By Bridget Maiellaro
THE ANTIQUES AND GARDEN FAIR AT CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN celebrates ten years with more than 100 vendors April 16th through 18th. Read more
April 2010
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Attention, Prairie School aficionados! If you’ve ever dreamed of owning a Frank Lloyd Wright home or tending a Jens Jensen-designed garden, scoop up Cathy Jean Maloney’s new book, The Gardener’s Cottage in Riverside, Illinois: Living in a “Small Masterpiece” by Frank Lloyd Wright, Jens Jensen, and Frederick Law Olmsted. Maloney writes lovingly of her historic Riverside home, which was designed by this trio of architectural superstars in the early 1900s. The charming volume—part personal essay and part history lesson—is like a scrapbook overflowing with antique photos, vintage blueprints, and the author’s own homegrown snapshots. The book debuts April 15. Find it in most local bookstores.
–Bridget Herman
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The cool home-office store, @workDesign, is holding workshops every evening next week at its Forest Park store. You’ll learn how to organize, cut through clutter, and decorate your space (the latter conducted by Kelly + Olive). All of the hour-long events start at 6:30 and are $15 (free to the first five people to sign up). Email Julia@atworkdesign.com or call 708-488-9297 for more info.
—JAN PARR
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