Design Dose

May 2011

The Home of I.D.

05/31/11

Spotted | The Home of I.D. | Jan Parr

The very cool home of Anthony Almaguer & Steven Burgert, the owners of I.D. Chicago, is featured on Apartment Therapy...

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Designer Garage Sale

05/27/11

InBox | Designer Garage Sale | Jan Parr

The fanciest garage sale you’ll ever attend will be held this weekend over in Harbor Country...

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New Home Shop in Lincoln Park

05/25/11

Spotted | New Home Shop in Lincoln Park | Gina Bazer

Elyce Rembo, owner of the The Green Goddess Boutique in Hinsdale, has opened a new location in Lincoln Park...

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Collaboration

05/24/11

Spotted | Collaboration | Susan Victoria

This company names a trend that I spotted among emerging companies at ICFF: Collaboration...

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Teroforma and UrbanCase at ICFF

05/23/11

Spotted | Teroforma and UrbanCase at ICFF | Jan Parr

I’m just going to call this my best in show: the partnership between Teroforma and Seattle-based UrbanCase...

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ICFF Faves

05/20/11

Spotted | ICFF Faves | Susan Victoria

More of stylist Susan Victoria’s picks from ICFF...

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The Best of ICFF

05/19/11

Spotted | The Best of ICFF | Susan Victoria

This clever, foldable dining table was developed by Legato Studio in New York...

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Cool Lamp for Dog-Lovers

05/18/11

Spotted | Cool Lamp for Dog-Lovers | Gina Bazer

The Good Dog Lamp—such a fun, simple design...

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Design for a Living World

05/17/11

Spotted | Design for a Living World | Jan Parr

Last week The Field Museum opened Design for a Living World, the inaugural show of the museum’s new Gary C. Comer Family Gallery...

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Dream2O

05/16/11

Spotted | Dream2O | Jan Parr

The new Brizo/Delta showroom in the Mart, called Dream2O, may be the only showroom in the country that has running water on all its displays...

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Home Decorating Tips from the Pros

05/11/11

Happy Hour | Home Decorating Tips from the Pros | Gina Bazer

Last night about 60 people gathered at the Architecture Foundation for Secrets of the Stylists, a very stylish discussion co-sponsored by our magazine and featuring Cynthia McCullough, Diane Ewing, and Susan Victoria...

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Explore Fulton Market

05/11/11

InBox | Explore Fulton Market | Gina Bazer

This Saturday, May 14, from noon to 5 P.M. the Fulton Market District, home to some of our favorite design shops, restaurants, and fish markets, is having a neighborhood event...

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Monica Pedersen at Kohler

05/10/11

InBox | Monica Pedersen at Kohler | Mollie Campbell

Looking to update your bathroom? The Kohler Store in Burr Ridge is holding a Bathroom Makeover Event May14. Hosted by HGTV’s interior design star and Chicagoan Monica Pedersen...

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One Kings Lane

05/06/11

Spotted | One Kings Lane | Jan Parr

Wow! We’re crazy excited for the One Kings Lane Tastemaker Tag Sale Saturday...

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New at Maya Romanoff

05/04/11

Spotted | New at Maya Romanoff | Jan Parr

Looking for a green alternative to leather?

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City Style House Tour

05/02/11

InBox | City Style House Tour | Jan Parr

One of my favorite house tours in the city happens May 15...

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DreamHome

05/02/11

Spotted | DreamHome | Jan Parr

It’s a cliché of décor-speak that bedrooms ought to be sanctuaries from the big bad world. But they should be...

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Design Dose
Design Dose is the online extension of the inspiration, advice, and scoop that Chicago Home + Garden provides every other month, only in smaller doses. Editors Jan Parr and Gina Bazer—as well as special guest bloggers—share news and trends from their in-boxes, confess their latest design obsessions and dilemmas, and take you behind the scenes to exclusive design events and showrooms. Have a local design fave, scoop, or dilemma of your own? Share it with us here.
 

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