Design Dose

September 2011

Fall Gardening Tips, Dried Flowers

10/03/11

Spotted | Fall Gardening Tips, Dried Flowers | GINA BAZER

Garden centers all over town are having sales right now, and if you need some tips about fall planting...

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Maximo Riera’s Animal Chairs

09/30/11

Spotted | Maximo Riera’s Animal Chairs | Sarah V. White

Your sitting room becomes your safari with the incredible Animal Chair Collection from Spanish artist Maximo Riera, presented at the London Design Festival last week. Riera built the majestic structures true to size of the animals they mimic, using 3-D computer imaging, mechanized sculpting tools and hand-finishing, including leather upholstery and carving the compressed foam to superbly detail the animal skin and features. An Octopus is currently in production along with the throne-like Rhino and immense Walrus (nearly 300 pounds and over seven feet long), and Riera is adding Lion, Beetle and Whale chairs. The monumental pieces, however, feel more like totem spirits than mere chairs.

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Design Harvest Weekend

09/29/11

InBox | Design Harvest Weekend | GINA BAZER

Mark your calendar for Design Harvest this weekend on Grand Avenue between Damen and Wood—particularly if you need some design advice!

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Pendant Lamp, no Hardwiring Required

09/28/11

Dilemma | Pendant Lamp, no Hardwiring Required | GINA BAZER

I have a game table in a corner of my living room, and don’t want to hard-wire a light fixture above it. What to do?

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Cool New Lines at Morlen Sinoway

09/27/11

InBox | Cool New Lines at Morlen Sinoway | GINA BAZER

Morlen Sinoway Atelier just introduced a new manufacturer, the Portuguese company De La Espada...

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Deco-esque Design at Space519

09/26/11

Scoop | Deco-esque Design at Space519 | GINA BAZER

Space519 has done it again! The owners have come up with a new style concept for the area in the back of the store...

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Danish Modern Estate Sale

09/23/11

InBox | Danish Modern Estate Sale | Jan Parr

Oak Park’s Christian Science Reading Room building has been sold, and that’s good news for mid-century Danish furniture lovers...

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New Modern Kids Sheets

09/22/11

InBox | New Modern Kids Sheets | GINA BAZER

The modern-leaning Chicago-based linens company Unison has just debuted a baby/kids line...

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The Buddy

09/21/11

Spotted | The Buddy | Jan Parr

Luca Lanzetta threw a little party to give a sneak peek at his new Molteni & C line, and I fell hard for The Buddy side table...

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A New Take on Jean Prouvé

09/19/11

Scoop | A New Take on Jean Prouvé | GINA BAZER

If you are a fan of Jean Prouvé, then you will be very excited about Prouvé RAW, a new collaboration with G-Star and Vitra...

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The Well-Made Bed

09/16/11

InBox | The Well-Made Bed | Jan Parr

You’ve made your bed, and you’ve got to lie in it, but are you as comfy and happy as you could be?

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Yearbook Opens

09/14/11

Spotted | Yearbook Opens | Jan Parr

New home store in Forest Park is an amazing source for vintage finds...

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New Florense designs are out of the closet

09/13/11

Scoop | New Florense designs are out of the closet | Sarah V. White

Most homeowners would rather die than open their messy closets to public inspection, but Florense's new line could change that...

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Painting Furniture Black

09/12/11

Happy Hour | Painting Furniture Black | GINA BAZER

Over the long weekend I tackled a long-delayed project: painting an old Heywood-Wakefield end table with high-gloss black paint...

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Moroccan-Style Light Fixtures

09/09/11

Spotted | Moroccan-Style Light Fixtures | GINA BAZER

On a recent visit to A Lamp and Fixture Shoppe, I discovered these beautiful filigreed steel light fixtures...

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Building a Furnace-Free Home

09/08/11

Scoop | Building a Furnace-Free Home | Sarah V. White

The grass is green on the sustainable-living landscape, but getting there can be a challenge. The CAF presents experts to help...

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Get Busted

09/07/11

Spotted | Get Busted | GINA BAZER

I’ve been seeing busts lately-the home décor kind, people-and I love how putting one of them in a room can add a touch of casual braininess...

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The DesignSponge Newspaper

09/02/11

Spotted | The DesignSponge Newspaper | GINA BAZER

We've all heard that “print is dead,” so when one of my favorite blogs, Design Sponge, made a newspaper, I thought it was pretty interesting...

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Baltus Sale

09/01/11

InBox | Baltus Sale | Jan Parr

The River North showroom Baltus is wrapping up a sale...

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