Strange Closets

Trippy, huh? Medard Klein (1905 – 2002) painted this in 1941. Klein was a Chicago non-objective artist. I didn’t know quite what to expect when I made an appointment to visit the Richard Norton Gallery. Founded in 2000, the Gallery specializes in impressionist and modern pieces by Chicago artists from 1880 – 1950. The Gallery [...]

World of Interiors – If you are trying to sell and your room looks this good, don’t worry about staging. If it’s a bit more cluttered, read on. You may be asking yourself why people hire somebody to help stage their home. The economy’s on the rocks and you need every last cent. So does [...]

Assemblage offers a collection of mid-century modern furniture, art and accessories so interesting and unique it prompted 1st Dibs (how I love thee) to reach out and contact them shortly after opening (a first for the online collective of antique dealers known for its long waiting list for new listing members).

Matt Lorenz, who as you may recall, made Chicago proud by winning the first season of Bravo’s Top Design, is certainly not resting on his laurels. In addition to designing high-end interiors and running his firm, ML Design Studio, Lorenz is the National Spokesman for the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). I met the [...]

This year’s Neocon and Fine Design Residential Furniture show, which ran from June 9th to 11th, gave me an excuse to wander around the Merchandise Mart while deluding myself into thinking I was working. More than 1200 showrooms and exhibitors presented the latest in corporate, hospitality, retail, government, healthcare and residential furniture and products. I [...]