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PublisherHappy birthday to us! With this fabulous fall issue, CS Interiors celebrates our third anniversary. � ere’s so much to cheers to, but most importantly, we want to give thanks to our readers and advertisers. It’s because of you that CS Interiors has continued to grow into the largest design magazine in the city! Glamour is the name of the game here at Modern Luxury, and what better way to celebrate our anniversary issue than with the most glamorous homes in the city? My favorite? Jerry Kleiner’s 8,000-square-foot warehouse turned living space. It’s every bit of what you would expect from Jerry—over-the-top colors and furnishings that make you feel like you’re in another world. As always, I have a constant desire to reinvent my own home. Luckily, this issue is packed with furniture and accessories to do the job. Check out the gorgeous, brand-new pieces at Haute Living. And that new kitchen installation at Ernestomeda? I want it in my house now. When it comes to lighting, I’m gaga over Karen Lang’s fi xtures at Hinsdale Lighting. Her vision can help transform anyone’s home. Who knew a lamp had so much power?
Speaking of high-power wattage: Don’t miss our spread on the hottest design couples in town. Although they may not be found in the pages of US Weekly, these power couples are truly something to talk about. Proving that two heads are better than one, the design duos show that working with your signifi cant other can be good for the relationship! Not to mention the collective talent that goes into collaborative projects like cool, cutting-edge metal furniture from metal + works or world-changing architecture from UrbanLab. And speaking of amazing partnerships, DIFFA is right around the corner, and as the media sponsor for the third year running, I cannot wait. Cocktails by Design is my favorite event of the weekend. Lauren Schreyer’s Design for a Cure event at EnV in September was another amazing night out. � anks to the generosity of so many donors like AK Lifestyle, BoConcept, JBStyles and Organic Looms, guests were able to experience the luxury rentals at EnV in a unique way. For a recap of all the most talked-about events, check out House Party. Enjoy the issue! jpolachek@ modernluxury. com
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Editor-in-ChiefIn today’s age of hi-def reality TV and show-and-tell-all media, we’re getting regular glimpses behind the façade and into the high-style home that exists somewhere south of perfection. It seems that suddenly we’re seeing a crack in the mirror, a tube of lipstick on the white Carrera marble countertop, a few rogue cords from actual, working electronics, an inspiration board tacked up in the kitchen. TMI house tours? Just the opposite. Tese telling imperfections make life way more interesting and maybe even more glamorous, in a grainy, realistic kind of way. Lisa Cregan’s article on “the new clutter” is the perfect antidote to stylized perfection. Designers, visual merchandisers and style-makers across the city are taking heed, layering high-design with personal artifacts and introducing creative personality to home décor. Te homes we feature in this issue up the glamour ante without being servants to the handbook of old-guard glam—gilded, Versaille-style mirrors, tufted velvet headboards and gold-flecked wallpaper (but don’t be disappointed; there’s some of that in this issue as well).
A Wicker Park mansion just might be the most glamorous rehab story in the city, including tales of interior designer Julia Edelman, who wore high heels to the construction site. Meet an industry couple—one half from Pagoda Red, the other from Marshall Morgan Erb Design—who prove the mixed-and-matched gilded life can still have a sense of humor. A North Shore spread gets the high-art treatment while managing to satisfy family living to the fullest. And then we open the oversized doors to Jerry Kleiner’s 8,000-square-foot West Town warehouse turned wonderland. Tere’s a mad-hatter vibe to the entire project’s slightly unhinged take on big-statement design. Perfect? Not exactly (check out the throw pillows tossed in every direction). Fabulous? Absolutely. Tey’re glamorous in such different ways, yet they each share a common approach: Te homeowners write their own rules. And they put personality before perfection. Maybe we can all rip a page from the new rulebook, and learn to feel just a little bit more glamorous in our own real-life homes. [email protected]
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TREnDS! Retire the old rules about combining colors and make your own out-of-the-box pairings 34
SHoPS Te latest in repurposed design, reimagined by Chicago’s rehab- happy talent 36
TREnDS! Glam slam! Bring on the sparkle, shine and decadence 38
STYLE Two glamour girls give their office digs the gold standard in high-gilt design 40
From boarding house drab to post-rehab chic, this Wicker Park manse gets design-star treatment 42
TREnDS! Looking to go hardcore? Try these rock stars (P S We’re talking about furniture!) 48
DESign Two design industry players find high-style ground between Asian cool and gilded Euro antiques 50
Te creative glitterati starts an anti-perfection movement Open the closet and bring out the new clutter!s 54
TREnDS! Why settle for one function when you can get two? Double-duty furniture works the moonlighting 58
aRT Chicago’s of-the-moment curator puts together his most original show yet 60
TREnDS! Make your break from design on the straight edge with a shape-shifting lineup of amorphous furniture 64
wEEKEnDER San Francisco is the new go-to global incubator for cutting-edge design 66
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LIVING LARGE Jerry Kleiner’s 8,000-square-foot West Town wonderland epitomizes mad-hatter fab 78
swANk Formerly a faded boarding house, acANVAs historical Wicker Park mansion gets
the rehab-chic treatment 84
A tEAms! Chicago’s most talented design duos collaborate at work and home 90
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Number of places in the country you can see famous French designerMarc Sadler’s beautiful
Carré kitchen for Ernestomeda.
Number of high-gloss lacquer and matte colors the kitchen comes in.
Possible color, material andshape confi gurations.
Years Sadler spent collaborating with Ernestomeda to perfect the design On view and available exclusively at Ernestomeda, 222
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Photo PopCreated as a fun design gimmick for the “� e Promise of � is Moment” design show last year, Steven Haulenbeek’s cheeky, clear photopaddles have exploded into a full-blown must-have frenzy. After Core77 handed out 250 custom paddles at their ICFF party, they became instant blog darlings, and Haulenbeek was bombarded with
orders from all over the world. “Now I’m shipping them on a weekly basis to every country with Internet access. I'm getting requests for thousands at a time for large company promotions.” Luckily, Kikkerland picked them up and will start producing in the fall, resulting in Haulenbeek’s fi rst product licensed to a company. Say cheese! photopaddles.com.
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Antique Mall and Broadway Antiques Market. “I’m a real hunter-gather,” says Berkus. “And when I want something that no one else has, this is where I go for real treasures.”
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Guerrilla gardening from a gumball machine? L.A.-based Daniel Phillips and Kim Karlsrud came up with the idea back in March when they inherited a handful of the machines from a family member. “� ey languished in our backyard for a few months. It didn’t feel right to fi ll them with candy,” says Phillips. Fifty cents gets you a seedbomb fi xed with a regional mix of wildfl ower seeds best suited to your city’s microclimate. � eir very fi rst U.S. order? Chicago’s 360See Gallery (1924 N. Damen Ave.). � e seeds are native to Great Lakes: Wild White Indigo and Upland Hog Peanut. Bombs away! –Artemis Moshtaghian
RUG SHOT From top:
Overleaf by Marni;
and Ponti Silk by
Suzanne Sharp.
GREEN MACHINE Greenaid’s
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Strut a RugPunk diva Vivienne Westwood and West Coast glamour girl Kelly Wearstler may be polar opposites, but they have one thing in common: a home at � e Rug Company, the innovative textile stylemaker whose designer-studded inventory of handmade fl oor coverings, cushions and wall hangings drums up a covet-craze around the world. And now the British outfi t—the brainchild of Suzanne and Christopher Sharp—has set up shop in Chicago, in a big, bright box of a showroom in River North. Crafted to traditional standards by Nepalese weavers, the company’s off erings range from Aubussons in classic patterns to a head-spinning array of contemporary designs: Westwood’s daringly trampled Union Jack, Wearstler’s Tracery (a cross between a fl agstone terrace and an ice fl oe), Paul Smith’s slick-like swirls, and a retina-jarring composition of overlapping circles by Tom Dixon. Or take advantage of the company’s bespoke service and have something whipped up to your specifi cations. 320 N. Clark St., 312.279.1700. –� omas Connors
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BURNING QUESTION Designers, what is your biggest splurge and steal?
SPLURGE: “� e antique carved
dragon chair that I found in a little
store in � e Heights quarter in
Houston recently. It was made
for a Mardi Gras celebration in the 1960s so you
can see the wear and tear. I didn’t fi nd it—it found
me.” PRICE: $500
SAVE: “Kuba cloths that I bought from a woman at a
street market during my visit to Africa. I do volunteer
work over there and wanted to bring that memory
back with me and transform it into throw pillows for
my home.” PRICE: LESS THAN $10
SPLURGE: “My biggest splurge this
year wasn’t so big in terms of price.
But as a one-of-a-kind Richard
Gleeson wall sculpture composed
of painted wood squares and rectangles from Room
Service in Andersonville, it was a defi nite ‘have-to-
have.’” PRICE: $695
SAVE: “Some of the least expensive items I own
of the best quality are from Red Wing Pottery—specifi cally a vase from the 1960s I found recently
at Broadway Antiques Market in Edgewater. I fell in
love with it immediately.” PRICE: $165
SPLURGE: “I purchased Felicity
Aylieff ’s monumental vessel of thrown
porcelain at SOFA New York this year.
It is a fabulous addition to my ceramics
collection, and certainly the size is impactful—it’s
over seven feet tall!” PRICE: FROM $25,000
SAVE: “I collect pieces from Ani Kasten, a ceramic
artist. � is year, I’ve started purchasing her thimiware
in black satin, which is inspired by the Ceramics
Promotion Project of Nepal—it is inexpensive and
perfect for everyday use.” PRICE: $110
Aimee Wertepny,
Project Interiors
Jan Jander,
Jan Jander Architecture + Design
Suzanne Lovell,
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When she was just 10 years old Angela Stone spent hours scrubbing the dirt and grime off of a set of antique green glass bottles she found in the woods behind her house in coastal Maine. “Not much has changed since then,” says Stone, who recently launched Hinge Design Studio (hingedesignstudio.com). An online shop representing local artists and furniture designers like Bladon Conner and Green Sawn founder Aaron Pahmier, Hinge happily corrals those who value sustainability and look to the past for inspiration and raw material. “Whether it’s a bench made of reclaimed wood fl oorboards or a vintage welding table, we like our furniture with a little soul,” says Stone, who has stocked the virtual shelves with screen-printed pillow designs by textile artist Elizabeth Siegan, graphite portraits drawn by Jill Stalowicz and framed black and white photography by Jeremy Edwards and Emily Johnston Anderson. For now, Hinge merch is available online or by appointment, but ultimately, Stone hopes to launch retail outlets across the country. In the meantime, she’s on the lookout for interesting Midwest lighting designers and abstract artists to round out the inventory. “I love the treasure hunt,” says Stone. –Tate Gunnerson
Treasure Hunter
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THE HUNTRESS Angela Stone founded Hinge Design Studio.
RockPaperRobot’s Gleam chandelier.
Lights in Shining Armor
Bespoke lighting has gone to the next level. Take Gleam, a highly customizable chandelier that allows for ambient variance and functional latitude. In layman’s terms? With a click of a remote, the chandelier’s six arms can widen or bend, cluster or radiate, depending on the mood. Brooklyn-based design duo Jessica Banks and Andrew Laska of fresh-on-the-scene RockPaperRobot are creating “kinetic furniture” that can be manipulated to your liking. In its chrome form, Gleam resembles something out of Terminator. Built to your specs, it can accommodate any aesthetic. Want rustic chic? � e mechanical chrome legs can be embedded into wood. Starts at $9,000. At rockpaperrobot.com. –Alexandria Abramian-Mott
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Forget the greenwashing. Andre Sandifer and Abir
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piece will last.” � at’s not to say the studio doesn’t act responsibly when considering the materiality and assembly of
their designs. Working primarily with sustainably harvested hardwoods—walnut, ash and rift white oak—fi nished with natural oils and wax, Sandifer and Ali have produced all of their pieces in a warehouse on the southwest side of Chicago since they migrated from Ann Arbor in 2006. And typical of well-educated designers (Sandifer’s masters in architecture comes from the University of Michigan, Ali’s from the University of Toronto), it is all about the process. Atypical is the couple’s thoughtful consideration of function within the form: Each creation in the collection is meant to be put to work solving the storage dilemma. And work it does: � ese meticulously crafted, refi ned compositions provide intelligent solutions while looking good, too. –Diana Tychsen
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Black Ice Ballot Box coffee table by Phase Design, $1,310
“It invokes the spirit of minimalist artist
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says Smith. “It makes a very stunning
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Wired Side Table by Phase Design, $890
Canfi no by Jaime Hayon for Bosa, $180
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“What’s interesting about Jaime
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like Pierre Koenig,
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Palms II Chair by Vioski, $3,470
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Looking to strike the perfect match? It’s time to retire those old rules about combining colors, and make your own out-of-the-box pairings. Pink with red? Purple with green? It’s buyer’s choice this season with the latest in brightly hued everything, from bigger-piece statements like Lapel’s multi-toned credenza, to tinier palette players like a set of rainbow-channeling chopsticks by Takashi Kamijo. So whether you lean towards pastel, primary or jewel tones, it’s time to assemble a home Crayola box of your own.
Mix ‘n’ Maxed!By Alexandria Abramian-Mott
Alexandra Von Furstenberg’s Charm candy bowl, $975 for a set of three, at alexandravonfurstenberg.com.
