Interviews

Lisa and Caroline are the founders of the Object Design League, an organization for promoting independent designers in Chicago. They told us the story of how they got the idea to form a club, and how it has quickly evolved into a movement with a lot of momentum!   You just came out with an article on [...]

Interviews

One of the hardest things, when you start working for yourself, is defining a workspace. Do you set up an office, or is that too expensive? Do you work out of your house? Will that drive you crazy? What do you do about client meetings? Jennie saw this problem and created a solution. Green Spaces is [...]

Interviews

“A chamber of commerce is… a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the business interests of the community. Generally, chambers of commerce serve the following purposes: creating a strong local economy, promoting the community, providing networking opportunities, speaking with government on behalf of business…” (via Wikipedia) An organization that supports local economy, community, [...]

Interviews

I love BKLYN DESIGNS – every year it brings us down to DUMBO to see what’s going on in our local design world. Because we know you’re like us, and can’t stand the anticipation until the show opens, we’re bringing you precoverage. To start, we interviewed Karen Auster. She founded auster*events and BKLYN DESIGNS™, and [...]