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One of the Time-Life books in the couple's collection. "I love the old educational illustrations," Tinder says. "I used to do a lot of collage and would cut up these retro books. But now when I find ones I've cut up, I'm so upset!"

Me, My Shelf and I: Rachel Niffenegger and Jeremy Tinder

May 9, 2019 at 5:46 p.m.

Artist Rachel Niffenegger specializes in painterly sculptures depicting decaying bodies and psychological distress: disembodied heads, violently shredded fabrics. Her husband, Jeremy Tinder, makes socially satirical comics and paintings featuring plaintive...

4 great bedside tables to suit different styles

May 23, 2019 at 8:49 a.m.

Ah, the perfect bedside table — a surprisingly elusive specimen in the hunt for stylish and seamless bedroom decor. When designing a bedroom, you start with the bed: low and...

Me, My Shelf and I: Sofia Lazo

May 9, 2019 at 5:45 p.m.

"Intercontinental schlepping." That's what Sofia Lazo calls the transporting of her book collection from one home to the next. The now proud Pilsen resident, and assistant director of annual giving...

‘Money, Wheels, and Random Legs’ a strong show at a unique space

December 17, 2018 at 6:49 p.m.

What makes for an effective group exhibition? Is it a smartly curated showcase of like-minded artists? A broad range of works with some topical or thematic through line? A collection...

A wine stopper that answers the question ‘When was this bottle opened?’

May 23, 2019 at 8:49 a.m.

"How old is this wine?" It's a common question, whether you're riffling through your own refrigerator or someone else's wine stash and happen upon an already opened bottle. A couple...

Me, My Shelf and I: Tereasa Surratt

May 9, 2019 at 5:44 p.m.

Tereasa Surratt has a tradition whenever she travels abroad: "I'll go to a flea market or antique store and buy an old photo album." The globe-trotting multi-hyphenate (author-stylist-creative director at...

Me, My Shelf and I: Elliot Bergman

May 9, 2019 at 5:42 p.m.

Musicians are forever being asked to cite their influences, but Elliot Bergman of the band Wild Belle could just as easily let his Pilsen loft do the talking. Deftly arranged...

Found: Perfectly minimalist tumblers

May 23, 2019 at 8:49 a.m.

How many times per day do you reach for a glass? Consider how drinking glasses, in various states of fullness, tend to scatter themselves about the house, forgotten until dish...

This 1932 edition of "The Art of Etching" by E.S. Lumsden was one of the hardest books for Alexander to find.
"Back in the 1930s, when it was published, dust jackets were treated like wrappping paper: People threw them away. So finding a copy like James Dean's — that had the dust jacket with the birds on it — took me years."

Me, My Shelf and I: Brian S. Alexander

May 9, 2019 at 5:41 p.m.

Sept. 30 marks the 60th anniversary of the death of James Dean, but remnants of the rebel icon's life and literary tastes linger on in the Evanston home of Brian...

Dusen Dusen ventures into playfully patterned home goods

May 23, 2019 at 8:48 a.m.

Brooklyn-based textile designer Ellen Van Dusen cites a variety of influences in creating her clever, colorful prints: "midcentury resort architecture, Italian industrial design, Scandinavian textiles, Google maps and handwriting." For...

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