Jug table lamp, $1,125, at C.A.I. Designers, Merchandise Mart.
Color swatch knob, $12 each, at Anthropologie.
Takashi Kamijo’s Rainbow Chopsticks, $30 for a set of 12 reuseable wooden chopsticks, at momastore.org.
Lapel’s Color Story credenza, $2,400, at Post 27, post27store.com.
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Plaid Fad Local designer Bladen Conner stripped and polished this vintage aluminum Emeco chair before upholstering it with a vintage Scotland wool blanket ($300, available at bladonconner.com).
Kylie Egge, 27-year-old interior designer and Orange Skin employee, has struck out on her own with a new studio and storefront, Recovered Interior (3065 N. Rockwell Ave., 773.656.3206), where she tackles the art of reupholstery with an eye for pattern-popping style. The selection ranges from dainty armchairs in large-
scale fl orals to classic pieces that are all about texture. “Each piece is like a mini interior design project,” says Egge. “It’s all about how it’s going to look in the space.” By Meghan McEwen
How did you get into reupholstering?
Not all clients have a huge budget. And they don’t want to have to depend on Room & Board and Crate and Barrel. I want every client to have a custom experience... I like working with my hands, so I took an upholstery class.
What made you hang
your own shingle?
Initially, I was fi xing up furniture I came across at estate and garage sales in my house and selling it on my Etsy shop. We started taking on custom and commission projects by word of mouth. We were written about in Daily Candy and it exploded. To do upholstery, it takes so much space. � e tools
alone–they’re big and loud. It became a necessity.
What should people know about
reupholstered furniture?
Even if it doesn’t have sentimental value, it’s going to be a unique piece that you’re not going to see in someone else’s house. It’s saving a piece of history from a landfi ll. I’ve also been working on repurposing other materials—like feed sacks for seat cushions, and vintage drapes and bedspreads as upholstery textiles.
Rules for picking fabric:
I always go to a client’s house to see the space, and I always try to get people to step outside their comfort zone. I’m a perfectionist.
Twice
It’s all about
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furniture at interior
designer Kelly
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and shop, Twice,
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pieces updated
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paint, an unlimited
selection of fabric or
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Table chandelier, $4,500, at Rich Brilliant Willing, New York, 212.388.1621.
Brokat Platinum Plate, $2,219, by Nymphenburg at Kneen & Co., 312.787.7003.
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Gold Standard In their shared offi ce, Marina Birch and Jessica Murnane tap their inner glamour girls By Lisa Cregan | Photography by Maia Harms
ROOM TO GLOW
From left: The gilded
chandelier glows
against a dark wall;
Jessica Murnane and
Marina Birch’s offi ce
gets the chic treatment
with Louis Ghost Chairs
and a zebra rug; a peek
through the archways.
Marina Birch and Jessica Murnane are good friends who also share an offi ce. Murnane claims to be the “low-key” one even though she’s wearing a sequined turban. In the offi ce. In the middle of the afternoon. Meanwhile, her pal Birch is explaining how she fused seven faux-coral chandeliers together and spray-painted them gold to provide conference table lighting. Any surprise these two found each other? From this fabulously over-the-top space in the former Dearborn Social Club, Birch runs her busy seven-year-old events planning business, Birch Design Studio. Across the room, behind a pair of French doors, Murnane designs cool, contemporary stationary under the moniker Suiter. Four years ago the pair met while working on the same wedding. And here’s a shocker: � ey clicked. When Birch saw this place pop up on Craigslist she immediately called Murnane. “I gasped when I walked in,” recalls Murnane about her fi rst view of double-height ceilings, swirling moldings, intricate ironwork and sparkling mosaic tile. “� e details of the architecture are amazing,” agrees Birch. “We just couldn’t believe it.” So what do two extroverts do with a space that’s elaborate even when it’s undressed? Dial up the glitz, of course. � e hydra-headed chandelier is far from the only thing slathered in gold—gold sconces, gold faux-bamboo chairs, gold tassels at the window, gold starburst mirror. It’s Midas run amok. And when Birch’s gold spray can fi nally ran dry, she mixed in some Philippe Starck Louis Ghost Chairs and her idea of a calming neutral—a zebra rug for the fl oor. “I do love a good zebra print,” Birch laughs. Birch says she often looks to the late costume and set designer, Tony Duquette (who famously embellished the ceiling of his L.A. studio with gold plastic serving trays) for inspiration. As for the “low-key” Murnane, her style icon is the très chic Jacqueline de Ribes, who once attended a party dressed as the Madwoman of Chaillot. � e two are adamant that the gilded gussiness stays at the offi ce though. “� e way our offi ce looks doesn’t translate or get
applied to what we do,” Birch insists. “Many of our jobs are actually minimal. � is is just about creating an inspiring environment that’s fun to visit and work in.” And working together has only further cemented their friendship. Says Birch: “I love that Jessica always looks half ‘60s mod, half Brigitte Bardot, in an ‘I-just-rolled-out-of-bed-and-I-look-this-fabulous’ kind of way.” Murnane says she’s just trying to keep up. “Marina is always so pulled together— it can be intimidating. But she’s the nicest person I know.”
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Back in the mid-1980s, a young real estate executive found he fell for the same type every time: a pretty face, a regal build, an expansive nature and a storied past. And the more fl amboyant and revealing the tales, the better, since we’re talking about historic houses rather than human beings. Right from the start, all those qualities were obvious to the current homeowner of the enchanting 1879 Wicker Park grande dame with Italianate styling. He fi rst noticed the house while he was doing volunteer work on low-income housing issues in the then dodgy neighborhood. Besides boasting majestic proportions, an exquisitely detailed façade, an impressive six-parcel lot and an enviable two-story coach house, it oozed personality and charisma. “T ere was something so gracious yet powerful about the way the house sat on the lot and presided over the block,” says the homeowner. Yet the home, like most of its neighbors, was in no shape to hold court. Nor was it for sale. But the homeowner was so smitten that he kept watch and snapped it up when it came on the market in 1994. At the time, this object of aff ection was home to a host of colorful artsy types who shared kitchen and bathroom privileges. T e lineup included a costume designer, a fl orist, a female impersonator, a rock-and-roll roadie and a chef. He was so tickled with the setting and situation that he moved in two days after closing on the property, which happened to be Halloween. T e only empty room was the master bedroom thanks to a big hole in the ceiling, smack in the center of the room. T e medallion trim that should have framed a chandelier in that spot was hanging by a lone nail. He bravely set up his bed underneath it, but when it rained a few days later and he got drenched,
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Armed with Christian Liaigre and high heels, interior designer Julia Edelman brings a Wicker Park manse from boarding house drab to post-rehab chic By Lisa Skolnik | Photography by Anthony Tahlier
he retreated to a far corner of the room in a nook that had once been a closet. Yet that little glitch, and the house’s many other issues, didn’t temper his commitment. “I always knew I was going to get married, have kids and raise them here,” he says. Te only problem was finding the right mate. “I teased my friends that I would marry the first woman who would live in Wicker Park because the area was so rough back then,” he laughingly recalls. A mere two months later, he met his soul mate on a blind date. “She loved the place,” he says. When they married in 1997, they wanted to renovate right way and consulted Vinci Hamp Architects, a firm respected for its historic preservation work. But “I quickly found I couldn’t afford them or the work, because no bank was willing to lend us the amount of money we needed to put into the place. Tey all felt the area was too risky,” he laments. Tat changed four years later. “We just had to wait for the neighborhood to catch up,” explains his wife. By then, they were sure of one thing: “We were determined to do everything right,” he notes. Teir primary priority was to respect the home’s historic fabric. It had landmark status, so they were required to exactingly restore every architectural element that was visible from the street. Outside, a side porch was restored from pictures the previous owner gave the couple, and crumbling limestone steps were replaced with new ones from the same source. “We were actually able to track down the original quarry they used in the 19th century,” marvels the husband. Inside, trusses and joists were rebuilt, floors were replaced and all of the original architectural elements—from trims to window shutters—were removed and scrupulously restored or remade from scratch. Even a fireplace mantel was recreated from Carrera marble to match the original. “We took our cues from the mantel in the master bedroom, which was still intact,” explains the wife. Other modifications the couple wanted to make to update the interior were trickier, such as a state-of-the-art kitchen, new bathrooms and a family room lined with built-ins for storage and audiovisual equipment. So
Vinci Hamp “tailored these changes to be sensitive to the architecture and low-key so they don’t jump out at you,” says the firm’s principal, Phil Hamp. But a few bold updates rocketed the house into the new millennium. One was invisible: a geo-thermal heating and cooling system that required them to drill out eight 300-foot-deep wells and set the timetable back almost an entire year. While they were greening, they also got the roof ready for flat solar panels, which they plan to install sometime in the future. But the other was spectacularly and suitably obvious, since it only shows from the second floor. Tere, the home’s grand staircase came to a halting stop, so the attic could only be accessed from a rickety flight of stairs at the back of the house. A sleek, artfully wrought steel-framed staircase the architects dreamed up
now continues where the original one stops, giving the house a dazzling and transformative 21st century core. When the staircase went in, the wife figured it was time to hire an interior designer. “I like elegant, clean-lined things, but I wanted to find pieces that would really shake things up and that’s not my forte,” she says. Te first one came easily when she asked two different friends who had homes she admired for their designer’s name. Tey had the same answer: Julia Edelman. “It was perfect. My decision was made,” she recalls. Tey bonded at their first meeting. “I told her to wear sensible shoes because we were in construction, and she showed up in super-high heels and a wildly patterned dress. I thought, ‘Uh-huh. We are going to get some really interesting pieces,’” laughs the wife.
Lounge Act From top: Interior designer Julia edelman gets cozy in Ligne Roset’s Pop chair, chosen for the hit of color it brings to the
neutral hues of the airy master bedroom; the freestanding soaking tub in the master bathroom overlooks the home’s newly restored yard;
a side view of the home’s exterior reveals its flawlessly restored porch and the yard, sunken to play to the home’s Italianate roots.
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“I told her to wear sensible shoes because we were in construction, and she showed up in super-high heels and a wildly patterned dress. I thought, ‘Uh-huh. We are going to get some really interesting pieces.’”
From the get-go, she didn’t disappoint. Edelman used Droog’s famous 85 Lamps chandelier at the base of the grand staircase, making it the first thing you see when you enter the home. Ironically, it echoes the lines of the frothy Victorian newel post, making it simpatico and boundary-breaking at the same time. But it proved way too edgy for the fussy floral Lincrusta that lined the foyer and staircase wall, so Edelman changed it out for the line’s more contemporary Elizabeth pattern. “We had to stick to a Lincrusta wallcovering because it’s historic and the foyer shows from the street,” Edelman explains. Other choices the designer made were equally adventurous: muscular yet minimal Christian Liaigre basics and Asian-inspired cabinets in the living and dining rooms and master suite to counter the Victorian froth; pops of color
WHIte out Accessories that shimmer and shine up the glam factor on the first floor, including a giant decorative pendant mirror edelman designed and had
fabricated for the living room. Below: A vivid panoramic shot of Miami foliage by chicago photographer Doug Fogelson reminds the wife, who hails from there, of
home and adds color to the minimal dining room.
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on a few upholstered pieces; and vividly hued casual furniture in the third-floor attic, now a playroom and dance studio for the couple’s three children. Finally, the couple hired Douglas Hoerr of Hoerr Schaudt to revamp the grounds after buying a consultation with him at a charity auction. Tey fell for him hard after their initial meeting. “He’s the Maserati of landscape designers,” teases the husband. He lived up to his reputation with a dazzling sunken garden that played to the home’s Italianate roots and the fact that it was cited on a groundswell. “Tey were clearly paying homage to the idea of a Tuscan villa on a rolling hill when they built it, so Doug emphasized that,” notes the husband. Today, the place is exactly what the couple wanted: a historically preserved family home for him, and a place with intriguing quirks for her. And it’s in the middle of a thriving neighborhood with plenty of other gracious homes getting the same loving treatment from their smitten owners.
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Looking to go hardcore? � e latest in rock and stone décor carves a new kind of home cool, where subterranean shapes and patterns emerge to the surface for a fresh take on modern organic. Lori Weitzner’s new Quarry wall covering is made from a super-thin, paper-backed stone with mineral traces that create one-of-a-kind patterning. Brenda Houston gives sparkle to hard-rock style with her black quartz Angelina lamps. And if you want color-splashed stone, Philip Nimmo’s Pietra Santa sconces suspend shimmering prisms of blue agate in hand-forged iron.
Rock Stars!By Alexandria Abramian-Mott
Lori Weitzner’s Quarry rock wall covering, price upon request, at Donghia at The Mart, 312.822.0766.
Successful Living from Diesel with Foscarini’s Rock fl oor lamp, $1,134, at diesel.com.
Philip Nimmo Ironworks’ Pietra Santa sconce, $3,700, to the trade at thomaslavin.com.
Peter Dunham’s fi berglass Emilio console, $2,250, at hollywoodathome.com.
Brenda Houston’s Angelina lamp, $3,395, at Interior Crafts, The Mart, 773.376.8160.
