September 8, 2011--The Find Antiques opened their second location in West Town after seven years on the North Shore. The Find and Chicago Home + Garden partnered together to officially open the store to the public. Attendees were able to enjoy hors d'oeuvres from Hell’s kitchen, view beautiful floral arrangements by Art Quest, and check out all the new treasures in store. Check out The Find, located at 1819 West Grand Avenue. Read more
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October 11, 2011--Chicago Home + Garden readers received free, in-person advice from interior design professionals when Chicago Home + Garden and the American Society of Interior Designers presented Picture This! Attendees brought pictures of their latest design dilemmas and received complimentary consultations from ASID designers while enjoying cocktails and great food at The Chopping Block. Read more
October 10, 2011--Hafele & Hide Away DeskBed's consumer event featured designer Mary Cook and Chicago Home + Garden editor Jan Parr. The event, held at the Hafele Chicago Showroom, showcased smart solutions for small spaces. Read more
October 4, 2011--Chicago's design community met at the DreamHome in the Merchandise Mart to celebrate the official launch of Chicago Home + Garden's new coffee table book, Chicago Spaces: Inspiring Interiors. Chicago Home + Garden staff members mingled with guests and signed copies of the book throughout the evening. Launch party sponsors included the DreamHome at the Merchandise Mart and Nick's Fish Market.
Chicago Spaces is a compilation of Chicago-area homes that have been featured in the magazine over the last five years. Chicago Spaces goes where most other books about the city’s design culture have not—inside. To purchase a copy, visit www.chicagohomemag.com/chicagospaces.
Read moreOctober 1 & 2, 2011--The 2nd edition of the Design Harvest Festival proved to be a mecca for design fashionistas, with droves of enthusiasts turning out to celebrate the consortium of local design vendors. Under picturesque autumn skies, furniture & accessory makers, vintage stores, antique dealers and local home design retailers popped-up shop with their latest creations as visitors perused the displays, finding new ways to beautify their homes.
Chicago Home + Garden was a media sponsor of the festival and returned with their Designer Meet Up Lounge offering complimentary consultations for attendees with Chicago's best interior designers. Room & Board provided gorgeous pieces of furniture for the lounge and consultations. Beautiful terrariums were graciously donated by Sprout Home, in honor of their new how-to terrarium classes.
Read moreSeptember 7, 2011--Chicago Home + Garden magazine welcomed Coldwell Banker agents for an evening of networking inspiration at the Dream Home in the Merchandise Mart. The Dream Home designers were on-site to interact with guests and answer design questions, steps and tips to creating luxurious rooms. Read more
September 8, 2011--Chicago magazine and The Shops at Northbridge partnered together to present Fashion’s Night Out. The stylish soiree included styling tips from Chicago magazine’s fashion director, Stacey Jones, and style editor, Heiji Choy Black as well as glamorous model showcases, exciting in-store celebrations, trend beauty bars, sweet treats, and so much more! Chicago magazine publisher, Rich Gamble, and Erica Strama, senior marketing manager at The Shops at Northbridge were present to help celebrate. Read more
September 19, 2011--Guests stopped by Sub 51 to mix and mingle with panelists from Chicago magazine’s 'Dining Social' discussion, where Curtis Duffy, Liz Mendez, Phillip Foss, Paula Haney, and Shelby Allison discussed how they use Facebook, Twitter, and blogs to enhance branding, customers relationships, and more. Ellen Malloy of Restaurant Intelligence Agency moderated the panel. Happy hour attendees continued their discussion on social media in Chicago’s restaurant and bar scenes amid cocktails and hors d’oeuvres courtesy of Lettuce Entertain You. Read more
August 25, 2011--Nearly 1,100 supporters attended this year’s 27th annual American Craft Exposition Preview Party, presented by The Auxiliary of NorthShore University HealthSystem at Evanston & Glenbrook Hospitals. The event benefits pioneering ovarian cancer research. Read more
September 15, 2011-- Common Threads' culinary fundraising event raised $28,000 to benefit health and nutritional education programs in Chicago to low income youth and their families. Local chefs participated at Fulton's on the River to create and serve their favorite cook-out themed dishes within four categories--in a glass, on a bun, in a shell, or on a stick. Guests sampled each dish and voted for the top in each category. The winning chefs of the night were: Chao Thapthimkuna of Union Sushi + Barbeque Bar for In a Glass; David Blonsky of Public House and Mike Bellovich of Hub51 for In a Shell; Sarah Grueneberg of Spiaggia for On a Bun; and Scott Halverson of Prasino for On a Stick. Read more