1 Architectural Artifacts (1065 North Orleans) Explore the connection between design and hospitality at a former River North school reimagined as an eat-drink-shop-play experience.
2 The Correct Time (Design Museum of Chicago) Broken clocks, watches and other timepieces make up a story of material ephemerality, time and change. Through October 3
3 Slavs and Tatars: MERCZbau (Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society) An ode to the intertwined histories of the Ukrainian city of Lviv and the Polish city of Wroclaw, told through merch dedicated to a defunct Department of Oriental Studies. Through October 7
4 7th Annual River North Design District Fall Gallery Walk (River North) The RNDD collaborates with the River North Arts District Galleries to bring artists and designers together for the seventh year. September 9-10, 5pm-8pm
5 Jonathan Muecke: Objects in Sculpture (Art Institute of Chicago) Art, design and architecture come together to reveal intriguing objects in Muecke’s first major museum show. Through October 10
Greek-born Vasia Rigou is a journalist, editor and multimedia content producer largely on the subjects of visual art, culture, architecture and design. She currently serves as an Editor at Newcity, Chicago’s leading culture publication, as Writer and Copy Editor at the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) HQ, and regularly contributes to international architecture and design magazines OnOffice and ICON. She has experience creating content for brands and building conference speeches and influential TEDx talks. Simply put: she’s fascinated by finding out the great stories behind the people, places and objects that surround us, and by sharing those stories with the world. When she’s not writing about art or looking at art—wine in hand—she makes lists for pretty much everything, drinks immense amounts of coffee and takes cross-country road trips every chance she gets.
