

Local furniture maker S. Lloyd Natof has left the old industrial space he rented in the West Loop for the past 23 years and has set up shop in Oak Park ...

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Bunk Mentality

06/25/12

Spotted | Bunk Mentality | JAN PARR

This shipshape, sleepover-ready lower-level bedroom in a Lake Geneva vacation retreat was designed to accommodate the owners’ three young daughters, and some very lucky visiting friends ...

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06/22/12

Happy Hour | Design Photography | JAN PARR

One of Chicago Home + Garden’s favorite photographers, Bob Coscarelli, will share examples of his work and talk about his passion for design and beautiful objects at the Apple Store in Lincoln Park (801 W. North Ave.) on June 28, 7 p.m. ...

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Duro of Sweden in the US

06/21/12

Scoop | Duro of Sweden in the US | SARAH F. BUTLER

Duro of Sweden wallpaper is now available in the United States...

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Well-Designed Storefront

06/20/12

Spotted | Well-Designed Storefront | AMANDA KOELLNER

The beautifully designed Storefront Company Restaurant screams DIY...

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Modern Home Tour

06/19/12

InBox | Modern Home Tour | JAN PARR

A new tour has come to town, this one focusing solely on modern homes in the area...

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More Guerrilla Highlights

06/18/12

Happy Hour | More Guerrilla Highlights | GINA BAZER

The Guerrilla Truck Show is all about making new friends and keeping the old...

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Martyn George Opens

06/15/12

Spotted | Martyn George Opens | JAN PARR

Last week we attended the opening party for Martyn George: Curated Culinary Objects, and we adore it...

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Flatpacking at Guerrilla Truck Show

06/14/12

Happy Hour | Flatpacking at Guerrilla Truck Show | SARAH WHITE

At the eighth annual Guerrilla Truck Show Tuesday, flatpacking was all the rage...

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Light and Reflection

06/08/12

Happy Hour | Light and Reflection | JAN PARR

Tuesday night is the 8th annual Guerrilla Truck Show...

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Andersonville Vintage Round Up

06/07/12

Spotted | Andersonville Vintage Round Up

Vintage décor shops are popping up around the Andersonville neighborhood...

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Rock Solid

06/06/12

Spotted | Rock Solid

Here’s a new twist on the mineral madness trend in home décor...

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New Alessi

06/05/12

Spotted | New Alessi | JAN PARR

WPA Chicago in River North has picked up the Alessi line...

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Perfect Pillows

06/04/12

Scoop | Perfect Pillows | SARAH F. BUTLER

When interior designer Norma Zeiger couldn’t find the perfect accent pillows for her clients’ homes, she created a pillow bar on Armitage...

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Idea Tree

06/01/12

Spotted | Idea Tree | Jan Parr

ITT students' impressive show of their furniture and accessory pieces runs through June 29...

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