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Urban Spectacles of Wood
(31 July 2006) - Scott Urban is a sculptor and designer of custom wood eyewear frames. Working with each customer, he designs a unique frame suited to their needs and desires. Customers choose from exotic woods sustainably grown and harvested in Brazil, including Coco Bola, Bloodwood, Padauk, Goncalo Alves, Snakewood and Purpleheart. In addition to their eco chic credibility, wood frames offer antibacterial, form fitting and natural weather...
(31 July 2006) - Scott Urban is a sculptor and designer of custom wood eyewear frames. Working with each customer, he designs a unique frame suited to their needs and desires. Customers choose from exotic woods sustainably grown and harvested in Brazil, including Coco Bola, Bloodwood, Padauk, Goncalo Alves, Snakewood and Purpleheart. In addition to their eco chic credibility, wood frames offer antibacterial, form fitting and natural weather...
Wonder Twin Powers, Activate!
(13 July 2006) - Wonder Twins' call to action, "Wonder Twin Powers, Activate" is a group show opening tomorrow, 14 July 2006, at Chicago's Gescheidle gallery. Featuring works that are "aesthetically charged, and reference symmetry and metamorphosis," images range from Erik A. Lang's classically-composed homoerotic photographs to Colleen Asper's neo-icon paintings to the collaged psychedelia of Rob Yamabushi (pictured). Wonder Twin Powers, Activate! Opening 14 July 2006, 6-9pm Through...
(13 July 2006) - Wonder Twins' call to action, "Wonder Twin Powers, Activate" is a group show opening tomorrow, 14 July 2006, at Chicago's Gescheidle gallery. Featuring works that are "aesthetically charged, and reference symmetry and metamorphosis," images range from Erik A. Lang's classically-composed homoerotic photographs to Colleen Asper's neo-icon paintings to the collaged psychedelia of Rob Yamabushi (pictured). Wonder Twin Powers, Activate! Opening 14 July 2006, 6-9pm Through...
Nokia Flagship Store in Chicago
(23 June 2006) - Nokia's second flagship store opens on Chicago's chic Magnificent Mile tomorrow, 24 June 2006 (the first is in Moscow). One has to wonder whether this premier U.S. location is strategically or coincidentally placed in Motorola's home town, just blocks from the Moto design studio and across the street from Moto's Destination Q store. With an objective of education and experience over sales, the flagships...
(23 June 2006) - Nokia's second flagship store opens on Chicago's chic Magnificent Mile tomorrow, 24 June 2006 (the first is in Moscow). One has to wonder whether this premier U.S. location is strategically or coincidentally placed in Motorola's home town, just blocks from the Moto design studio and across the street from Moto's Destination Q store. With an objective of education and experience over sales, the flagships...
Versionfest
(20 April 2006) - Chicago's 4th annual Versionfest is 18 days of experimental art, guerrilla graphics, indie music, political activism, and technology, opening today, 20 April 2006, and running through 7 May 2006. For the Urban Gardening and Exterior Decorating Show, artists painted and appropriated neglected spaces around the city into "charged public spaces." Opening night features a ‘kunsthalle’ and on Thursday 27 April, 2006, the festival hosts...
(20 April 2006) - Chicago's 4th annual Versionfest is 18 days of experimental art, guerrilla graphics, indie music, political activism, and technology, opening today, 20 April 2006, and running through 7 May 2006. For the Urban Gardening and Exterior Decorating Show, artists painted and appropriated neglected spaces around the city into "charged public spaces." Opening night features a ‘kunsthalle’ and on Thursday 27 April, 2006, the festival hosts...
Entorno: Grass Grows Greener on the Other SIde
(10 April 2006) - Urban planning throughout Chicago’s history has been used deliberately to form the city’s current composition and character—for better and worse. Entorno: Grass Grows Greener on the Other Side, a show that opens at Polvo, an alternative art space in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, on 28 April 2006, is being mounted as a reexamination of what the city grid has come to mean. Polvo’s founders Miguel...
(10 April 2006) - Urban planning throughout Chicago’s history has been used deliberately to form the city’s current composition and character—for better and worse. Entorno: Grass Grows Greener on the Other Side, a show that opens at Polvo, an alternative art space in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, on 28 April 2006, is being mounted as a reexamination of what the city grid has come to mean. Polvo’s founders Miguel...
Ooba
(07 February 2006) - An antidote to everything cutesy and traditional that typically goes along with parenting, the baby revolution continues to grow, fueling more chic design and with it shifting ideas about raising children. Such is the case with Nest, the debut line from Ooba, a Chicago-based furniture company founded by pro-designers Scott Wilson, Kathleen Brandenberg, and brand strategist Dan Kraemer (all first-time parents). The trio's first...
(07 February 2006) - An antidote to everything cutesy and traditional that typically goes along with parenting, the baby revolution continues to grow, fueling more chic design and with it shifting ideas about raising children. Such is the case with Nest, the debut line from Ooba, a Chicago-based furniture company founded by pro-designers Scott Wilson, Kathleen Brandenberg, and brand strategist Dan Kraemer (all first-time parents). The trio's first...
Very Hot Chocolate
(07 June 2005) - Mindy Segal is well known to Chicago dessert lovers for her increbile desserts at well known MK. She's recently opened her own place, made her desserts more accessible (cookies are under a buck, a plate of warm doughnuts $5) and shown us that she has great flair for food too. Heading to Chicago? Stop by Hot Chocolate and admire its great design and hip...
(07 June 2005) - Mindy Segal is well known to Chicago dessert lovers for her increbile desserts at well known MK. She's recently opened her own place, made her desserts more accessible (cookies are under a buck, a plate of warm doughnuts $5) and shown us that she has great flair for food too. Heading to Chicago? Stop by Hot Chocolate and admire its great design and hip...