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Erik Retzer was less than thrilled when his partner Jim Josephson, an interior designer with Marshall Morgan Erb Design, returned home several years ago with a ’50s-era, cut crystal and brass-mounted French decanter, part of an entire set he would ultimately assemble. “I hated those at first,” says Retzer, whose five-year tenure at Pagoda Red has nurtured an appreciation for tribal art, Eastern artifacts and Asian furniture that started when he was a child paging through his father’s National Geographic collection. But it’s the friction generated by the couple’s aesthetic that gives their 1,100-square-foot loft much of its character—a shared style they compare to an eclectic English manor. “Every generation adds its own touch [to an English manor], so they’re modern, but they also have a history to them,” explains Retzer. And if there’s one thing their one-bedroom loft has in spades, it’s history. Te exposed brick walls and wood ceiling rafters are reminders of the building’s past as the Ludwig Drum factory and an ideal backdrop for the couple’s eclectic collection. Near the
entrance, twin school clocks—synchronized to the second—hang next to each other. “Side by side, doing the same thing at the same time,” explains Retzer, a graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, who created the piece in homage to Feliz Gonzales -Torres’ installation Two Lovers. On one wall alone, Audubon prints share space with antique bronze and crystal wall sconces, contemporary ceramic sculptures and a life-size painting of Lenin—one of the many pieces of communist propaganda that can be found throughout the space. A white feather Cameroon headdress hangs prominently above the fireplace, which the couple had Venetian plastered to distinguish it from the surrounding neutral walls. “I don’t think you need to lock yourself in,” says Josephson, who favors the gilding and polished brass of European antiques. “Te apartment is a kind of a living laboratory.” Te couple’s experiments include pairing an Italian mid-century Gaetano Scolari chandelier with an oval 19th-century Cuban mahogany dining table and an
melding pot Clockwise from top
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of ceramic mao figurines mostly
from eBay; the lenin poster
via eBay from somebody in the
Ukraine; one of the first projects
was to paint the dingy white,
windowless hallway a gunmetal
gray; the pavel Amromin
sculpture, which represents
young soldiers going off to war,
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18th-century Chinese cabinet, one of three large wood cabinets in the main living area used to store items no longer on display. (“We have a buying problem,” explains Josephson.) A large framed black and white image by contemporary artist Michal Macku hangs in front of a makeshift wall of floor-to-ceiling chocolate wool fabric, which Josephson hung to separate the kitchen from the large living and dining area.
“One thing I learned is that I hate lofts,” says Retzer. “I need walls.” An antique rug defines the main seating area where a modern brown leather sofa piled with Turkish Kilim pillows and a white leather Barcelona chair co-exist with an antique Chinese scholar’s stool made from a gnarled tree root and a wooden statue carved by the Baule tribe in West Africa. According to Retzer, the figure is a sort of tribal marital aid, a carved representation of a person’s opposite gender spiritual avatar who can be called upon to intervene on their behalf during marital strife. Retzer named it Timmy, and it sits in front of another one of his creations: a graphic black and white piece of art, which Retzer was inspired to make after seeing a similar piece by artist Richard Prince in a European design magazine. Te capitalized san serif type lines up shoulder-to-shoulder with no spaces or punctuation to fill the small square canvas, reading something like “If you don’t like it, you can get out of my house,” but with an expletive. “Some of my aesthetic tends toward the aggressive—but subtle aggressive,” says Retzer. But the message is more ironic than hostile when it comes to Retzer and Josephson, who nearly always wind up on the same page despite their differences. “We met in college, so this has grown from the ground up,” says Josephson. “I like seeing how people respond to it.” And on the rare occasions when the ordinarily well-matched couple does fall out of sync, they can always call on Timmy.
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If you’re mad for Betty Draper, stop reading right now. Te latest trend in interior design is going to break your heart. Icy Perfection? Out. Riotous Clutter? In. Suddenly the most buzzed-about interiors mags, books and blogs are documenting rooms that seem to be inhabited by actual homeowners—living, breathing people with the temerity to eat, drink, spill… even sleep in their homes. Beds go unmade, collections crowd tabletops and the detritus of child-rearing litters the floors. Unexpectedly, the design world’s pretty little head now gets turned by the type of people who accumulate glass eyes and stuffed peacocks. It’s decorating for the rest of us—personal, authentic, often odd, occasionally tacky, but filled with that most glorious of stylistic morsels—surprise. Heiji Choy Black, co-owner of Chicago fashion and design consulting firm black-francis, thinks it was inevitable we’d come to this. “Today everything is attainable. Tere are so many cheap knockoffs of high design; I think people are turning away from it. Tey want to see and be inspired by people whose style is so personal it can’t be copied.” Black is putting her theory into practice. She and business partner April Francis have launched a blog (black-francis.com/blog) chronicling the
real-life homes of the coolest creative types in town. You can now browse residences like that of artist and U of C Art Department co-chair Laura Letinsky, where spent candles, crumpled magazines and plastic toys lie unmolested by persnickety stylists. And an almost sculptural basket of laundry sits atop its sinkside pediment, every bit as beautiful as the art on the wall behind it. “In every vignette, every frame, there’s a sense of Laura,” says Black. “I think it’s refreshing to look at photos of a home that tell you something about the person who lives there. It doesn’t have to look perfect to be beautiful.” Jeff Smith, co-owner of always-ahead-of-the-curve Chicago furniture showroom Haute Living, points to the two-year-old magazine Apartamento as further affirmation. Te self-described “everyday life interiors magazine” could be the official handbook of the clutter crowd. “It goes against the notion of standardized hipness,” says Smith. “It shows interiors that are aligned to individual personalities instead of some collective norm. Tey may even show a kitchen with dirty dishes. Refreshing!” “I think it’s better to call this style you’re talking about ‘the new evidence,’” says Jeffrey Moss, a filmmaker and stylist
Jeffrey Moss,
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he calls “evidence”
of his interests and
personality.
The New ClutterAn anti-perfection movement brings personal clutter out of the closet and puts it where it belongs: on display
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Grouped together they read as one object; if I’d put them all around the room they’d just read as a mess.” And 26-year-old visual merchandiser Martha Mulholland thinks of her flamboyant accessories as art installations. “It’s not chaos, ” says Mulholland. “I’m very anal. Te pillow has to be a certain way, but it’s not perfection either! I like special antiques but I want them next to something trashy. My biggest compliment came from a photographer who thought Todd Selby should photograph my apartment.” Ah yes, Todd Selby. If not the father of the clutter look, he’s certainly its prime enabler. “Todd Selby started documenting it, but the style’s been around,” Moss demurs. “We’ve all known people who fill their houses with crazy wonderful stuff, but they used to be underground—the ultra, ultra-hip. Now because of Te Selby, we’re experiencing a moment where it’s cool for everyone to put their life on display.” Hopkins says the Randolph Street flea market is his barometer of how much clutter has taken off: “You’ve got these hipster shoppers right alongside the Lincoln Park housewives, and they’re fighting over some old baker’s hook. It’s hilarious” “It’s a fresh, jolly, permissive, inclusive approach to design,” explains Moss. “Now when you find yourself asking ‘I like this but does it work with that?’... you can say ‘yes, yes, yes.’” Yes!
“We’ve all known people who fill their houses with crazy wonderful stuff, but they used to be underground—the ultra, ultra-hip,” says Jeffrey Moss. “now because of the selby, we’re experiencing a moment where it’s cool for everyone to put their life on display.”
Heiji Choy Black in her home
office, where cool design mixes
with cords, stacks of books and
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at one of Martha
Mulholland’s
collections on display.
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Why settle for one function when you can get two? Designers are doubling down when it comes to creating switch-hitting, moonlighting furniture and accessories. From an ottoman that springs into action to become a twin bed to a sofa whose armrests lower to create a chaise lounge, to a tiny wooden box that unfolds into a four-foot-long dining table and chairs, this is a two-sided trend that’s all about maximizing your investment.
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Ottoman/twin bed, starts at $449, at Bo Concept, 1901 N. Clybourn Ave., 773.388.2900, boconcept.us.
Peter Maly’s Ted sofa/chaise, $3,845, at Ligne Roset, 440 N. Wells St., 312.222.9300, ligne-roset-usa.com.
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Curator Mark Rowland puts together an all-star art lineup that turns the base of the skyscraping Aqua into a cutting-edge gallery By Jessica Cochran | Photography by Maia Harms
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Last spring, when Jeanne Gang was designing the model interior of the Aqua Parkhomes—a set of nine three-level townhouses nestled at Aqua’s base—she recognized an opportunity to create a powerhouse showcase for local contemporary art. In typical Gang fashion, she wanted the best possible person to lead the lofty charge: Enter all-around art guru Mark Rowland, referred by one of Gang’s architects. Known in the art community as something of a jack of all trades, 42-year-old Rowland is a curator, art advisor, designer and instructor. A prescient
art dealer, Rowland was one of the first gallerists to set up shop in the Fulton Market district, an area now bustling with galleries, restaurants and design studios. And unlike many advisors, Rowland is an artist himself, gaining serious art-world cred with degrees from the School of the Art Institute and Michigan’s Cranbrook Academy, as well as time with the über-prestigious Skowhegan residency program. As Rowland puts it, all this, combined with his professional web design and development background, has given him an “eye for things.”
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From top: a triptych of black
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of the unit offers a peek inside
the art-filled space.
Tis eye has helped further elevate Studio Gang’s model, tricked out with custom Florense furniture and kitchen cabinetry–not an easy task for 82 stories of provocative undulating curves that twist into a skyscraping sculpture in their own right. According to Gang, “Instead of just helter-skelter picking pieces, we wanted to have a strong theme to connect the work, focusing on the talent we have here in Chicago.” So armed with a great Rolodex and an even better eye for talent, Rowland channeled his inner art impresario and worked directly with Gang on a truly visionary collection that puts this for-show space on par with some of the most cutting-edge galleries in town. Rowland and Gang visited off-the-beaten-path studios like that of Garfield Park-based painter Dan Devening to view and select works that, according to Rowland, fit Gang’s “edgy” tastes while relating to their Chicago themes of water, innovation and architecture. Te pair also pointed their efforts toward art that related to the interior itself, focusing on works that could serve as distinct transitional pieces and, according
to Rowland, “as counterpoints to the really refined finishes.” Rodney Carswell’s clean yet gritty prints hang in a gridded salon style in a pass-through from the open, airy kitchen to the stairs leading up to the second floor. “Te prints’ rough edges and subtle plays with color work well against the surfaces,” says Rowland, who, along with Gang, fell in love with the artist’s minimal, geometric work. At the home’s entrance, a small helix-shaped metal sculpture by Christine Tarkowski, a local standout known for her recent (and monumental) solo show of gigantic sculptures at the Chicago Cultural Center, sits dutifully near the door. In the dining room, which blends a certain formality with Midwestern ease, Chicago-based artist Jeffery Cote de Luna’s pixelated painting of an abstracted chandelier hangs opposite a sleek glass Florense table, paired with earthy wooden chairs. Gang loves the way the patchy monochromatic painting “centers the whole living space,” acting as a counterpoint to the room’s central light fixture—a gracefully contoured and sculptural Tropico Ellipse by Giulio Iacchetti for Foscarini. She’s also attracted to the way it doesn’t reveal itself at first glance; sometimes it takes a closer look to make out a chandelier from the abstract shape. In the master bedroom with floor-to-ceiling windows, a triptych of photographs by Jin Lee depicting bare trees hangs over the bed. Tey amplify the deep maroon and orange colors, creating a dialog with the room’s leafy park view. “Tey act as characters,” says Rowland. What could be a better complement?
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“The triptych of photographs by Jin Lee act as characters in the master suite,” says Mark Rowland. “An intimate visual for an intimate setting.”
Now’s the time to make a clean break from design on the straight edge: � e shape-shifting movement is gaining serious traction in the world of interiors. From curvy, voluptuous seating to abstract, ethereal lighting, amorphous shapes are leading the boundary-breaking charge. Fernando and Humberto Campana’s Miraggio Mirror for Edra looks like a refl ective puzzle of blob-like forms. And Jaime Hayon, who designed the Elements pouf for Moooi, might just be the forefather of bulbous-chic. Rebelling against the straight and narrow has never looked so good.
Shape-ShiftersBy Meghan McEwen
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at Luminaire, 301 W. Superior St., 312.664.9582.
Elements pouf by Jaime Hayon for Moooi, $1,536, at Haute Living, 222 W. Kinzie St., 312.329.9000.
Bdlove collection 2.0 by Ross Lovegrove for BD Barcelona Design, price upon request, at Luminaire, 301 W. Superior St., 312.664.9582.
Cocoon plan by Rock Wang and Kao-ming Chen for Yii, price upon request, at yiidesign.com.
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San Francisco’s frenzy of new hotel openings has definitely fizzled post-recession. But three of the most stylish survivors are a testament to the notion that small (with tons of character) is better than big (with none). All centrally located in the Union Square shopping and cultural district, the newest of the bunch is the Crescent Hotel (417 Stockton St., 415.400.0500). It’s the chic sister to the Beverly Hills Crescent, a collection of small, urban hotels with their own distinct style created in-house. Te look here is classical-meets-urban-contemporary with a dramatic red,
black and white color scheme. Tat aesthetic reaches its pinnacle in the dramatic lobby, where multiple layers of original crown molding and Corinthian columns contrast with built-in seating and chairs in velvet and black lacquer. As hip as the design is, it’s the hotel’s Burritt Room bar that has created the most buzz in this taste bud-oriented town. Renowned mixmaster Kevin Diedrich has lured the cocktail crowd with ironically named concoctions with a local connection. Te rye- and aperol-based Critical Mass, for example, refers to bikers that routinely swarm the streets to advocate carbon-free transportation. (You may need a cocktail if you encounter them.)
