April 2010

Ever wish you could shop the Mart’s International Antiques Fair with a professional consultant to give you the lay of the land or help you decide before you buy? The American Society of Interior Designers-Illinois Chaper is offering a “Designers-on-Call” service for attendees looking for personal tours of the floor or a advice on a purchase. Make an appointment ($10) before the fair (it’s April 30-May 3) and you’ll be registered to win two tickets to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Walk-in consultation requests are also possible, pending availability. To check out the ASID members you can choose from and to reserve a spot, click here.

—Jan Parr

When I was at the Lalique opening party at the Mart a few weeks ago, I heard an amusing anecdote about how fashion maven Karl Lagerfeld always travels with his own set of Lalique’s Langeais glasses. He simply doesn’t like drinking out of anything else. (Sort of makes you wonder—does he drag plates and silverware along as well? Or perhaps the obsessively calorie-counting Karl only consumes liquids these days?) Today, a colleague sent me a link to a Los Angeles Times blog about the new bottle Lagerfeld designed for Coca Cola Light (it features his svelte silhouette on the label). Naturally, the low-cal beverage is also shown in his drinking glass of choice.

—GINA BAZER