Stephanie and Bruce are an awesome duo who both teach and practice product design in Chicago. Their studio, Materious, is well-known for conceptual, discursive pieces that use products as a vehicle for getting messages to consumers.
What is your design philosophy, and what are you hoping to do with your work?
Bruce: We both teach, so [...]
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!
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We met Craighton Berman at ICFF this year, as he was making notes for what later became the hilarious Booze Within Reach cartoon. On our recent trip to Chicago, we had a chance to learn more about his work, which includes a line of products he’s currently self-producing and cartoons under the moniker [...]
To follow Richard Wright’s story, which started selling vintage clothes, we bring you the story of another young entrepreneur who’s using that as a starting point. Two years ago Caitlin started Factory Vintage Clothing, a fantastic shop in Evanston, on Chicago’s North Shore. We visited it on our recent Chicago trip, and learned the trials [...]
Picture a massive building, with shelves upon shelves filled with incredible pieces of furniture from every modern era, like a mashup of some design history textbook. On our recent trip to Chicago, we had the honor of meeting Richard Wright and touring his auction house. Only one thing topped the tour, and that was hearing [...]
Jim Coudal is a truly inspiring character. His company decided to shift from the standard model of selling their creative services to clients, to a model of creating products which they own and have full control over. And they’ve been very successful at it. Coudal Partners is proof that you can indeed create your own [...]
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