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Museum of Modern Art (151 3rd St., 415.357.4000) to house and display their seminal collection of contemporary works that some say has put the SF MOMA on par with the NY MoMA. An exhibition introducing the Fishers’ Warhols, Twomblys, Serras and Lichtensteins to the public just closed, but you can check out 14 of the larger pieces—and the museum’s new $18 million rooftop sculpture garden where they are displayed—through June 2011. Te indoor/outdoor space, designed by local architect Mark Jensen, added some 14,400 square feet of exhibition space to the fast-growing institution, which will soon encompass a new building with a Fisher wing. Te Walt Disney Family Museum (104 Montgomery St., 415.345.6800) is the latest project of the New York-based Rockwell Group, the folks behind New York’s W Hotels and Michael Mina’s Clock Bar in SF’s Westin St. Francis hotel. After SF architects Page & Turnbull converted some 70,000 square feet in two separate buildings in this historic former army base into one cohesive space, Rockwell took a few pages from the Disneyland playbook for the interiors. A velvet-draped elevator, for example, recalls the bedecked elevator at the Haunted Mansion. Mirroring Disney’s life, the museum-going experience reaches a crescendo in Gallery 9, an enormous space devoted to the era when the California and Florida theme parks were created. A spiral ramp guides visitors through multimedia displays and memorabilia that include Disney’s beloved miniature trains, while a giant globe projects video clips from those heady years. Like the end of a ride that has engaged all your senses, you soon find yourself magically returning to the first floor, not far from where you began.
A few blocks away (by bike or foot) is the Hotel
Frank (386 Geary St., 415.986.2000), where L.A. designer Tomas Schoos (Huntley Hotel, Koi and O-Bar restaurants) ups the ante with a black-and-white, ’70s-inspired fantasy look that includes vinyl sofas, smoked glass tables, faux ostrich-covered mini-fridges, plenty of chrome and emerald accents. Hotel Diva (440 Geary St., 800.553.1900) founder/owner Yvonne Lembi-Detert has made the inn a showcase for local talent by having designers trick out its four Internet lounges. Lighting guru Pablo Pardo outfitted his with a range of wall, table and hanging lights—from his best seller, the Sophie teardrop, to esoteric models like an illuminated bench. Te husband-and-wife team of industrial designer Rick Lee and couturiere Colleen Quen combined their efforts in a room featuring his circular seating and her Madame Butterfly gown, which hangs from the ceiling as a light-fixture shade. In the DLX lounge, named after the SF-based skateboard maker, designer Lisa Compagno and her husband, skateboarder Pete Colpitts, translate the sport’s fun and irreverent attitude into décor: Skateboards hang as art and furniture—like a Philippe Starck clear resin stool—that continues the Pop Art vibe.
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In the hip neighborhood of Hayes Valley, owner Lorn Dittfeld is a modern-day Medici, using his store, Propeller (555 Hayes St., 415.701.7767) as an incubator of “small, independent artists, not always local,” he says. So while he does carry local work like Derek Chen’s bentwood trays and vases, Tomas Wold’s modernist furniture made from often reclaimed materials and Charles Bengs’ handcrafted mixed-wood stools with exaggerated legs, Dittfeld’s scope is farther-reaching. Te shop carries furnishings by Moooi and Marcel Wanders and was one of the first to carry the hot Excel Floor Lamp by Brooklyn’s Rich, Brilliant, Willing. In its attempt to shorten the gap between user and creator, the store often hosts talks by furniture makers or company brass, like June’s visit from a Moooi exec from Holland. If you’re looking for all things new Japanese, head over to the year-old New People complex (1746 Post St.), a shopping destination devoted to clothing, housewares and electronics that are near-impossible to find outside Japan. Tis is one-of-a-kind shopping at its best with finds like Vinyl Killer, a portable record player in the shape of a Mini Cooper that plays by “driving” around the disc. Carrots (843 Montgomery St., 415.834.9040) is one of SF’s best luxury boutiques. With a mix of clothing and housewares, it has a Tribeca vibe, with its quiet, old industrial location. Look for Caleb Siemon lighting, Provençal ceramics, Cire Trudon candles and Santa Maria Novella soaps and lotions.
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Tanks to the great quake of 1906, 19th-century buildings are rare, so architect Malcolm Davis’ rehab of an 1870s structure that had been the mayor’s carriage house is truly special. With exposed wooden framing, floors salvaged from a Petaluma barn and countertops made from fallen cypress, the Stable Café (2128 Folsom St., 415.552.1199) has a quasi-industrial feel, though the raved-about artisanal food is anything but. Tere’s more sustainability-meets-industrial-chic at the Plant Café Organic (Pier 3, Te Embarcadero, 415.984.1973), with some of the best waterfront views in town. NY- and SF-based architect Cass Calder Smith wanted to reuse as much of the early 20th-century warehouse as possible, so the original wood timbers with a century of patina remain. Te Plant’s among a handful of restaurants in the country whose kitchen is partially powered by the sun, thanks to the photovoltaics on the roof, and probably the only one with an electrolyzed water system that eliminates the need for most harsh detergents. Michael Mina’s latest venture, RN74 (301 Mission St., 415.543.7474) was a nominee for this year’s James Beard Award. Tough RN lost to another SF eatery, Flour and Water, it’s a winner when it comes to design. Inspired by the food and wine of Burgundy and named after the thoroughfare that passes through it, the restaurant’s sleek décor, created by the New York design firm AvroKO, combines industrial elements of European train stations. A departure/arrival train board flips whenever a guest orders a bottle of wine, and chef Jason Berthold (formerly Tomas Keller’s sous chef) continues the regional French connection with updated versions of Old World favorites, like the grilled cobia with Provençal roots.
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As the contorted Tim Burton-esque copper gate opens to reveal the West Town home that restaurant and nightclub impresario Jerry Kleiner shares with his partner in life and in business, Marisa Molinaro, visitors half expect the White Rabbit to scamper across their path, checking his pocket watch. After all, there is a super-sized potted plant sculpture opposite the entrance that casts an ephemeral, Wonderland-like spell on passersby. And yet once the contents of the front courtyard are exposed—including a meticulously manicured landscape with a putting green on the south end and a rustic limestone hot tub waterfall on the north—one realizes this is a home, and an enchanting one. And the spell does not end on the sidewalk. For the couple, one thing is certain: Te plan for this wonderland was all their own. Kleiner, always on the lookout for his next design adventure, saw unlimited potential in the sprawling space—a former industrial garage spanning more than 8,000 square feet—and was lured by its “blank canvas” appeal. “I am drawn to open, industrial spaces that I can fill with my ideas,” explains Kleiner. And fill he did, honing his vision over the last 12 years. When Molinaro came into the picture a decade ago, she instantly became equal parts muse and mastermind. Together, the glamorous couple created an urban escape that merges their individual aesthetics and dangles playfully between reality and fantasy. Te end result might be the most impressive project yet. And from the visionary behind famously dramatic spots like 33 Club, Carnivale, Gioco, Red Light and Opera, that’s no small thing. Te interior is one themed attraction after the next. Te kitchen, a retro homage to the 1950s, comes with a checkered black and white floor scheme in Italian marble, diner stools upholstered in cherry-red patent leather and a vintage Coke vending machine. Double-
Living LargeTwo big thinkers—restaurant and nightlife impresario Jerry Kleiner and Marisa Molinaro—work their sprawling warehouse into a home for color-popping, mind-bending design
By Diana Tychsen | Photography by Tony Soluri
ROOM WITH A VIEW
The front foyer frames
views of the living room
and library, flanked by
a reimagined vintage
gymnastic beam and a
three-foot photograph
of a Vienna concert hall,
where Molinaro played
the violin as a teenager.
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crown pantry doors (like all doors throughout the home) are a soaring nine feet tall with jumbo knobs that play on scale. In the prettified living room, walls are adorned in a silver and lavender Moroccan-patterned paint scheme, which gives a warm, almost feminine vibe—quite fitting at the moment, as there are dozens of cocktail dresses strewn over the C&C Milano celadon-green upholstered settee, antique gold-leaf and glass nesting tables and rose-colored tweed side chairs. Turns out Marisa is helping a group of Chicago Public high school girls she mentors pick out prom dresses for the impending weekend’s event. Te library has a richer, cigar-lounge feel reminiscent of a Parisian cafe. Te east wall is a floor-to-ceiling built-in bookcase, showcasing a variety of baubles and books
on architecture, fashion and fine art. Facing the display is a custom brown alligator-embossed sofa, juxtaposed by red Ralph Lauren patent leather chairs with bronze nailhead detail and a life-size teddy bear. Oversized tasseled throw pillows in exotic prints from Clarence House and Etro rest against the double doorway, reappearing throughout the home to satiate the couple’s worship of whimsy and Kleiner’s adoration of luxurious textiles (he is the son of a Polish tailor). Te over-the-top theme continues in the dining room, which is, appropriately (given the occupation of the owner), the home’s main attraction. If the Mad Hatter were planning to host a tea party in the city, it’s easy to picture him heading the massive 16-foot hand-scraped mahogany veneer table, surrounded by a dozen dramatic wingback chairs in an amalgamation
Oversized tasseled throw pillows in exotic prints reappear throughout the home
to satiate the couple’s worship of whimsy and Kleiner’s adoration of textiles.
Above: Citron velour
low chairs and large
emerald-colored urns
frame a view of the
lush courtyard, where
Kleiner practices his
short game on his
personal putting green.
Opposite page: An
assortment of framed
sketches, postcards,
clippings and art
covers the library wall,
a vertical memory
box of the two’s
transatlantic travels.
“It’s kind of a journal
of our adventures,”
says Kleiner.
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of animated colors, patterns and textures. Te space is illuminated by a vaulted glass atrium ceiling with whitewashed wood lattice-embellished beams suspended overhead—a feature that was reconceptualized by Kleiner, who preserved the existing mechanism but added double panes for insulation. Other spectacles vying for attention: a collection of Kleiner’s “conversation pieces,” including a Louis Vuitton soccer ball, various animal-skin instrument cases, and an aluminum tricycle. Oftentimes, these objects de vertu are things he and Molinaro have stumbled upon while décor-hunting for their restaurants. Te backdrop for all the action is a bronze and steel Tai Buddha statue and an ebony Steinway concert piano, which highlight the grand staircase. Tis is the inspiring set that serves as the “think tank” for the couple’s brainstorming sessions—whether they’re discussing their next restaurant venture or forthcoming furniture line. For Molinaro, it even impels impromptu musical performances: “I had a handful of my musician friends over the other night,” says Molinaro, who is a classically trained violinist. “And we sat around the table drinking wine, then got up and had a jam session around the piano.” Aside from a few Knoll and Tonet pieces, most furnishings are made from scratch (manufactured in Kleiner’s West Town facility) based on the couple’s own
designs. Explains Kleiner matter-of-factly: “If you are capable, you can rely on your instincts to design what makes you feel comfortable.” Tis includes the king-sized canopy bed in the master bedroom, finished with a teal and brown tufted fabric headboard. Te couple can often be found critiquing the new furniture prototypes at the spacious dining room table—sometimes in the wee hours of the morning. Like any creative partnership, there’s always a little head-butting. “He’ll show something to me, and he’ll be stumped as to why it’s just not right. I’ll take a look and say, ‘Lengthen the arms and put a bar between the front legs.’ He doesn’t always agree at first, but he usually comes around.” Kleiner agrees: “Marisa informs absolutely everything I do.” Te twosome’s style fascinations are always evolving, and the recent economic uncertainty seems to have Kleiner reconsidering his ostentatious inclinations for something slightly more understated: “Now, people want things more simple… they are brought back home and aren’t going out as much, flaunting their lifestyle.” Molinaro, who brags that their L.A. escape was “designed on a dime,” agrees: “If we had started designing this space a few years ago as opposed to a decade ago, it would look so much different.” Regardless, one thing is certain: Tis glamorous duo didn’t succeed by falling down a rabbit hole—they dug the hole to wonder themselves.
From top: In the dining
room, spectacle-worthy
chairs in Kleiner’s original
design envelop the 16-foot
dining room table; Molinaro
promenades down the
master staircase, flanked by
an oversized Thai Buddha
head and Arabian-themed
throw pillows. Opposite page: Elaborate crown
molding, a soaring custom
bed frame and headboard,
and vintage Persian rugs
set the mood in the couple’s
master bedroom.
