Picture an aging automotive warehouse: a one-story, raw space of cement block and steel beams with industrial troughs and drains set into the floor. Then Imagine the same space as a sleek, state-of-the-art recording studio with sound systems catering to high-profile musicians, distinct areas carved out for both creativity and relaxation, a full-service kitchen, an indoor basketball court, and glassed-in…
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Great Lakes By Design: Raising The Bar
Design Corner Alexander Girard, Architect – author and adjunct associate professor weaves a comprehensive story about the textile visionary considered by some as an unknown pioneer in midcentury design Heirloom Houses – writer and designer presents an architectural monograph of 15 beautifully crafted homes by Wade Weissman Architecture Inc. Mad Scientist Table – a set of adaptive tables inspired by the modern day mad scientist…
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Great Lakes By Design: The Acoustics
Design Corner The Runwell Turntable Shinola’s sleek machine of aluminum, steel, and wood celebrating pure sound Square One a new solution in space division for the workplace delivered by Indiana Furniture The Maker Project: Maker A Versteel’s Maker A frames bring a strong, intuitive addition to its existing The Maker Project series Cosm the new ergonomic task chair by Herman Miller with a flexible…
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Functional art
While a return to modern and a look to contemporary design has taken hold of the industry in more recent years, there is a luxury home furnishings company in Grand Rapids, Michigan—Joseph Jeup Inc.—that has emerged as a high-end, couture furniture designer with a collection that defines lifestyles and redefines luxury. “I would love to say that our furniture is…
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Paint by light
Gwen Grossman Lighting Design, or GGLD, is Chicago-based, award-winning lighting design firm drawing upon the diverse backgrounds of its team members to deliver innovative solutions for client projects. “Our firm is very diversified with backgrounds in theatrical lighting, architecture, interior design, and fine arts, so we bring a lot to the table that has different perspectives,” said Gwen Grossmen, IALD…
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Among the stars
When the Capitol Theatre Building was completed in 1928, it not only epitomized the atmospheric style that would come to define John Eberson’s architectural career, but also was the largest theater in Flint, Michigan and among the Butterfield Theatre chain’s most lavish. While the theater shuttered its doors in 1996 and sat dormant for nearly two decades, a multidisciplinary group…
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Great Lakes By Design, Volume 2, Issue 3, Retro-Classic
Contents: Design Corner Yamasaki in Detroit | veteran journalist and long-time writer John Gallagher explores the life and architecture of Minoru Yamasaki Building the Modern World | author Michael H. Hodges presents an in-depth look at Albert Kahn through prose and photography Bicycle Rim Chandelier | the cycling-inspired lighting fixture crafted by Distressed Design Design Spotlight Lakefront translation | an award-winning firm reinterprets midwestern vernacular for this…
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Iconic silhouette
The air traffic control tower is an often-overlooked and underappreciated piece in the larger airport environment. While integral to aviation and airport operations, its primary role is an ancillary one where it functions—at optimal—with degree of separation amid terminal activity and direct traveler experience. Yet, the air traffic control tower is more than an aviation artifact. It stands as a…
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Celebrate the Ride
There is something visceral and interactive between rider and landscape when positioned on a leather-wrapped seat of a well-designed machine, hands tightening across the handlebars. There is a freedom, a connectedness, and a thrill made distinctive to motorcycling; and a Goshen, Indiana-based designer and small-scale manufacturer is seeking to tap into the spirit of the ride with its lightweight, small-displacement…
