Name: Alex
Profession: Alex is a graphic designer and member of The Post Family.
Location: West Loop
Type: One-Room Loft
Years Lived In: 3 months
Clean and simple. Alex's West Loop loft is an understated tribute to mid-century modernism. It's also a tricked-out bachelor pad (with no big-screen TV or pool table in sight). As a typographer and one of the wunderkinds behind West Loop print shop The Post Family, Alex has an eye for good design.
Inside his airy loft, Alex has preserved a lot of breathing space. Filled with a few classic pieces and a little bit of bold color, his home is a testament to good editing. One indulgence - a collection of three bicycles.
Alex's Survey
my Style: Simple and warm.
the Inspiration: Mid-century design.
favorite Element: My sleeping loft is a childhood fantasy realized.
biggest Challenge: Finding someone to help build a cheap but nice ladder.
what Friends Say: They feel like they have gone back in time.
biggest Embarrassment: None.
proudest DIY: I wish I could take credit for my ladder. It's beautiful. Cost $10 and took 3 stained 2x4s and some screws. Making it wide just makes it look better. Props to Pedro.
biggest Indulgence: My DWR couch.
best Advice: Buy less, buy quality.
my Dream Source: Vitra Joyn.
Resources:
Living Room: Modernica and DWR
Dining Area/Kitchen: Modernica and IKEA
Office Area: Modernica and IKEA
Bathroom: IKEA and Home Depot
Loft/Sleeping Area: Home Depot, IKEA and DWR
Thanks, Alex!
bikes belong in living quarters and on display.
and people should be encouraged to indulge.
many bikes = happy home.
view Johnp's profile
great place!! love all the light and space.
view katie's profile
beautiful
view oki's profile
Love this place. And a house tour after living there only three months? Awesome. Bonus points for listing Ikea for nearly every resource.
view Devon's profile
Beautiful space! I'm seriously jealous.
view munckee's profile
Alex, beautiful place, thanks for letting us see it!
I noticed you have the Bantam sofa from DWR. Have you been happy with it? I like it very much but have been nervous about buying a sofa with a single seat cushion, as the fabric tends to stretch and show wear faster than with multiple seat cushions. I noticed what looks like a little slackness in the sofa seat cushion in the overhead photograph of your living room. Am I misreading the photograph? How long have you had the sofa? Any info/advice you could provide would be extremely helpful.
view Cristopher's profile
Nice place.
view SeanG's profile
Nice...I love how the clutter is controlled. I could learn a lot from studying his space.
view meltendo's profile
I have that same Nihon Buyo print. It's a nice one
http://www.flickr.com/photos/irksomecushion/480371381/in/set-72157600165297162/
view irksomecushion's profile
bikes! beautiful light place
view Francesca's profile
i always love to see good design and bikes side by side.
nice place.
view nilsvik's profile
Cool place. Lots of light. OK...but...the sofa is facing a wall. What up with that?
view nazrd's profile
Beautiful place. Love the Eames shell chairs and the public display of bikes, I have three bikes publicly displayed as well. I'm curious, where'd you get the little tables with the eiffel bases?
view threadless1430's profile
you can get those tables at highbrowfurniture.com
(im not affiliated, my ex had some...)
nice place!
view dub c's profile
Where can I find out the name of the green wall paint?
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