Tag: mid century modern design

Friday Fifteen with Friends: Diana Bitting

Published: April 15th, 2016

Diana Bitting knows the Chicago design world better than anybody. Currently the Director of Brand Partnerships for Interior Define as well as Editor for Chicago Home & Garden (owned by Chicago Magazine). Bitting was formerly the Editor-In-Chief at  the Modern Luxury-owned publication CS Interiors Chicago as well as Editor-at-Large for Louis Vuitton’s US City Guides. […]

Palm Springs Eternal

Published: March 21st, 2016

Much as I love Chicago, I’m not averse in March to tricking myself into believing that Spring has arrived. So with a lakefront chill hanging in the air, my husband Bruce and I hopped a plane in search of warmer springs, — Palm Springs to be exact, with its lilting air, lime-green leaves and the […]

The Settee Revival

Published: August 24th, 2015

Whenever most of us think of a settee, we usually think of some terribly ornate, underutilized and uncomfortable relic sitting in a grand foyer in Downton Abbey. Well, times have changed and a settee revival is underway.  Offering enormous practicality with a sense of flair, today’s settees come in a range of styles from traditional […]