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May-June 2010
Crystal Ball
By Gina Bazer and Barri Leiner Grant
The Lalique showroom has finally landed on the 18th floor of the Merchandise Mart, just in time to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of the company’s founder, French glass artist René Lalique. Read more
How Swede It Is
By Bridget Herman
During all of June, I.D. will devote the bulk of its space to the wares of design-world darling Design House Stockholm, a Swedish manufacturer known for tapping Scandinavia’s hottest contemporary designers (they’ve got some 60 on their roster already) to turn out home decor and apparel. Read more
Learning Curve
By Gina Bazer
When the process of converting a circa-1880 brick building in Lincoln Park (once a German Lutheran Congregational school) into a modern single-family home bestows upon you a towering pile of salvaged old-growth pine planks—ceiling joists, floorboards, and rafters from the original building—you display this gift prominently. Read more
Summer Loves
By Gina Bazer and Barri Leiner Grant
Whether for your second home, your city porch, or your favorite hostess, these accessories help lighten the mood Read more