Okay, so sometimes only drywall will do, but how ‘bout those other seminal moments when you have the urge to hide or separate a portion of your space? You know, when company’s coming and there’s about five loads of laundry and two bins of recycling to put away and you don’t have time to do […]

That’s what you do when you sneak a peek at a model home or condo, whether you’re really entertaining the thought of moving—or just hoping to get a design idea or two. Either way, with any space that speaks to you, it’s harmless fun. “Oh,” you say, “My couch would go perfectly here.” Or, “Can’t […]

Okay, so let’s say this weekend, you’ve been inspired by thoughts of Spring (in most parts of the country arriving not a moment too soon), leafing through a catalog (Chiasso), seeing an actual in-home, turned on version of the Wave fireplace you saw in the Chiasso catalog (on a new episode of HGTV’s Divine Design), […]

I headed down to 400 S. Jefferson (it’s really on the corner of Van Buren and Des Plaines) in Chicago yesterday afternoon to be your personal scout at the Chiasso Warehouse Sale. What a happening! I even spotted a family making a day of it picnicking on the carpeting.
 
(The rugs were up to 80% off, […]

I came to this conclusion last night when I had the occasion to entertain a group of women in my home. Now, mind you, I’m not normally insecure about where I live. In fact, it suits me just fine. It has all the space I need, I am grateful to have it and understand that […]

Download Chiasso featured on the Today Show.
Chiasso’s Luna Workstation was featured last week on the Today Show. The office workstation combines a sleek modern design with ingenious functionality. Imagine sitting down and getting things done in your own modern shrine to work. Organized for maximum efficiency and effectiveness, this single unit holds your computer and […]

If you haven’t seen Persepolis, the Academy Award-nominated Best Animated Feature (based on the Marjane Satrapi graphic novel), go today! From opening credits to ending, it’s a gem of a movie whose core themes are integrity, authenticity and the indomitable human spirit. It’s in French with subtitles and, appropriately enough, most of it’s in black […]

If you haven’t already discovered on your own, chiasso.com has had a little work done.
A new, fresher layout debuted early Thursday morning, complete with a larger main image, left hand navigation and some nifty new tricks you discover as you shop.

Those of you who read yesterday’s post know I’m down in Miami and the Modernism Show—Hula Girl lamp not withstanding—was kind of a bust.
However, the city and environs, its architecture, people and popular culture are in a class by themselves, and I’m so delighted to be in a MiMo state of mind.
What exactly is MiMo, […]

Miami: 82 and sunny. Chicago: 27 and…enough said. 
Nice weather can definitely change your outlook on everything—even design. Still, the Miami Modernism Show, for which I had escaped the comforts of 14 inches of snow to attend, was a disappointment because, with the exception of only a handful of the 60+ dealers who had come from […]