Mary Daniels

Two of the five emerging artists chosen as this year's winners of ABSOLUT Au Kurant, an annual competition for emerging artists, are Chicagoans and recent graduates of the School of...

Guest designer Betty Jo Purvis has the solution DILEMMA A long hall--40 feet long and 5 feet wide, connecting the front entrance of a condominium to the back exit, off...

Aaron Kramer Illinois Maker of decorative objects, furniture and jewelry THUMBNAIL SKETCH: At 33, Aaron Kramer is on a roll with his Money Balls and Spheres, small sculptural objects that...

A replica of a 19th Century Victorian needlepoint rug that once graced the White House during the Kennedy presidency now is available in a limited edition. The approximately 8-by-10-foot floral...

In the past, French designer Christian Lacroix has dazzled the world with his lavish fashion and theater designs. Now Lacroix discreetly turns to the home with a luxuriant and beautiful...

Birdhouses have evolved from "cheep" housing in the back yard to a folk art form that is a hot collectible indoors in the human nest. Following this decorative craze, Chicago...

Hilary Ashlund not only will set the table for you, she will set the scene. Her service, called fini.table, is perfect for someone who is exceedingly busy but also has...

`I'm not a fan of extroverted furniture," Cedarburg, Wis., cabinetmaker Charles Radtke says of the philosophy behind his work. `The focus for me is to make a quiet piece in...

Britta Bergman Mulligan, a painter in oils for 35 years, has been happily doing windows for the past three years. Working out of her home studio in West Chicago, she...

In Marrakesh, glass perfume bottles, overlaid in silver filigree and crowned by tall metal stoppers that look like miniature minarets, are filled with orange or rose toilet water. The Moroccan...