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We all know what a serious modern art collector’s home looks like, right? Echoing galleries, sterile white walls and long vistas that are all about the art. But what happens when the home gets built before the art bug bites? Serendipity. Tat’s what happens. At least that’s what happened here in this North Shore home, a Shingle-style beauty designed three years ago by architect Jim Fraerman of Fraerman Associates Architecture with interiors by Bruce Goers and Anne Kaplan of Insight Environmental Design. Te homeowners, parents of three young children, had spent years planning to knock down their architecturally undistinguished ‘80s-era residence and replace it with the house of their dreams. Te wife says she and her husband hoped to build a place reminiscent of the rambling beauties architects McKim, Meade, and White designed in New York’s Hamptons at the turn of the last century. For herself she envisioned a dressing room worthy of a Gibson Girl and a sunlit kitchen big enough to entertain in. On her husband’s wish list: a double-height library and maybe, just maybe, an indoor Jacuzzi. But not once did the couple drop a hint to architect or designers that they were about to accumulate a museum-worthy collection of modern art. “We never talked about walls for hanging art,” admits the wife. “We had no idea it would become such a passion.” Passion might be an understatement. Teir art is breathtaking. Daring oversized canvases; spectacular photo collages;
Swank CanvasA North Shore couple puts their Picassos on par with family-friendly living. The result? A place where MOMA-worthy art stars fit right in
By Lisa Cregan | Photography by Tony Soluri
DINING BOOM
The dining room panels
hide storage behind
touch-latch doors so
furniture is kept to a
minimum. Chairs are
vintage Milo Baughman.
In the alcove, cut-steel
silhouettes by Kara
Walker portray a
burning village beneath
Leon Golub’s Burnt Man
IV. “Our art is often
about dark struggles,”
the wife explains.
The ottoman in the
stair hall is covered in
kid-friendly vinyl; it sits
opposite a painting by
Kerry James Marshall.
brooding, inscrutable oils. Te collection is so extensive and so thoughtfully selected that major museums have come calling with loan requests. Here at home though, the pieces are just part of the family. “It’s refreshing, really, the way it evolved so naturally,” says Fraerman. “Tis way there’s an element of discovery, rather than having a gallery with the art all lined up.” It makes for a startling experience. Turning any corner, a visitor might come face to face, literally, with an astonishing painting by Neo Rauch—a painter more typically encountered at the Met. Tere’s a Picasso hanging in the 11-year-old’s bedroom. Sixty etchings by Ellen Gallagher line the double-height entry and high above them a striking Lisa Yuskavage painting offers a portal to another oddly beautiful world. Kara Walker, Luc Tuymans, Carroll Dunham, George Condo...it’s the best and the brightest of postwar art. Getting a tour is like going on a scavenger hunt at MOMA. “Te overriding thing about all of our art is that it’s easy to look at on first glance,” the wife remarks. “But
often the idea behind the art is quite different. You have to look closer.” Fraerman’s architecture begs its own closer look. Although he studied at Yale where Vincent Scully, the architect who literally wrote the book on Shingle style, teaches, it’s clear Fraerman is no slave to Gilded Age dogma. “Any house today has to be built for a modern life. We don’t live in the 1890s,” he says. “Everyone wants more openness. Tese are traditional spaces, but blown apart. Tere are so many openings that rooms become more modern. For instance, you can see from the living room all the way through the dining room and kitchen, and into the family room.” Te first floor is indeed a flowing succession of large spaces, an enfilade enhanced by pared-down moldings, intriguing art and truly surprising color. “When I was designing I assumed the house would be mostly white,” says Fraerman. “Ten all this color showed up.” “Anne walked in with her Farrow & Ball flipbook and said, ‘I see color,’” laughs the homeowner. Apparently Kaplan simply arrived one day with a purse full of paint
Above: A spacious screen
porch off the family
room has a view of the
pool and poolhouse. The
homeowners found many
of the vintage furniture
pieces at the Chicago
Botanic Garden’s Antiques &
Garden Fair. Opposite page:
A small sampling of the 60
astonishing etchings by Ellen
Gallagher that line the soaring
double-height entry.
It’s the best and the brightest of postwar art. Getting a tour is like going on a
scavenger hunt at MOMA.
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chips. “Tat’s Anne,” her partner Goers says affectionately. “She’ll just say, ‘I had an epiphany.’” What ensued is a confident lineup: an olive gray kitchen, pale blue master bedroom, chocolate brown dining room. Tey’re hues no art gallery would ever choose to contend with, but it definitely works. “Te color actually helps the house hang together because it separates out the trim and accentuates the vistas,” Fraerman says. Perhaps the most surprising hue happens in the double-height library, a room rimmed by a catwalk accessible from the master bedroom and centered on a library table that’s a repurposed fragment of an old French bridge. Its walls are painted a glorious shade of plum. “We didn’t do a contrasting color on the shelves because we didn’t want to ‘wow’ you with purple. It
doesn’t shout. It’s about making it easy on the eye,” says Goers. Goers also chose furniture that he terms “easy to live with” while still being “unique and incredible.” Te living room’s exotic Moroccan rug is topped with a perfectly choreographed interplay: French Deco chairs, an industrial game table, a Chinese sofa table and two midcentury European lamps with lampshades so enormous they look like supersized chef ’s toques. “Tose lamps were a little scary,” says Goers. “Who has a lampshade that large? Ten we started building, working on making them less of a focal point, more just strong accents. None of our design jumps out; that’s the way we like to do things. And thank God it’s all so subtle. I mean, who knew they’d have all this amazing art?”
Left: The library
doubles as a home
office. A Casamidy
chair pulls up to a
reclaimed wood table
topped with lamps
from Hammacher
Schlemmer that are
copies of the lighting
designed for the Rose
Reading Room of
the New York Public
Library. Right: The
living room’s elegant,
understated palette is
the perfect foil for a
striking photo collage
by Barbara Kruger
and a vibrant Carroll
Dunham painting titled
Fly-Agaric Men.
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Meet six of the city’s hottest designing duos. Whether they’re creating drop-dead interiors, making cutting-edge furniture or building sustainable structures, Chicago’s top power couples are true forces of collaboration
By Lisa Skolnik | Photography by Bob Coscarelli
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“When you work in design... you change your mind a lot,” notes Ryan Turf, who calls Jessica the “only constant” he never wavers on.
GRand entRance
“You need a good
opener in everything
you do,” says Jessica,
who uses basic black
and white in this
dramatic foyer.
poWeR plaYeR
among the new best
sellers brought to
market by the design
and production team
Ryan heads
at cb2 are the
parlour sofa and
the l_mp fl oor lamp,
an ironic play on the
game hangman.
oUteR limitS
Jessica warmed up
an ice-cold condo
with frosty limestone
fl oors and fl oor-to-
ceiling windows by
cladding a living
room wall in thin
yet sumptuous
walnut slats.
pennYWiSe
Ryan dreams up
simple, modern and
economical pieces
like cb2’s new Slab
dining table. Jessica
integrates them
seamlessly into
high-end projects
like this glamorous
condo, where white
cube tables from cb2
anchor the room.
Jessica Turf , 33
Ryan Turf, 34
Jessica: Interior designer,
Jessica Lagrange Interiors
jessicalagrange.com
Ryan: CB2 Product
manager, cb2.com
Jessica Turf outfi ts homes, and Ryan Turf develops furnishings to fi ll them. But given the star stature of their employers—the boutique design fi rm Jessica Lagrange Interiors and the mass market innovator CB2—they’re both leaders in their chosen areas of design. Both Turfs took circuitous and singular routes to their professions after matriculating in the same class at college, even though they became a couple shortly after graduation. She started out in advertising and went back to design school, while he tried out teaching and the restaurant world before working the sales fl oor at CB2 as hired holiday help. Today, they love to collaborate, even though they work for diff erent companies. “We bounce ideas off each other all the time, and we love to show each other new product. Especially since he
gets to go to the Milan Furniture Fair,” says Jessica, who’s a constant source of valuable feedback. “She might think the legs are off on something or the scale is awkward, but the reasoning behind her opinion always gives me something new to consider,” he explains. T e couple’s favorite collaboration to date is their new Lakeview townhouse, where they’re forging a high-low mix of CB2/Crate & Barrel and pieces from local antique stores. “I get tired of things more quickly than she does,” confesses Ryan. “When you develop new products, you can’t wait to try them out.” He’s currently lobbying to trade an antique farmhouse table for a modern CB2 one coming out in January. But the biggest home change will be the nursery, since they’re expecting their fi rst child in December.
cheZ tURf things
change routinely in
the turfs’ lakeview
townhouse, and
a vintage oak
farmhouse harvest
table is about to go.
Ryan admits, “i’m
over it, and want
to trade it out for
a new (cb2) table
that’s coming out
in January. it will
look great with the
bertoia dining chairs
Jessica topped
with herringbone
tweed pads.”
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Carly Cannell
Jorge
Orozco-Cordero
Weetu and Weetree
goweetu.com
“T ere is no ‘me’ in Weetu,” says Carly Cannell of the integrated design collaborative she founded in 2007. Dedicated to giving substance to a very wide range of design initiatives—from developing projects to producing and marketing them—weetu’s recent ventures include BoConcept and a few residential interiors; a web-based educational program for the National Council of La Raza on money management for lower-income communities; and a concept hotel calculated to revitalize dead shopping malls nationwide. T is group includes several interior designers, an architect, photographer, graphic artist, and the most recent addition: a fi lm editor and engineer turned marketing consultant and landscape innovator named Jorge Orozco-Cordero, who moved here from Washington,
D.C. for Cannell in 2005 after they met through a project. After joining weetu in 2007, he founded a new division called Weetree this year to focus on landscape design and develop green walls suited to Chicago’s challenging climate and housing stock—especially “ugly garages behind bungalows that ruin the aesthetics of backyards.” “We’re both very analytical, but I’m more visual and dimensional, and he’s more strategic and attuned to marketing,” explains Cannell. T eir living wall illustrates the point. “He thinks about how it needs to work, all the diff erent ways it can be used and what he can accomplish with it, and I think about how we can customize the components and make it so unique that it doesn’t look like anything else.”
one-of-a-Kind the
couple, photographed
in their work studio,
blends an intriguing
mix of skills. carly
cannell is trained as
an interior architect.
Jorge orozco-cordero,
a human factors
engineer, worked for
naSa and Ge before
earning a master
Gardening license.
“We’re not afraid to try new things and bring them to market.”
– Carly Cannell, about collabs like Product2Faced for Lees Carpet, which changes color and pattern depending on a viewer’s perspective (above).
climbinG Wall
Weetree is developing
a series of different
green walls, including
a residential version
that can be used to
grow herbs.
WoRld tURnS “our
world treks are more
about being inspired
than sightseeing. We
were moved by a quiet
observer at a Jain
temple in india,” says
orozco-cordero.
idea With leGS
Weetu’s branding
incorporates images
like this shot of the
couple’s favorite
luchador fi gurine,
which was featured
in taschen’s recently
released tome Brand
Identity Now! far left:
the graphic hospitality
area they designed
for boconcept’s
chicago fl agship.
bRandinG SaVVY
Weetu redesigned
the mohawk
Group’s chicago
showroom to
highlight the
company’s own
brand and other
prestigious lines.
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Kitchen
confidential
dolenc and Riker
are pros at opening
up small, enclosed
kitchens to create
modern spaces. a
foscarini’s caboche28
chandelier glimmers
in this white-on-white
dining area.
James Dolenc
Tom Riker
Interior Designers,
JT Living jtliving.com
More than a decade ago, singles James Dolenc and Tom Riker were at a mutual friend’s party when Dolenc overheard someone lamenting the hideously tacky faux-marble columns in the dining room. “I always told [the homeowner] I hated them,” laughs Dolenc. “I turned to see who said it and met Tom.” Fast-forward to 2003, and the two men, who had become a couple first and business partners later, were completing their first residential project together: a 1950s Lakeview townhouse for a young man who was about to become a single father of triplets. Asked to make it fun and glamorous, but also durable, baby-proof and cost-effective, the duo came up with inventive tactics, such as eliminating some walls and swathing others in iridescent tiles, mixing contract carpets
and textiles, and pairing streamlined furnishings with frothy crystal lighting. Te predilection to forge open, clean-lined spaces with calming palettes and pair them with shimmering accents, gleaming finishes and luminous, often jewelry-like lighting has characterized their work ever since. Yet the couple humbly insists they don’t have a signature aesthetic. “We don’t have a look or specialty,” says Dolenc, who worked for a commercial firm prior to heading out on his own. ‘“Our forte is listening to our clients, and our strength is the fact that we’re methodical and organized,” adds Riker, whose background in architecture lends thoroughness and an unerring sense of scale and proportion. Whatever it is, people like it. Maybe it’s the rare quality they share: humility.
Glam-a-Zone
“Given his
architectural
background, tom is
a rocket scientist at
the macro elements
of a project, such as
space planning and
color palettes. i excel
in lighting plans,
detailing architectural
drawings and project
management. together
we function as a
whole,” says dolenc.
liGht bRiGht this
organic-chic Sun
Valley foyer gets a
light-flooded feel
with ceiling panels
made from backlit
frosted glass.
Smooth opeRatoR
a muscular, multipurpose chaise
works the transition from single-
story to soaring heights in this
sky-scraping condo project.
pop StaRS a
stodgy apartment
in Water tower
place, complete with
traditional moldings
and heavy-handed
millwork, was gutted
and given a space-
defining makeover.
ligne Roset’s pop
swivel chairs in
tomato red give the
neutral palette a hit
of color.
