Chef Italia lights

As I was reviewing page proofs for our next issue, I stopped at an ad from Tower Lighting, which features these fantastic lights…

Our Favorite Truck Show, HomeGoods is Good, Sale at Ligne Roset

Glittering new office buildings and headline-grabbing high-rises (Vince Vaughn bought what?! Where?!) are all fun and dandy to read about, and bring welcome attention to our city’s storied architectural history, but the American Institute of Architects’ Chicago chapter is homing in on more intimate endeavors with its first annual Small Firm/Small Project Awards…

Nesting Instincts

  Chicago interior designer Meg Stevens, now the full-time proprietor of the online shop White Nest, is the latest Etsy-ist to wow us with her wares. Stevens sews and hand-embroiders all of her simple-yet-chic pillows and linen wall hangings. Custom designs are also available. Pillows start at $50, wall hangings at $30. whitenestshop.com

Home & Garden Tour

Every year I look forward to the Celebration of Home & Garden tour in pretty southwest Michigan, just an hour and a half drive from the city…

She Digs Deco

Interior designer Lauren Lozano Ziol’s love of Art Deco moved her to bust out her own interpretations of the work of moderne masters such as Jean-Michel Frank and Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann. Andrew Kephart built the prototypes, which you can see at Mecox Gardens. The chair above ($6,850) is made of Baltic birch plywood and solid oak … Read more