On October 3, Splash and Chicago magazine hosted 375 guests for the eighth annual Chairs for Charity event at Marshall’s Landing in the Mart. Sixteen of Chicago’s top designers came together to breathe new life into vintage chairs, which were auctioned off with all the proceeds benefiting Designs for Dignity. Partygoers were able to take a break from bidding on their favorite chairs to mingle, enjoy bites, and sip Basil Hayden’s cocktails and Chloe Prosecco. With Eva Quateman Interiors’ Lola Lounge Chair going for the highest bid of $1,500, the Coldwell Banker–sponsored event raised more than $9,000 for Designs for Dignity, a nonprofit that transforms the spaces of nonprofits through pro bono design and in-kind donations.
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Mary Pat Wallace and Douglas Van-Tress
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Scot Farfield and Elizabeth Rust
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From left: Maura Duffy, Veronica Stump, and Cara Anderson
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Center: Susan Sissman of Susan Sissman Design LLC and her chair, Ma Cherie
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Brian Felt and Allie Pavelich
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From left: Debra McVeety, Alexander Avellaneda, and Lindsay Holstein
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From left: Janet Isabelli, John Wilkerson, and Liza Sweitzer
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From left: Jodi Finn, Fradine Kipnis, and Jacqueline Gordon
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From left: Madison Ellison, Mary Ellison, and Larkin McGarr
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From left: Robert Oraha, Ryan Morris, and Emily Roberts
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From left: Roberta Jacobs, Georgia Loukas, and Sean Scott
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From left: Natalie Byron, Robert Gould, and Tatom Spang
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From left: Karen Burns, Candy Scott, and John Barnett
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From left: Nicholas Lippa, Krystal Mueller, Connie Steger, and Jonathan Martinez
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John Burnett and M. Grace Seilaff with the Vivid chair by M. Grace Designs Inc.
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Lester Scaife and Ameera Ashraf-O’Neil
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From left: Harold Skulte, Engel Ruiz, and Jon Young
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Spinderella by Anthony Michael Interior Design, Ltd.
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Asian Marrakech Chair by CCS Interior Design
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Perfect Imperfection by Deb Reinhart Interior Design Group
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The Remaking of Victoria by Auer Design Associates
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The Humphrey by The Golden Triangle
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Purple Whimsy by Edyta & Co.
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The Lola Lounge Chair by Eva Quateman Interiors
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Hello There by Lakeside Interiors, Inc.
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