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Ali Sandifer Studio

Modern furniture design by Chicago-based Ali Sandifer Studio (which began in Michigan in 2003) fulfills the production and design values most important to a lot of us: These modern midwest pieces us...

Agent Gallery Chicago

File this under curious objects: Agent Gallery Chicago offers a selection of ever-changing pieces for the collector of the unique and sometimes the unusual. We spotted a collection of 19th century g...

At-Home Escapes: Window Benches

A seat with a view. Window benches are a real luxury in a home—an escape within your own four walls. We'd like to take a seat in any of the benches shown above, armed with a book, a cup of coffee,...

At Work Design

We're really excited about the opening of Forest Park store @ Work Design, since they carry some of our favorite lines that aren't always easy to find here in Chicago. The roster includes BluDot, M...

AS Hanging Systems

4000 St-Ambroise #171 Montreal QC H4C 2C7 Canada 514 935 6949 www.ashanging.com AS Hanging Systems is a Montreal-based company that offers a variety of cable hanging systems. You might see syste...

A Modern Bead Curtain: Shimmer Screen

click thumbnails for larger picsWe watched an old movie over the weekend - Pink Panther Returns. In Clouseau's apartment, he has a beaded curtain as a room divider. It got us wondering if this concep...

At the Mart: Frank Lloyd Wright Furniture by Copeland

Last week, we attended the opening of a new showroom at the Merchandise Mart. We took a peek at the Copeland Furniture showroom featuring their Frank Lloyd Wright collection, along with accessories an...

AOC Architecture: Exploring Green Housing

Shortlisted for AutoDesk's Young Architect of the Year Award, British architecture firm AOC is gaining international exposure. Their projects sometimes have a messy look that differs from the clean ...

Arkansas Homes by Marlon Blackwell

We learned of Marlon Blackwell through photos of his own "L-Stack" home (shown above), which won a 2008 AIA award. Based in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the architect designs modern houses that take adva...

A Modern Picnic

In the last few years, picnic equipment has evolved into sleek gear that's cool enough to do double duty on a dinner table. We searched AT and the rest of the web for some of our favorite designs th...

Amenity's New Muir Bed

Whenever we post Amenity's organic bedding, we almost always get a question in the comments about the bed they use for photo shoots. It's a custom bed made by Amenity, and until now it hasn't been a...

Alessi Blow Up

When you blow something up, can it be considered deconstructed? While perusing the Chicago Architecture Foundation online shop, we spied a basket and magazine rack from Alessi's Blow Up line....

All She Wrote

Known for its stationery and card selection, All She Wrote is also a monogramming megaland. For the monogramming novice, the store offers suggestions and tips for getting things just right. Did you kn...

Armand Lee: Framing and Art Restoration

When I used to work at an art gallery, we used Armand Lee for framing and restoration several times. We knew that they would provide quality work, and their expertise in conservation and repair made...

Accessories for the Bathroom from Sprout Home

Jessica's post on the Magical Plant Garden got us thinking about plants for the bathroom. We got our bathroom tillandia plants at Sprout Home on Damen, so we thought we'd look there for ideas and go...

Al Bar Wilmette Platers and Wilmette Hardware

We just bought a vintage industrial oven/stove secondhand. It needs a thorough clean-up, including refinishing a front panel. After deciding to get the panel plated in nickel, Wilmette Hardware came ...

American Barn Company: Reclaimed Wood and Relics

We haven't yet made it out to the American Barn Company on Clark Street, but after we featured their Vintage Tin Ceiling Tiles on AT, they sent us a nice email letting us know that AT readers had st...

American Science & Surplus

DIY heaven! With the January Jumpstart contest fully underway, it's the perfect time to introduce American Science & Surplus. This store is the Uncle Fun for the Bunsen Burner crowd. But don't let ...

Artemide

Classics (home of the Tizio and Tolomeo) along with what's new: Artemide. For sleek, ultramod, Italian style and design, the selection is impeccable. Stopping in at the local showroom offers the ch...

Alessi

We've always liked Alessi. We're happy that Chicago made the short list for a flagship store. The aesthetic is upbeat - Alessi products are a marriage of usability and whimsy. These are the things t...

Anne Coyle

Anne Coyle is a Chicago based interior designer. Featured in the Tribune magazine and Elle Decor, her spaces are recognizable for the combination of classic shapes with modern colors and patterns f...

Asrai Garden

When you walk into Asrai Garden the overwhelming scent of flowers and candles hits you right away. It's a good feeling, stepping from a busy Wicker Park street into a little oasis of crisp, clean sme...

At Home

At Home is a nearly two year old vintage furnishings shop in Lakeview. We stopped in and took a few photos this past weekend. Owner Kerry Delaney does all the buying for the shop, picking vintage a...

Adaptive Reuse

The colorful goods from Adaptive Reuse are all created out of paint swatches. After painting experiments in her first home, Christine Terrell ended up with hundreds of paint swatches and wanted to p...

A New Leaf

We'd heard for ages that A New Leaf was pretty much THE Chicago spot for all things floral. Though we'd peeked in the entry and small front room a few times, we had no clue that the space extended on ...

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