“We don’t come in on the first day with furniture choices. We introduce our clients to new concepts, ideas and products, but we go from macro to micro.” –Tom Riker
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96 | | September 2010
Ross Fiersten
Elizabeth Hayes
Master metalsmiths,
metal + works
rfmetalworks.com
Welding is a seductive mistress. So seductive that Elizabeth Hayes was hooked when her boyfriend, Ross Fiersten, taught her how to do it 10 years ago. “It’s a blast,” she gushes. Today the couple is still welding, and more, they’re master metalsmiths who produce pieces for Holly Hunt and others, as well as their own studio furniture and limited-edition work. And they love what they do, though an age-old adage relates well to their craft: T e devil is in the details. “Making each piece is arduous. T ey require meticulous workmanship,” explains Fiersten, who opened metal + works when he moved to Chicago 10 years ago. “We think of it as jewelry-quality detailing and fi nishing,” says Hayes, who joined him three years later. By then, business was booming. “When I moved
here, I had a strong portfolio from my work with a high-end architectural metalwork studio in San Francisco, so I made cold calls and lined up work,” he explains. In fact, Fiersten snagged a client base of renowned architects and designers who can’t be named, but account for the inventive nature and complexity of the couple’s commissioned work, which ranges from technically demanding fi replace surrounds and accessories to sleek yet intricately detailed tables and benches. T eir own work is equally imaginative and challenging, and the result of shared yet singular aesthetics. “We both tend toward modern, clean lines,” says Fiersten, “and like to incorporate organic features like naturally oxidized patinas or unexpected edges and curves.”
“He’s more attentive to the structural facets of our work, and I usually ponder the symbolic aspects of our pieces.”
–Elizabeth Hayes
aRt compoUnd carried at a. Rudin in the merchandise
mart, the membrana table was inspired by
orthographic drawings, mitochondrial surface folds
and the english Wheel’s ability to form compound
curves.
peRSonal Space a recent personal move from pilsen to edgewater is a source of inspiration to the couple. “We’ve redone every place we live with custom pieces,” says hayes. for their new home, a fi replace screen with doors is in the works.
peddlinG metal the terrace nesting tables, which sport staggered notched edges and powder coated fi nishes, are available in custom colors ($1,170 at post 27).
in YoUR VaSe metal + works designed their Slab table with multipurpose openings on the surface, perfect for displaying fl owers.
maRRied mateRialS Steel and ash are married with jigsaw-puzzle perfection in the couple’s Junctures tables, which are produced in a series of three but can stand together or alone.
loVe neSt on a recent camping trip, fiersten gave hayes a teeny stainless steel house he made alone. it opens to reveal a wedding band and was a marriage proposal after 10 years together. they were married in September.
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pRint me!
Wrapped in knotty
pine, the interior
of Urbanlab’s
hennepin house
feels like a rustic
cabin-in-a-box.
RaiSinG the Roof a
model of a house the
couple designed in
los angeles, currently
in the permit stage,
shows its cantilevered
second story and
metal screening.
Sarah Dunn
Martin Felsen
Principals of UrbanLab
urbanlab.com
From the rusted steel façade they choose to sheath their own live/work space, which they laughingly admit in unison “our Bridgeport neighbors just don’t get,” to the newly developed Mobil Food Collective they spearheaded at Archeworks, Sarah Dunn and Martin Felsen are always tinkering with boundary-pushing, problem-solving experiments. Projects like the Hennepin House, a prairie home with a corrugated aluminum exterior, and the Hannah’s Bretzel shops, which pay homage to the food with wheat-board walls, have received national attention. And the Mobil Collective is a small-scale intervention that “travels to diff erent communities and teaches residents about urban agriculture to help them attain healthier lifestyles,” explains Felsen from Venice, where
the project was one of seven chosen to represent the U.S. in this year’s Biennale. T e couple also tackles big, planet-changing issues. T eir most passionate concern is water, which inspired them to make Chicago home. “We think it’s the next big crisis. As it becomes more of an issue, cities near the Great Lakes will become more important. And that will be within our lifetimes,” explains Felsen. T ey are currently working with the City on the Asian carp issue and the possibility of reversing the Chicago River. “We work in every scale,” says Felsen, who says they have diff erent strengths. “Sara is interested in understanding how to turn an idea into a built form, and I’m a little more technical. I always want to know how natural or artifi cial technologies can be applied to design problems.”
lab WoRK Sarah
dunn and martin
felsen in their work/
live space. the pair,
who met at columbia
University’s Graduate
School of architecture
and worked for
various starchitects
(peter eisenman for
him; Rem Koolhaas
for her), are thought-
provoking educators
and mad scientists
at heart.
on the RiSe to
animate the courtyard
of the Smart museum
of art (in collab with
landscape architect
chandra Goldsmith)
the couple varied
surface patches to
attract and support
different activities.
X maRKS the Spot
built-in bookshelves
in the pilsen live/work
space they designed.
“We both love teaching. It forces you to keep up with seminal developments, and lets you shape original thinkers.”
–Martin Felsen
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Up Urban lab
designed their living
quarters to cantilever
over their workspace
and sit on a mound
created from the
recycled materials
(from a building that
they demo’d in order
to build).
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100 | | September 2010
Bruce Tharp
Stephanie Tharp
Industrial designers,
Materious
materious.com
Product design is both a passion and profession for the T arps, who each have undergraduate degrees in mechanical engineering and master’s degrees in industrial design. Bruce also holds an M.A. and a Ph.D. in sociocultural anthropology, a path he pursued to better his design skills. All those years of schooling paid off for the T arps, who are now both associate professors of industrial design at the University of Illinois at Chicago and love the fact that “teaching gives us the (fi scal) freedom to design what we want rather than do things to please corporate clients,” says Bruce. T eir shrewdly designed home furnishings and accessories blend purpose with a point of view. T e Samurai Umbrella sports an easy-grab and reassuring sword-hilt for a handle; a
two-piece piggy bank set includes a large one for savings and a small one for donations; the Nutri-Plate is designed to teach good eating habits and portion control; Stack vases for Ligne Roset can be confi gured to support a range of stem lengths. T at they profi t from higher sales doesn’t preclude the T arp’s tendency toward minimalism. “We should spend more and buy less, and the things we own should be thoughtful, multipurpose and less disposable,” points out Bruce. T ey practice what they preach in their own home, an astonishingly spare one-bedroom apartment they share with their two-year-old daughter, Isla. “I recently read a story about a couple who only own 100 objects each,” says Stephanie. “We found them inspiring.”
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fRee fallmetaphorical design includes fallen, a gigantic white tufted leather log that riffs on the simplicity of man’s original bench, a fallen tree; and the marxist fruit bowl, which forces users to climb a ladder and acknowledge the efforts of the migrant fi eldworkers.
Wanted: manUfactUReR the couple’s award-winning cubby hook can hold many things, and sports a hollow heart to keep keys and change at hand and in check. “people tell us all the time that they want to buy it, but we can’t fi nd anyone to make it,” says bruce. they’re currently trying to produce it themselves.
afteR hoURS lights out, an experimental piece, gives the off-duty seat new purpose by making it into a functional piece of furniture that can illuminate a room and store objects in its seat base.
aGGReSSion SUppReSSion the gentleman’s umbrella meets the warrior’s sword in the couple’s Samurai Umbrella (full size for $36 and compact for $25 atkikkerlandshop.com). “it addresses the tension between aggressive instincts and social harmony.“
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ARCHISESTO
GRAND OPENING
Italian design firm Archisesto
celebrated the opening of
their new space by inviting
Chicago’s elite to explore their
new location. Guests were
treated to VeeV cocktails and
Smeraldina sparkling water
while they took the opportunity
to check out the elegant Italian
inspired design concepts by
Archisesto.
DESIGN FOR DIGNITY
The 2010 Spirit Awards at The
Chicago Cultural Center’s Preston
Bradley Hall attracted more
than 400 of Chicago’s best for
the evening. Attendees enjoyed
delectable bites and sipped on
specialty cocktails while they
participated in the silent auction.
Honorees included Beverly
Hammel, the IIDA Illinois Chapter,
and Coalesse. Over $104,000 was
raised for Designs for Dignity.
STACEY COHEN FIRST
YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Stacey Cohen Interiors celebrated
their First Year Anniversary at
Gibsons. Leed-AP Designer and
Owner of SCI, Stacey Cohen,
invited guests to enjoy cocktails
and dessert for the episode of the
hit reality TV show, Design Star,
on which she was a contestant.
The design community came
out to support SCI, which
specializes in green residential
and commercial design.
TRAINOR GLASS
GRAND OPENING
Hundreds attended the lavish
Grand Opening of Trainor Glass’
third and most spectacular Glass
Design Center and Showroom in
the West Loop. Guests enjoyed
gourmet fare and admired
spectacular glass products and
solutions. Trainor’s newest
showroom offers hundreds of
samples and talented design
consultants to help transform
inspirations into reality.
ULANDA MORAN, MAGGIE MORGAN & RAYMOND JOSEPHGUESTS BROWSE ARCHISESTO’S NEW SPACE
JESSICA EHRESMAN, DIMITRI NASSIS AND WENDY COHEN STEVE ZABODNY AND BEVERLY HAMMEL
JENNY POLACHEK, MEGAN MCEWEN, JEN SOBECKI
AND WENDY COHEN
STACEY COHEN AND GLORIA COHENSCOTT WILKER AND EMILIO RIVERA
TOM VOLINI, TIM SWINDLE, LARRY DEBB
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KEITH HALBERT, LISA HALBERT,
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Artist Samuel Gillis is a master of classical painting techniques. His work is
comprised of a realistic style that uses modern art, landscape and both still life
and figurative artworks. Visit his website or contact personally for purchase
information. Elmwood Park 708.583.1255 or www.gillisfineart.com
hoLby gALLERy
This River North gallery offer’s the finest American art from the 18th
through the 20th century. While they have steadfast supporters of well
known American artists, they’ve also managed to balance their passion
for championing the talent of lesser-known artists. 222 West Huron Street
312.280.8888 or www.zholbyamericanart.com
josEf gLiMER gALLERy, LTd
Serious fine art collectors who are passionate about art will find this River
North gallery most amusing. By only selling what they love, the owners pride
themselves on not only offering work from esteemed artists, but work that
they feel passionately about, and chances are, you will too. 207 W. Superior
Street 312.787.4640 or www.josefglimergallery.com
nEw disCovERiEs
Owner Laura Davis has an eye for scoping out unique finds. In addition to
selling gifts, this Roscoe Village gallery represents a bevy of new artists and
artisans who are either new to the Chicago market or already established.
The art represented often embodies the spirit of the owner’s many travels.
2236 W. Roscoe St. 773.360.8564 or www.art-artisans-you.com
PETERson PiCTuRE Co.
Peterson Picture Co. has been an art resource to the trade for 50 plus years.
From over-sized commissioned pieces to large volume items, Peterson Picture
Co. has the infrastructure to complete any wall decor project: art specification,
art creation, publication, framing, delivery and installation are available. 2720
W. Belmont Ave 773.463.8888 or www.peterson-picture.com
sAPERE ART
Located in the historic Flat Iron Arts building, this contemporary art gallery
showcases the art of both emerging and established artists in Chicago. In
addition to having a rather impressive selection, the gallery also serves as
the owners studio, where often times clients get art lessons as well! Flat Iron
Arts Building 312.208.1504 or www.SapereArt.com
ThREE PEAs ART LoungE
Three Peas Art Lounge is a gallery that supports burgeoning and established
visual artists and cultivates a consortium of new art collectors. Showcasing
artists such as Hebru Brantley and Amanda Williams, this gallery features
artwork that is hip, contemporary and forward-thinking. A full, top-shelf bar
for you to enjoy while perusing the artwork is also available. 75 East 16th
Street 312.624.9414 or www.threepeasartlounge.com
vALE CRAfT gALLERy
Vale Craft Gallery features and sells contemporary American fine craft and a
variety of sculpture. The River North—based gallery also has colorful textiles,
handcrafted furniture, glass objects and ceramics. Owner Peter Vale’s knack for
showing eclectic, affordable collections from local and national artists is also a
highlight. 230 W. Superior St. 312.337.3525 or www.valecraftgallery.com
DESIGN CENTERS
MERChAndisE MART
4.2 million gross square feet of space dedicated to retail shops, luxury home
boutiques, furnishings showrooms, and a host of community events. As the
world’s largest wholesale design center, The Merchandise Mart is synonymous
with high design and luxury goods. 222 Merchandise Mart Plz. 312.527.4141
or www.mmart.com
MMPi (LuxEhoME)
Located on the first floor of the landmark Merchandise Mart building and open
to the public, LuxeHome features 30 boutiques spanning 100,000-square-feet
of space devoted to your kitchen and bath. Each boutique offers knowledgeable
designers ready to answer questions and assist you with your next design
project. 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza 800.677.6278 or www.luxehome.com
TRAinoR dEsign CEnTER
Trainor Glass Company has been an industry leader since 1953, providing
exceptional design, installation and project management services for
residential and commercial markets. At Trainor, no job is too big or too small.
They are a single source for everything glass. 939 W. Lake St 312-870-9660
or www.trainordesigncenters.com
DESIGNERS
bouTiquE hoME
This full Service interior design showroom specializes in the custom design
and sewing of European inspired drapery, Bedding and upholstery at
wholesale pricing. They also offer discounted fabric, trim and antique decor.
