October 3, 2009 -- The Chicago Symphony Orchestra kicked off its 119th season in style with their annual Opening Night Gala featuring soprano Renee Fleming. Gala patrons gathered for a cocktail reception at the Symphony Center for Renee Fleming's performance, and celebrated at the Chicago Hilton with dinner and dancing. The CSO partnered with Chicago's Glass Slipper Project to raise donations of eveningwear for local women to attend prom. Read more
October 2009
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Kim Chapman was the manager of Jayson Home & Garden's custom design atelier until Flor moved into that space several months ago. She recently struck out on her own, with Urban Environments, an upscale window treatment, wallcovering, and upholstery shop in Lincoln Park, right next to Ethan Allen. Chapman, who represents HunterDouglas (whose white Roman shades are shown above) along with her own private-label collection, does every type of fabric-requiring job there is, including making custom dog beds. But her real talent lies in “creating modern drapery for urban spaces.”
-GINA BAZER
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We were thrilled to feature eight gorgeous staircases in the November-December issue of our magazine on page 46. We regret, however, that, in our Buy Guide, we misidentified the creative talents behind them. Please link to the corrected version of this story here. We are sorry for these errors.
-The Editors
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