Tucked within an unassuming building near the corner of N. Kedzie Ave. And W. Diversey Ave. in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago, there is a place that promises to delight imbibe and culinary enthusiasts alike the moment they step beyond the threshold and leave the city’s residential and commercial architecture interplay behind. Its façade, which features a splash of…
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Story and space
“We’re not just designers,” said Lisa Simeone, owner and co-founder of the Chicago-based interdisciplinary design firm Simeone Deary Design Group. “We’re much more than that now.” At Simeone Deary Design Group, where designed spaces are tailored to guest behaviors and expectations, the work goes well beyond design to ultimately reflect a love story of light, shape, and form. Each team…
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Will to rise
It is often said art is expression, where it can take on the language of communication, the catharsis of introspection, and the function of conduits for societal commentary. The role of art throughout time and communities has been an important one that continues to lend voice not only to the artist, but also to emotion, collective memory, and ideals. There…
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Midcentury epilogue
The resilient prominence of midcentury styles in the residential design sphere can be credited, in-part, to the appreciatively clean forms of their vernacular and an inclination for melding indoor and outdoor space—something even more appreciated these days as open-air spaces skyrocket in general value. In the ample fresh airs on Lake Winnebago’s eastern frontage in Wisconsin, principles of midcentury design…
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Great Lakes By Design: Raising the Bar
Design Corner Edgework | a custom furniture, millwork, and metalwork shop in Ohio believes in the handcrafted process and the quality of material to bring the design story back into every space Pren | two Minnesota-based companies release a new collection of tables, desks, and storage cabinets in luxe, quartz finishes Design Spotlight Will to rise | the contemporary…
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The Michigan Adirondack lodge
Found near Torch Lake along the Rapid River in Kalkaska County, this nearly 5,500-square-foot family retreat is an authentic portrait of Adirondack Style architecture set on nearly 400 acres of natural landscape. Inspired by the vernacular of the Lake Placid Lodge and the National Historic Landmarked Great Camps in New York, this secluded residential home is similarly designed as a…
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The Custom Build: DeHaan Homes
For contact information and more go to DeHaan Homes Photography: Bill Hebert
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The Custom Build: Mapleridge/MPN
For contact information and more go to Mapleridge Construction and MPN Builders. Photography: Speckman Photography
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The Custom Build: Derocher/DesRosiers
For contact information and more go to Custom Homes by Derocher Inc. and DesRosiers Architects Inc. Photography: James Haefner Photography