Live: Kaiser Chiefs and The Changes in Chicago
(29 March 2005) - Last Thursday night, Kaiser Chiefs visited Chicago and I have to say, it was sad to see them go. The band stormed the stage at the Double Door, thundered through its hour-long set and left almost as quickly as they arrived. When I got Kaiser Chiefs’ CD a few weeks ago, I wasn’t sure if I was going to write about them (don’t get...
(29 March 2005) - Last Thursday night, Kaiser Chiefs visited Chicago and I have to say, it was sad to see them go. The band stormed the stage at the Double Door, thundered through its hour-long set and left almost as quickly as they arrived. When I got Kaiser Chiefs’ CD a few weeks ago, I wasn’t sure if I was going to write about them (don’t get...
Got Crabs?
(28 March 2005) - The International Home & Housewares Show hit Chicago’s McCormick Place last week (admittedly not as cool as Carol's trip to the gaming convention in San Francisco, but I digress). After trekking miles through the three buildings (without a Sherpa, I might add) filled with things for your kitchen, bathroom, garden, backyard, pets and more, I found a handful or so great gadgets that really...
(28 March 2005) - The International Home & Housewares Show hit Chicago’s McCormick Place last week (admittedly not as cool as Carol's trip to the gaming convention in San Francisco, but I digress). After trekking miles through the three buildings (without a Sherpa, I might add) filled with things for your kitchen, bathroom, garden, backyard, pets and more, I found a handful or so great gadgets that really...
Ascenders/Decenders
(15 March 2005) - If you're in Chicago and are a fan of graphic design and typography--I'd head over to the Foundation Gallery to check out their latest exhibition called Ascenders/Descenders. I wish I could go and check it out. The exhibition draws together a collection of artists whose work is influenced by typographic elements--understanding typography as more than just a tool, but as a form of expression....
(15 March 2005) - If you're in Chicago and are a fan of graphic design and typography--I'd head over to the Foundation Gallery to check out their latest exhibition called Ascenders/Descenders. I wish I could go and check it out. The exhibition draws together a collection of artists whose work is influenced by typographic elements--understanding typography as more than just a tool, but as a form of expression....
Chuck Anderson
(01 March 2005) - Did you notice the fantastical treatment to the images in the new nopattern.com. ...
(01 March 2005) - Did you notice the fantastical treatment to the images in the new nopattern.com. ...
Chicago: Universal Experience
(08 February 2005) - Starting Feb. 12, Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art hosts Universal Experience: Art, Life, and the Tourist’s Eye. The four month, building-wide exhibit will showcase large scale installations as well as smaller pieces, like videos and photographs, featuring artists’ experiences while traveling and residing among foreign cultures. Universal Experience will include pieces by Andy Warhol, Max Becher, Doug Aitken, Ilya and Emilia Kabako and many...
(08 February 2005) - Starting Feb. 12, Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art hosts Universal Experience: Art, Life, and the Tourist’s Eye. The four month, building-wide exhibit will showcase large scale installations as well as smaller pieces, like videos and photographs, featuring artists’ experiences while traveling and residing among foreign cultures. Universal Experience will include pieces by Andy Warhol, Max Becher, Doug Aitken, Ilya and Emilia Kabako and many...
DIY Valentine's Day T-shirt
(08 February 2005) - Want to do something special for Hallmark's most rosy of holidays? Check this from our friends at Chicago's world famous T-shirt Deli: Greetings, you lovestruck soul! We know all about it - from the moment you saw her, your HEART started pounding. You wanted to sweep her away, to capture everything in the world worth giving to her, and to wrap your arms forever...
(08 February 2005) - Want to do something special for Hallmark's most rosy of holidays? Check this from our friends at Chicago's world famous T-shirt Deli: Greetings, you lovestruck soul! We know all about it - from the moment you saw her, your HEART started pounding. You wanted to sweep her away, to capture everything in the world worth giving to her, and to wrap your arms forever...
The LED Cube at Millennium Park
(16 July 2004) - Alisa Schwartz sent these pictures of the LED Cube at Chicago's new Millennium Park. This thing is somehow cool, creepy and beautiful all at once. Stay tuned for more on location review of the art and architecture of Millennium Park....
(16 July 2004) - Alisa Schwartz sent these pictures of the LED Cube at Chicago's new Millennium Park. This thing is somehow cool, creepy and beautiful all at once. Stay tuned for more on location review of the art and architecture of Millennium Park....
Threadless
(23 January 2004) - Chicago based Threadless.com is an online, ongoing tee shirt design competition. Each week they choose 4 - 6 of the submitted designs to print and sell on their web site. It's a great way for artists and designers to get their work out there....
(23 January 2004) - Chicago based Threadless.com is an online, ongoing tee shirt design competition. Each week they choose 4 - 6 of the submitted designs to print and sell on their web site. It's a great way for artists and designers to get their work out there....
Fun Blank CDs and DVDs
(27 April 2003) - 5 Inch is a little Chicago design shop with fantastic blank disc art and innovative little cases....
(27 April 2003) - 5 Inch is a little Chicago design shop with fantastic blank disc art and innovative little cases....
Hiroshi Sugimoto
(27 April 2003) - The MCA Chicago is featuring work from Hiroshi Sugimoto, a Japanese photographer. Sugimoto's blurry perspective on architecture is sublime. The installation was also designed by the artist and is among the most intriguing presentations of photographs that I have ever experienced....
(27 April 2003) - The MCA Chicago is featuring work from Hiroshi Sugimoto, a Japanese photographer. Sugimoto's blurry perspective on architecture is sublime. The installation was also designed by the artist and is among the most intriguing presentations of photographs that I have ever experienced....
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