by Chris Force | Dec 2, 2021 | Places
This downtown Chicago loft was first built in 1916. Designed by architect George C. Nimmons, the building served as an active printing press for more than 70 years. In 1987 New York City developer Duncan Henderson acquired the building (it reminded him of the loft he...
by Chris Force | Nov 29, 2021 | News
After a 15-month hiatus, Maison&Objet triumphantly returned this year to showcase new interior design, lifestyle, and home products from more than 1,400 brands and designers. The fair offered an opportunity to reconnect in person with more than 48,000 global...
by Chris Force | Nov 26, 2021 | News
After a long, long time inside, this issue represents the first we’ve made since re-entering the world (and airplanes). For this issue I traveled to Paris for Maison&Objet and a home tour of artist Julien Berthier, Milan for Supersalone, Monterey for Car Week, and...
by Chris Force | Nov 25, 2021 | Products
An unrivaled passion for furniture design returned to Milan this year at Supersalone, a special edition of the 60-year-old Salone del Mobile.Milano. The annual event, also referred to as the Milan Furniture Fair, is typically held in April but had been on...
by Chris Force | Nov 23, 2021 | Places
“We don’t care what these cars are worth. We care about the stories behind the cars. To be in the car world you must be into history. History is what’s important to me,” Gordon McCall tells me as we chat at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering in Carmel, California....
by Chris Force | Nov 19, 2021 | News
NYCxDESIGN returned this week from Nov. 11 to Nov. 18. The week of design, which usually happens in May, includes two main fairs: the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) and WantedDesign Manhattan. The two fairs took place in the Javits Center, in...
by Chris Force | Nov 14, 2021 | Studio Tours
During a coffee break installing her immersive exhibition “Victoria/Veronica: Making Room” at the MCA, Chicago painter Caroline Kent walks over to Space 159, a concept store in the Gold Coast. She makes a “fancy purchase,” a new notebook. “I like to make lists, but...
by Chris Force | Oct 13, 2021 | News
Modular, mobile, with a strong emphasis on function—after a year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, NeoCon returned to Chicago with much to say about where the future of office design is headed. From recreating the comfort of home to embracing the outdoors, here’s...
by Chris Force | Sep 14, 2021 | News
An unrivaled passion for furniture design returned to Milan this year at Supersalone, a special edition of the 60-year-old Salone del Mobile.Milano. The annual event, also referred to as the Milan Furniture Fair, is typically held in April but had been on...
by Chris Force | Jul 15, 2021 | News
The first big auto show of the year is on in Chicago. The 2021 Chicago Auto Show, which normally happens in February, runs for 5 days (down from 10) from July 15 to July 19. and is about half the size. I ran through a quick preview today, and it’s easy to call out the...
by Chris Force | Jun 22, 2021 | News
Tai Xiangzhou (泰祥洲) is a Chinese ink painter from Beijing. His current exhibition, Cosmoscapes, is on view now at the Art Institute of Chicago. It’s fantastic. Tai was born in 1968 in Yinchuan. He earned a doctorate degree from Tsinghua University—a school many refer...
by Chris Force | May 6, 2021 | News
Many of us now find ourselves fully vaccinated and are busy plotting our exhilarating return to our pre-pandemic lifestyles: hangs with family and friends, eating out, exercising out, drinking out, partying out—a long list of anything and everything that can be done...