Chicago designer, Shari Cornes and her staff share a passion for design. 1645
N. Clybourn Ave. 312.867.9119 or www.boutiquehomeonline.com
bRAnCA
Chicago based interior design firm Branca caters to clientele from Los
Angeles, New York, London and beyond. Premium services are offered with
a focus on detail, elegance and wit. 1325 North State Parkway 312.787.6123
or www.branca.com
buCKinghAM inTERioRs And dEsign
Based in Chicago’s West Town Neighborhood, this full service interior design
firm specializes in historic renovations, residential and commercial interior
design. They are more than enthusiastic about taking on projects both large
and small. 1820 W. Grand Ave. 312.243.9975 or www.buckinghamid.com
ERiCA gAiL dEsign
After nearly a decade working for top U.S. residential designers, Erica Smith
brings a sense of layered sophistication and warmth to her designs. Within
her clients’ preferred aesthetic, Erica delivers a signature textured look to
elevate their interiors from commonplace to supremely comfortable, well-
styled homes. 1158 W. Dickens Ave. 312.231.5084 or www.ericagail.com
gARy LEE PARTnERs
Gary Lee Partners believes that every project is an opportunity to create an
integrated environment that reveals the spirit of the location, the personality
of the client, and the power of design. Essential solutions-where every design
decision contributes to a sense of wholeness have always been their priority.
360 W. Superior St. 312.640.8300 or www.garyleepartners.com
hiCKMAn dEsign AssoCiATEs
As principal, Tracy Hickman works closely with clients to accommodate
lifestyles. Her sophisticated, tailored interiors are driven by texture and
comfort. From Chicago to South Carolina to the Caymans, Hickman’s singular,
detailed vision has left beauty in its wake. 3105 N. Wolcott 312.642.7379 or
www.hickmaninteriors.com
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Iron & Wire places a strong emphasis on architectural and ornamental
ironwork. Their design professionals utilize a broad scope of materials
and finishes to ensure a beautiful end result. Their team can design and
fabricate custom designs in metal and wood to suit any space. Call for a
consultation today. 4720 W. Walton 773.255.2672 or www.iron-wire.com
LAuREn sChREyER, Asid
Understated elegance and sophisticated style are the hallmarks of Lauren
Schreyer’s design company, Schreyer & Associates. From residential
interiors and vacation retreats to executive offices, Schreyer’s design
process will always reflect your style and desires, while catering to your
comfort. 2 E. Erie, Ste. 3109 312.953.0316 or www.laurenschreyer.com
MiChAEL AbRAMs LiMiTEd
Michael Abrams creates refreshing interiors that are truly a reflection of
his clients. Education in both fine arts and architecture, and extensive
corporate experience in managing every aspect of a project sets him
apart from other designers. Michael’s full service, high-end residential
practice has completed projects throughout Chicago and nationwide. 1901
N. Clybourn Ave, Ste. 204 773.248.3039 or www.michaelabrams.com
MiChAEL dEL PiERo good dEsign
Michael Del Piero’s diverse aesthetic is complemented her meticulous
attention to detail and her strong belief in communicative designer-client
relationships. In addition to design services, Del Piero offers furniture,
antiques, home accessories, textiles and more in her on-site boutique.
1914 N. Damen Ave. 773.772.3000 or www.michaeldelpiero.com
PRojECT
Collaborating with a wide range of clients spanning residential, retail,
hospitality and commercial, Project has created a new market for its
signature style: an organic-glam-mash-up of texture, color and high-
contrast concepts. The company also places a large emphasis on charity
for both local and global communities. 1057 N Honore St 1R 773.394.1174
or www.projectinteriors.net
RAndy hELLER inTERioR dEsign
Pure, simple, interior design with a dose of sophistication is what
makes Randy Heller Design a force to be reckoned with. Every detail
is addressed, with a specific focus placed on the individual. A range of
lighting options and furniture are also available. Check out the warehouse
location at: 531 Bank Lane in Highwood Illinois. 2919 Twin Oaks, Highland
Park 847.207.7789 or www.randyhellerdesign.com
RjA dEsign, inC
Richard Abrahamson of RJA Design effortlessly balances old with new,
intricate with simple, sophisticated with comfortable. His collector’s eye and
vast knowledge of the decorative arts lend his interiors timelessness, while
modern practicality gives them ease and livability. [email protected]
Geneva: 630.262.9474; Chicago: 312.531.2646 or www.rja-design.com
sPACE dEsign PLAnning
Leslie Newman Rhodes’ 35 years of renovation experience helps her to
identify and implement her clients’ visions. As both an artist and gallery
owner, she serves her clients from the consultation process to the furniture
arrangement and floor plan. 312.642.2031 or www.spaceinteriordesign.com
sTACEy CohEn inTERioRs
Leed-AP certified, Stacey Cohen Interiors captures the essence of
sophistication and originality for residential and commercial projects.
With careful attention to detail and respect for each client’s individuality
and lifestyle, SCI will complement your design vision from concept
to completion in a timely manner and within budgetary parameters.
360 W. Illinois 312.480.0989 or www.staceycoheninteriors.com
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Designer Susan Fredman and her team of design professionals count client
individuality among their biggest inspirations. Maintaining a sense of luxury
while working with many different aesthetics, their interior design services can
include everything from space planning and extensive remodeling to selecting
accessories. 350 W. Erie St., 1st Fl. 312.587.8150 or www.susanfredman.com
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At Wiley Designs, interior design solutions reflect the client’s need and
interests while creating spaces that are sophisticated, functional and
balanced. The firm focuses on residential renovation including space
planning, custom cabinetry, material finishes and furnishings. They
are also happy to direct clients to sustainable options. 416 Ravine Dr.,
Highland Park 847.266.8991 or www.wileydesignsllc.com
DOORS
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With a specific focus on windows and doors, Marvin Design Gallery by
Estates Windows, Ltd., is a premier supplier in Chicago. They sell a vast
selection of wood, fiberglass and steel entry doors in addition to Velux
skylights. They will also assist you in selecting the perfect windows and
doors for your next project. 930 North Shore Drive 847.615.1003 or
www.marvinbyestates.com
sLiding dooR CoMPAny
With the Sliding Door Company options seem endless. Choose from a
variety of glass types, finishes and much more. Their vision is a complete
package designed to work with your home, whether you’re seeking a
major interior overhaul or a simple upgrade. 221 W. Ohio St. 312.494.9494
or www.ilslidingdoor.com
FABRIC, LINEN, BEDDING
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For 25 years, Bedside Manor Ltd has provided Chicago with a timeless
selection of sophisticated linens and home décor from the best brands in
the industry. They create bedding ensembles that make houses feel like
homes and bath luxuries that titillate the senses. Additional locations in
Hinsdale, Lake Forest and Winnetka. 2056 N. Halsted St 773.404.2020
or www.shopbedside.com
ChiCAgo LuxuRy bEds
Chicago Luxury Beds is a new store concept carrying Hastens Beds, VI
Spring, and Pillow Bar custom pillows. With Hastens Beds and VI Spring
in the same store Chicago Luxury Beds sells the finest beds in the world
and now offers twice the selection of luxury mattresses as before. 440
N. Wells St 312.527.5337 or www.chicagoluxurybeds.com
woRKRooM CouTuRE hoME
This full service interior design showroom features a vast couture-style
selection of drapery, roman shades, wall coverings, duvets and bed
coverings as well as architectural hardware and shutters. Located in
Roscoe Village, their friendly staff and wide selection are available to both
professionals and non professionals. 1906 W. Belmont 773.472.2140 or
www.workroominc.com
FURNITURE
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AKBIK Gallery prides itself of having unusual antique, new and custom
ordered hand-inlay furniture with mother of pearl. The beauty and the
quality of the pieces they carry are beyond the norm. Their items add
a touch of paradise to your home and interior. 2644 Green Bay Rd.
847.328.7777 or www.akbik.com
ARhAus
Founded in 1986 Arhaus turns your four walls into a full-on inspired
living experience. With a commitment to minimizing their carbon
footprint, they provide a broad range of items for your home, including
furniture for various rooms, bedding, upholstery and home accessories.
773.248.3071 or www.arhaus.com
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CovET sTudio
Stepping foot into Ann Kendall’s Covet Studio, is akin to committing a
mortal sin. You’re bound to lust after the mid-century modern furnishings
and art, while seething with desire for Kendall’s own signature designs. Any
piece from Covet would make your home the envy of the neighborhood.
657 Vernon Ave. 847.786.4300 or www.covetstudio.com
EuRoPEAn fuRniTuRE wAREhousE
A family business that has succeeded for over three generations,
outfitting dining and living rooms as well as offering a broad selection
of office furniture and outdoor pieces to decorate the entire home.
Featuring modern and contemporary European styles. 2145 W. Grand
Ave. 800.243.1955 or www.eurofurniture.com
EvAn LEwis
As a sculptor and furniture maker, Evan’s showroom sits next to his
studio, where he and his team create one-of-a-kind work. His handmade
studio furniture is totally unique, and the use of burnished metals give
his pieces a contemporary look. 3368 N. Elston Ave. 773.539.0402 or
www.evanlewisinc.com
fLoREnsE
Committed to producing high-quality products with preservation of
the environment and quality of life in mind. One of the largest furniture
companies in the world, offering products for kitchens, baths, bedrooms,
offices, dining rooms, home theatres and more. 300 W. Ontario St.
312.640.0066 or www.florense.com
hAuTE Living
Owners Jeffery Smith and Tatjana Ozegovic have created a place to
display the exquisite furniture they find from around the world not
readily available in the United States. They’re also the exclusive Chicago
retailer for Fendi Casa, Vladimir Kagan, and Piet Boon. 222 W. Kinzie St.
312.329.9000 or www.haute-living.com
hoME ELEMEnT
With a mix of contemporary chairs, tables, bedroom suites and
accessories, Home Element features pieces from Natuzzi, Calligaris,
Jesse, Bontempi and more. Also featuring custom floral arrangements,
wall art and vases to complement antique and contemporary furniture.
745 N. Wells St. 312.787.3358 or www.homeelementfurniture.com
K-hAus
Owner Kiki Luthringshausen and her team offer beautiful interior
design services, as well as a unique retail store. Featuring custom-made
furniture, original artwork by up-and-coming artists and eclectic, hard-
to-find home accessories. 847.279.1800 or www.k-haus.com
LuMinAiRE
Specializing in modern furniture and accessories from the world’s most
renowned designers, Luminaire’s philosophy is to maintain a devout
focus on design and quality. Many of the lines offered are exclusive. 301
W. Superior St. 312.664.9582 or www.luminaire.com
MAxALTo
Maxalto is a B&B Italia Brand. Opened in Chicago in 2008 as the very
first stand alone Maxalto store in the United States (the other in Paris)
Maxalto is modern Italian furniture revisiting classic themes. It is designed
and coordinated by Antonio Citterio. 309 W. Superior St. 312.664.6190
or www.maxalto.it
MobiLi MobEL
Only the finest contemporary furniture and home accessories - from 40
different lines around the globe - are presented here. With a focus on the
European modernist school, expect to find sleek pieces that combine beauty
with function. 549 N. Wells St. 312.329.9669 or www.mobilimobel.com
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better cleaning results. Like with our stain-removing cleaning technology that
progressively raises the temperature of the wash cycle, precisely targeting a wide
variety of stains in a single load. No more complicated sorting means fewer loads,
saving you time and resources. www.bosch-home.com/us
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MonTAuK sofA
Montauk Sofa provides chic, comfy sofas that are above all environmentally
friendly. With an emphasis on greenhouse gas reduction, clean
biodegradability and closed loop recycling, Montauk Sofa sticks true to
it’s ‘Take a Seat, Take a Stand’ motto. Custom design and objects d’art are
also available. 401 N. Wells St. 312.951.5688 or www.montauksofa.com
MoRLEn sinowAy
Currently representing more than 20 product lines, Sinoway’s design
showroom hits the ultimate home trifecta: furniture, art and design.
The forward-thinking selection of accessories includes ceramic objects,
lighting, custom area rugs, and a sculptural tile line. 1052 West Fulton
Market 312.432.0100 or www.morlensinoway.com
REARRAngE
Ready from some home improvement? Then let REarrange take the
reigns. Their team of experts will help you get the maximum benefits out
of the home items you already have. They also offer a line of furniture
produced locally in the city. The shop also offers great gifts. 2064 N
Damen Ave 773.904.8713 or www.rearrangeyourhome.com
RooM & boARd
At Room & Board, great design is more than a trend. It’s the combination
of everything we’re passionate about. Timeless, American-made home
furnishings created for modern living. Discover furniture and accessories that
reflect your style and fit the way you live. Visit them in Oak Brook, Skokie or
Downtown. 55 E. Ohio St. 312.222.0970 or www.roomandboard.com
sAn juAn vEnTuREs
This exclusive showroom in Chicago’s West Loop is like stepping into a chic,
upscale Bali hotel combining the aura of reclaimed woods with high design.
Kandis Wrigley’s FSC Certified company imports their exquisite handcrafted
flooring, slabs, custom furniture, sculpture and accessories from Indonesia.
