Chicago Architecture, Designed Objects, Fashion, Graphic Design and More
“The Bait,” as the beloved local boutique is known by its loyal clientele, has so much to offer in terms of creative, ethical and affordable gift-giving (to self and others).
The Chicago Architectural Biennial kicks into full gear on November 1. Plus there’s still time to check out a few design-centric exhibitions before they close.
The work of Design With Company has always aimed to intertwine storytelling with the design and perception of physical spaces. Although we had not ventured into movie-set design, we believed that architectural spaces serve as stages for human activity and platforms for projected meaning.
CAB 5 and the Floating Museum ask us to “challenge and envision alternatives…: how we understand and address the needs of a city, who plays a role in imagining and making the city, and how our potential solutions attend to the overlapping crises that now inform our everyday lives.” How are we to take design, and architecture, seriously as rehearsal processes for our future?
In 2018, Mansueto’s real estate investment arm, Mansueto Office, bought the building with the full intention of launching a major renovation. Few original drawings remained, leaving the architects to work backward from other sources. There were the standard references and some old photos.
Exploring the depths of subversive creativity in contemporary design.
This fall, French Afghani architect Feda Wardak is creating a water-related structure in Englewood, as part of the future Englewood Nature Trail. He wants to build a structure that will make the Trail and the surrounding community easier to see.
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