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Higher Education: The Striking Works of SAIC at Salone del Mobile
Not a day passes without undergrads being reminded of the virtues of real world experience. For the past decade, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) has given design…
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Red Alert: Won Fun Chinese Restaurant & 2Fun Chinese Lounge
PAGODA RED has some fascinating neighbors. We’re fortunate to be in the city’s most desirable area, where tech companies, cafes, bars and restaurants abound. Hunger (and thirst) is satisfied in…
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Healing Power: Brianne Bishop’s Bone Broth Recipe
When we invited Chicago-based interior designer Brianne Bishop to PAGODA RED, we were already fans of her sophisticated, magazine-worthy interiors. (She was CS Interiors’ winter/spring cover girl.) Little did we know…
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Landscape Architect Douglas Hoerr on Designing Environments & Experiences
Growing up on a farm in Milford, Indiana, gave Douglas Hoerr the best education in the natural world. Beekeeping also earned him points for bravery (if not patience). Following…
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Esther Shimazu: Free Spirits
No one was portraying the people I knew, growing up in a majority Asian-American population: free to be as undignified or not as they wanted. The niche for making pottery…
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Haute Couture Home: Inspiration from Fashion Week
With its no-sleep, no-excuses ethos, New York Fashion Week is the center of the aesthetic (and Instagram) universe for seven short days. Designers presented their Fall 2017 looks, offering a…
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Design Diary: Palm Springs Modernism Week
Late last month the design set found a chic way to blot out the chill of February by journeying to California for Palm Springs Modernism Week. The week-plus extravaganza of…
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Color Cues from the M.A.C. Chinese New Year Collection
Around the globe, Chinese New Year has been celebrated in rousing fashion from lanterns and festivals to family traditions and decorations. M.A.C. Cosmetics, the beauty industry’s favorite rebel, has ushered…
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Inspiration & Ideas from Pinterest’s 2017 Design Forecast
Who hasn’t gotten lost searching mood boards, stylish rooms, beautiful vignettes and even desserts that look like works of art on Pinterest? Not only a source for inspiration, it’s also…
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Maison & Objet 2017: Design Highlights
Every January, design enthusiasts and tastemakers race to Paris for the Maison & Objet fair. A global showcase for furniture, accessories, lighting and style, the five-day event is like Fashion…