664 W. Hubbard St 312.612.1054 or www.sanjuanventures.com
ThE goLdEn TRiAngLE
This 23,000-square-foot gallery specializes in antiques and home
furnishings from China, Southeast Asia and more recently, Hungary and
France. A line of modern furniture made from ancient and reclaimed
woods has also been added and a spectrum of furniture services are
available. 330 N. Clark St. 312.755.1266 or www.goldentriangle.biz
GENERAL CONTRACTORS
ECo gRouP inC.
We all want to spend our free time with people and things we love. At
Eco Group their goal is to help you cherish those moments by providing
you with an array of assistance, from service repairs to a total renovation
of your home and/or work space. 867 W. Buckingham Pl. 773.517.4444
hAndyMAn MATTERs
Since 2002 Handyman Matters has been Chicago’s premiere repair,
remodel, and maintenance company. Service is reliable, guaranteed,
convenient and safe. Be it a minor update or a complete interior
remodel, Handyman Matters is your go-to source. 773.235.0900 or
www.chicago.handymanmatters.com
Lg dEvELoPMEnT gRouP
LG Development is Chicago’s leading design/build construction and
development firm. Quality and excellent craftsmanship are primary
focuses at this highly proactive company. You’re also guaranteed
unmatched customer service that won’t wither as your project progresses.
2234 W. North Avenue 773.227.2850 or www.lgdevelopmentgroup.com
Mod ConsTRuCTion
Mod-construction is a one stop shop for all of your contractor needs,
be commercial or residential. MOD’s specialties include commercial and
high-end residential new construction and remodeling. 446 N. Wells Ste.
313 312.265.0613 or www.mod-construction.com
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custom drapery | window treatmentsfurniture | roman shades | bedding
wall coverings | carpets
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PowERhousE hoME buiLding & REModELing ConsuLTAnTs
PowerHouse Advisors is the division of PowerHouse delivering consulting
expertise to business owners in the luxury home industry. Check out their
website for a list of PowerHouse Platinum Professionals. PowerHouse
Home Building & Remodeling is the consumer division delivering
personal buyer representation in remodeling and home construction
projects. 2494 Shoal Creek Court, Riverwoods 847.236.1502 or
www.powerhouseadvisors.com
PREMiERE sysTEMs
Premiere Systems has been an industry leader in home automation
technology for luxury high-rise condominium and custom home markets
since 1995. Premiere provides specialized experience as well as full-
service sales, installation, and project management. 1400 N. Kingsbury
312.274.0220 or www.premieresystems.com
GIFTS & ACCESSORIES
gEnEvA sEAL
Custom jewelry is Geneva Seal’s forte. Offering distinct jewelry and
watches from small shops in France, Italy and Switzerland, as well as
antique European estate jewelry. Their ample, European-style boutique
has been a Chicago staple for over 25 years. 1003 N. Rush St. 312.944.3100
or www.genevaseal.com
KnEEn & Co
Kneen & Co. presents exquisite and exclusive home wares that are truly
considered among the world’s finest. From Nymphenburg porcelain and
Lobmeyr crystal to The Printery bespoke stationery, Kneen and Co. only
offers the most esteemed collections. Custom designed place settings,
glassware and silver flatware are also available. 400 W. Erie St., Ste. 503
312.787.7003 or www.kneenandco.com
PEAChTREE PLACE
Peachtree Place has brought a taste of Southern Charm to Chicago’s
North Shore for 25 years. The shop features elegant gifts and accessories
including exquisite lamps, pillows, tabletop, crystal stemware, personal
care items and an ever changing selection of jewelry. Beautiful gift
wrapping is complimentary. 303 Happ Rd., Northfield 847.441.7585 or
www.peachtreeplaceonline.com
KITCHEN & BATH
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Shower doors, tub doors, mirrors and any type of custom backpainted glass
are just the beginning of what you’ll discover at BathWorks. This company
brings 25 years of service with a complete list of options to assist you
with your space or renovation. 3956 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, 773.583.1100;
320 Frontage Rd., Northfield, 847.881.2525 or www.bathworksinc.net
ERnEsToMEdA ChiCAgo
Dramatic lighting, free-standing pieces and frosted glass are some of
the features Ernestomeda brings to modern kitchen design. Gorgeous
woods combined with stainless steel and aluminum create stunning,
efficient kitchens—both modern and inviting. 222 Merchandise Mart Plz.,
Ste. 128 312.329.0229 or www.ernestomedachicago.com
nEff KiTChEns
NEFF of Chicago is a custom design boutique, featuring the exquisite
cabinetry of NEFF Kitchens. Old world craftsmanship meets innovative
technology to create design Nirvana — a vast array of exotic wood grains,
colors, metallics and finishes. That’s why NEFF cabinets adorn some of
the finest homes of distinction throughout the world. 222 Merchandise
Mart Plz., Ste. 144 312.467.9585 or www.neff-of-chicago.com
PoLifoRM
Poliform embodies the best of Italian design, with luxury finishes and
uncompromising quality. Varenna, the kitchen division of Poliform, is highly
sophisticated, with elegant designs that feature timber, stone, glass and steel.
222 Merchandise Mart Plz., Ste. 110 312.222.8465 or www.poliformusa.com
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Beauty, refinement and function play equal roles in this kitchen and bath
company’s vision. For more than 30 years this innovative company has
continued to raise the bar in design, offering technologically advanced
products and acquiring advanced solutions. 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza,
Ste. 149 312.204.6220 or www.porcelanosa-usa.com
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Snaidero offers luxury Italian cabinetry for kitchens and baths. The
company brings European modernism to its showroom through
sleek cabinetry. Snaidero offers a wide variety of colors and finishes
in contemporary and traditional styling, which provides clients with
customizable options. 222 Merchandise Mart Plz., Ste. 140 312.644.6662
or www.snaidero-usa.com
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Your dream kitchen can found in the official Sub-Zero/Wolf showroom.
In a no pressure non-sales environment, their showroom consultant is
committed to outfitting your kitchen with the Sub-Zero refrigeration,
Wolf cooking appliances and Best by Broan ventilation products that will
work strategically for your kitchen. Schedule an appliance consultation
today. 196 Exchange Blvd. 630.872.5100 or www.subzero.com
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City Escape offers a comprehensive range of design and build landscape
services, creating unique and inviting spaces. A newly opened 16,000 sq.
ft. garden and design center is a feast of botanical delights and gorgeous
garden accessories. 3022 W. Lake St. 773.638.2000 or www.cityescape.biz
TRELLis And TRugs
Trellis & Trugs is a one-stop shop for garden ornaments. Garden antiques
as well as reproduction planters and fountains are available in a variety
of materials. The company also provides custom design services to
accommodate all of your garden ornament needs. 3372B Commercial
Avenue, Northbrook 847.784.6910 or www.trellisandtrugs.com
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This premiere lighting design resource and fixture provider offers a
knowledgeable staff and endless options for residential and commercial
lighting. Offerings include exclusive designs and both traditional and
historic fixtures. A talented designer/architect team offers customized
plans for recessed and specialty lighting. 777 N. York Rd., Ste. 9, Gateway
Plaza, Hinsdale 630.734.0662 or www.hinsdalelighting.com
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Abt Electronics has withstood the test of time—and intense competition
from large chain stores—by providing personal service, competitive
prices and award-winning installations and repairs. Since 1936 it’s been a
leading retailer of quality consumer electronics and appliances. 1200 N.
Milwaukee Ave. 847.544.2228 or www.abt.com
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This home entertainment specialist designs and installs dedicated home
theaters, media rooms and game rooms, as well as family room makeovers.
The company’s single-room and multi-room systems emphasize high
performance, reliability and ease of use—all executed with passion and
style. 1211 Wilmette Ave 847.256.1882 or www.thebigpicturestore.com
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Only lead-free crystal is used to produce glasses from this company. Crystal
is created from Europe’s most environmentally-advanced mill using no dyes,
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CinEMA novA PRoduCTionsCinema Nova Productions is committed to lending customers of all sorts
simple options for audio, video, lighting and control solutions. They’ll
assist you in gathering a cost-effective, easily assembled entertainment
package. 4925 N. Monticello Ave. 312.622.0209 or www.cinemanova.tv
diffASince Patricia Green and Larry Pond founded Design Industries
Foundation Fighting AIDS in 1984, this organization has been devoted to
making a difference. It’s one of the countries largest supporters of direct
care for those living with AIDS. 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Ste. 939
312.644.6413 or www.diffachicago.org
häfELEHäfele’s Chicago showroom is a popular destination for architects,
designers and the woodworking industry. Visit them and view examples
from all their product categories, like their famous sliding systems, access
control, furniture fittings, home organization and decorative hardware.
154 W. Hubbard St. 312.467.2225 or www.hafele.com/us
MAgnoLiA Audio vidEoFor more than 50 years Magnolia has offered premium audio, video and
home automation gear for connoisseurs who demand nothing but the
best. With a dedication to 100 percent customer satisfaction, Magnolia
strives to turn home electronic dreams into reality. See website for a
location near you: www.magnoliaav.com
RAndoLPh sTREET MARKET/ModERn vinTAgE ChiCAgoThe ultra stylish Fall Fashion & Jewelry Explosion! is presented by event
firm Image Pilots, producers of the world renowned Randolph Street
Market. This is THE specialty show for the country’s top vintage fashion
and accessory purveyors, shoppers and stylists featuring couture and rare
finds from designers and era’s of decades gone by. Market Address is
1350 W. Randolph and 1340 W. Washington Street between Ada & Ogden
or www.modernvintagechicago.com or chicagoantiquemarket.com
REAL ESTATE BROKERS & AGENTS
AT PRoPERTiEsKnown as Chicago’s number 1 real estate brokerage firm, At Properties
specializes in buying and selling some of the city’s most luxurious
homes and spaces. Browse through numerous options on their website
and receive extensive information on various neighborhoods. Decision-
making is a breeze. 618 W. Fulton Market or www.atproperties.com
EMiLy sAChs wongAn impressive sales record quickly made Emily Sachs Wong a member of
Koenig & Strey’s President’s Club. Her sales have continued to skyrocket,
offering clients unparalleled real estate options along the lakefront
and in Lincoln Park, Bucktown and Wicker Park. 1940 N. Clark St. or
www.emilyknowschicago.com
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EnTERTAining CoMPAnyEntertaining Company creates extraordinary menus that transport
your guests to a bold world of celebration as one of the city’s favorite
full service up-market caterers. Events of 20 to 5000 guests can be
accommodated. Contact them to explore the endless possibilities. 1640
W. Walnut St. 312.829.2800 or www.entertainingcompany.com
RoCKiT RAnCh PRoduCTionsAs your go-to source for impressive corporate entertaining in River North
and Wrigleyville, Rockit Ranch venues offer group brunch, lunch, dinner
and reception menus for 25-500 guests. Sunda, The Underground and
Rockit Bar & Grill locations offer private and non-private areas. 114 W
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Design afi cionados are addicted to Jared Peterson’s Facebook updates. The fi x? One-of-a-kind midcentury fi ndsBy Erin Ensign | Photography by Maia Harms
Inside Jared Peterson’s Ukrainian Village garage/workshop, stacks of midcentury fi nds—like a sleek ’60s hi-fi credenza, a walnut Hans Wegner side chair, and a Danish modern sofa in cream-colored velour—sit waiting for their moment in the spotlight: a photo on Facebook and top slot on his new, in-the-know website for discerning furniture scouts, Circa Midcentury (circamidcentury.blogspot.com). � e 34-year-old former architect, who lost his job at a boutique fi rm when the economy tanked, is aptly reinventing his dream gig with a do-it-yourself, social media-driven furniture resale business. � e ultimate picker’s picker with a refi ned eye from years of practice, Peterson makes interstate thrifting expeditions, scouring estate sales, rummage sales and thrift stores for coveted, deal-of-a-lifetime pieces. “I’ve always been a collector,” Peterson says, chalking his “mini obsession” up to genetics (his parents are avid antique hounds) and the thrill of the hunt. Peterson began fl ipping pieces on Craigslist and Apartment � erapy, soon building a cult following among design aficionados. In May, he officially
launched his website, promoting it via Facebook with droll updates to announce new listings and gaining fans with sporadic furniture giveaways. � e most coveted pieces get snagged the very day they’re posted. “Everything I sell, I’d live with in my own home,” he attests. And for a while he does. His two-bedroom apartment serves as a well-stocked staging area for clients. A Finn Juhl coff ee table mingles with a Florence Knoll credenza and a Jens Risom buff et. A previous stint in carpentry gives Peterson the know-how to restore less-than-perfect items for resale, while carefully preserving the integrity and character of each piece. And it helps that Peterson, who fi lls his ‘93 Volkswagen bus with fi nds at least once a week, is focused on the everyman, not the elite (a recent Drexel Parallel series walnut dining room suite went for $1,095). “My goal is not to make a million dollars off of this,” says Peterson, who has aced the art of attracting clients who appreciate the lineage of the items as much as he does. “Sometimes I’ll fi nd a piece at a really great price. If the wrong person buys it, it’s going to get destroyed. I think I’m like the modern-day furniture rescuer.”
PETERSON’S HOTS
Originality; estate sales; clean, simple lines; coff ee shops; working for yourself; history
PETERSON’S NOTS
Knockoff s; rummage sales of baby stuff ; overworked design; truck stops; working for “the man”; assembly required; fads; sleeping
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