Angela Stone is the curatorial force behind Hinge Design Studio, an online (and in-person by appointment at Stone’s Wicker Park home) effort to unite like-minded Chicago designers in pursuit of an organic, buy-local ideal and against all things generic. Designers Bladon Conner, Aaron Pahmier, and Elizabeth Siegan and photographers Emily Johnston Anderson and Jeremy Edwards share the Hinge aesthetic, a confluence of urban salvage and farmhouse modern. Interior design services are available; a small showroom is in the works. Check the website for details about occasional furniture parties. hingedesignstudio.com

Photograph: Emily Johnston Anderson

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