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Design Museum of Chicago

A person stands on a rooftop garden with patches of greenery. Urban buildings and a distant skyline are visible in the background under a clear sky.

by Yetta Starr | August 7, 2026

Designing a Better Chicago, From the Ground Up A look at the 2026 Designing a Better Chicago grantees and the grassroots projects using design to respond to real community needs across the city.

A photo of two men sitting together on a beach at sunset, with waves in the background. The photo is attached to a plain indoor wall.

by Vasia Rigou | July 24, 2026

Designing a Disability-Forward Future A Design Museum of Chicago exhibition invites us to rethink access as a force for imagination, community and cultural change.

A modern room with maroon carpeted steps, high ceilings, a black chair, abstract white sculptures, audio equipment, two large speakers, floor cushions, and a woman with blonde hair sitting by a column.

by Vasia Rigou | June 5, 2026

Five Ways to Move Through Chicago Design Week (Without Burning Out) Go to The Mart. Go west to Fulton Market. Go offsite. Go out after dark. 

A person with glasses, a beard, and a black cap sits cross-legged on a chair, smiling in front of a large black geometric Design Museum Chicago logo on a white wall.

by Vasia Rigou | April 3, 2026

What Tanner Woodford Built at the Design Museum of Chicago As the founder of the institution says farewell, he reflects on the ideas that guided the museum's first ten years.

A man in white clothes sits on a red stool holding a crown, surrounded by historical dresses hanging on racks behind him, with hats and costumes arranged on the shelves above.

by Vasia Rigou | January 2, 2026

Design Top 5: January 2026

by Vasia Rigou | November 14, 2025

The Design Museum of Chicago’s “Design on Draft” Judges Beer By Its Label The new exhibition, co-curated with the Beer Culture Center, considers beer labels as cultural artifacts and suggests that the next six-pack you pick up is as much a design decision as it is one of taste. 

by Vasia Rigou | November 7, 2025

Design Top 5: November 2025

by Vasia Rigou | August 29, 2025

Design Top 5: September 2025

by Yetta Starr | August 15, 2025

Voices Now for the Future: Embracing Our Past for What Lies Ahead

by Vasia Rigou | May 30, 2025

Design In Motion: Your Insider Guide to NeoCon + Fulton Market Design Days

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