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Taking flight at the AF Vandevorst Haute Couture collection.

Andy Puddicombe and Ted Allen on curbing dinner party anxiety

May 10, 2019 at 1:28 a.m.

The experts: Andy Puddicombe, co-founder of meditation app Headspace, is not only a mindfulness expert, he's an ordained Tibetan Buddhist monk. Ted Allen, cookbook author and host of Food Network's...

How to build a perfect fall bouquet, with Field & Florist

May 10, 2019 at 1:28 a.m.

Heidi Joynt and Molly Kobelt, local flower farmers and floral designers, aren't afraid of the fall fade: "Just as we embrace spring for the newness it brings to all things...

Modern blues: Chicago designer gives classic color a downtown twist

May 30, 2019 at 1:15 p.m.

Some things never change. The sky? Still up there, still blue. The color most kids reach for in the Crayola box? One shade or another of blue (six of the...

Moss gardens from Australian company Botanica Boutique mimic the rainforest.

Magic garden: A tiny, moss-filled pleasure dome for your desk

May 30, 2019 at 1:15 p.m.

You're the woodsy type. You've never seen a moss-lined trail you didn't long to take. Your favorite ex-boyfriend was an Eagle Scout. And you identified deeply with Red Riding Hood's...

Chance the Rapper performs a few songs at Studio Paris nightclub during an official Lollapalooza after party Sunday in downtown Chicago.

What surprise does Chance have in store for Bud Billiken Parade?

May 23, 2019 at 11:25 a.m.

Chance the Rapper hasn't been shy about championing youth empowerment (see his comments to the audience at Lollapalooza last weekend) or taking up the cause of Chicago schoolchildren (he took...

‘Architecture geeks’ find you vacation rentals with design appeal

August 23, 2019 at 3:25 p.m.

It's OK, you tell yourself as you plan your next vacation. Sure, I'll be staying in a hotel that's indistinguishable from the last one. There will be scrambled eggs on...

Hide the TV or just frame it?

May 30, 2019 at 1:15 p.m.

Televisions are the design world's version of a Rorschach test. To take it, just ask yourself this question: Does a television hung above a fireplace mantel make you want to...

Digital marketer Kylee Magno’s shoes tell stories

May 10, 2019 at 1:28 a.m.

Kylee Magno Digital marketing analyst Some people have photo albums. Kylee Magno has shoes. She's a little bit sheepish about them. "I don't know how many I have," she says,...

Graphic design guru Jason Pickleman communicates with clothes

May 10, 2019 at 1:28 a.m.

What did you just say? If you're known for shaping the identities of everyone from museum-worthy artists to major corporations, you're always aware of the statement you're making. For Jason...

Many customers know Steve Lipshutz by name, and many also still know his father, Morrie, who is now retired and lives in Florida. Steve’s relationship with his dad was built behind the hardware counter. The store also functions as a sort of hardware archive, where you can find parts for old houses and other buildings. In the rear of the store is a maze of shelves, some of which go back to his grandfather’s time, holding parts that may have been put on those shelves in the 1950s.

Fathers, kids forge bonds at the hardware store

June 4, 2018 at 9:32 a.m.

Not long ago, I took my mom to the hardware store. "I need some of those metal strap things that hold up pipes," I said as she trailed after me,...

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