Sheridan Road, August 2018

Coordinating the care you need

1970 N BURLING ST

5 Beds | 6.1 Baths

Sale Price: $8,950,000 Rent: $42,000

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This outstanding, one-of-a-kind, custom designed Lincoln Park home is situated on a 45’ lot and offers the utmost in luxury and sophistication. Exposed brick, reclaimed barn wood, white-oak wall paneling & steel accents give this phenomenal home a relaxed feel. The open and expansive layout is perfect for living and entertaining, with the entire main level of the home opening to a walled “secret” urban garden, a true oasis in the heart of the city! Ceiling heights feel limitless, and light enters the open first floor living, dining, kitchen & greatroom from all sides. 900 bottle wine cellar/ tasting room. Fabulous coach house over the spacious four car garage, and much more.

1850 N MOHAWK ST

6 Beds | 5.2 Baths • $2,750,000

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Wonderful all-masonry 4-level home on an amazing block in the heart of East Lincoln Park. Right across from charming Bauler Park. With the park in front, the house has great light, views and privacy. Sunny/bright living room, separate dining room w/ tray ceiling. Custom kitchen w/ large adjacent family room & mudroom. Home has large master with two walk-in closets and two ensuite baths. The third level has two additional beds, a full bath, half bath & large den with rooftop deck. Finished lower level w/ bedroom, catering kitchen & huge rec room. Beautiful back yard patio and 2.5 car garage with attic storage.

1021 N

DEARBORN ST

5 Beds | 5.1 Baths • $4,995,000 1021nDearbornSt.info

One-of-a-kind, front-unit townhome that lives like a single family home (without the maintenance!) High-end finishes compliment perfect living spaces about in this 5,800+sf four story home. The expansive living and dining room is filled w/ sunlight & features a wraparound balcony. Dream chef’s kitchen w/ Poggenpohl cabinetry, high-end stainless appliances, granite countertops and a butler’s pantry. Full-floor master suite w/ separate sitting room, an enormous closet/ dressing room and a luxe bath. The top level features 3 ensuite beds, a media room w/ wet bar & a grand terrace. Guest bed & bath on main level + direct access to attached 2-car gar. Elevator to all levels.

192 N PARK DR

3 Beds | 3.1 Baths • $2,250,000 192NParkDr.info

Sun-filled park views flood this beautiful townhouse in Lakeshore East! This thoughtfully designed home offers three spacious bedrooms all overlooking the park plus den or office space. Main level features an open floor plan perfect for entertaining. Sleek modern kitchen incorporates high-end appliances, ample storage with two pantries, and an eat-in island. The adjoining living room opens to a large patio which creates the perfect indoor-outdoor living space. Attached private two car garage with additional storage. Also included is full-access to all of Aqua’s fabulous amenities. Perfect Lake and Millennium Park access!

Although you will probably never actually see most of the levers, wheels, and springs in the Saxonia Outsize Date calibre, Lange’s master watchmakers me ticu lously perfect them by hand. Aficionados will appreciate the fact

that not all of these lavishly finished parts are concealed. Fortunately, the sapphire-crystal back reveals the fascinating interaction of quite a few of them. Treat yourself to a close-up look. www.alange-soehne.com

We perfect each part of this watch by hand. Even the ones that you can’t see.

SPECIAL SUMMER LUXURY HOMES

Classic stately and elegant home on large lot in East Highland Park. Recently renovated with high quality tasteful finishes to maintain this grand Craftsman style 5,000 sq ft plus home. Offered at $1,200,000 | 1290LINCOLN.INFO

This sophisticated open and flowing fabulous solid newer home has many great features that accentuate the large amount of detail that was put into. Arched hallways to high end custom millwork. Offered at $1,595,000 | 881KIMBALL.INFO

Spectacular custom built home! Tucked back over 200 feet off Beverly Place to a gorgeous secluded retreat on almost 1.5 acres. Offered at $1,195,000 | 979BEVERLY.INFO

979 BEVERLY PLACE, LAKE FOREST

1290 S LINCOLN AVENUE, HIGHLAND PARK

881 KIMBALL ROAD, HIGHLAND PARK

Lake Forest.

It’s Well Worth the Homework.

The more you look into the schools in Lake Forest, the more you realize how good their grades are. From kindergarten through college and beyond, they get top marks. This excellence goes back to 1857 and the inception of Lake Forest College; since then we have thrived as a community that places education top of our priorities. Start educating yourself about Lake Forest schools now, it’s worth the homework.

WITH CORY ALBIANI

940 W JAMES COURT SOUTH, LAKE FOREST • 4 BED | 4.1 BATH | $1,395,000

Spectacular custom all brick home on a professionally landscaped, cul-de-sac lot backing to the Open Lands Nature Preserve! Beautiful views from every room! Many special features include: hardwood floors, custom cabinetry & millwork, 10’ ceilings, open floor plan, five fireplaces, multiple patios and deck, 3 car garage, 2 master suites and wonderfully finished lower level with large recreation & game rooms, fireplace, exercise room, 5th bedroom and full bath. Beautiful eat-in kitchen features stainless steel appliances, granite counters, large island & walk-in pantry - leads to the breakfast area which opens to outdoor patio - perfect for entertaining! The elegant family room off of the kitchen features a stone fireplace, wet bar & abundant windows overlooking the backyard & nature preserve. Upstairs features 4 bedrooms including a master suite with vaulted ceiling, fireplace, large walk closet & spa bath. Wonderful home and setting!

For more information: 940James.info

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It’s not just jewelry...

TIMELESS

ELEGANCE

523 GREENWOOD AVENUE, KENILWORTH

This classically beautiful, newer brick Georgian home designed by Chip Hackley checks all the boxes- chic, sophisticated decor on 4 levels of phenomenal living space, a dreamy white kitchen with Top Chef’s worthy appliances, a stunning, serene spa like master bath and more on a lushly landscaped 1/3 acre in an A+ location- walk to Metra, Sears School and New Trier, vibrant downtown Wilmette shopping, restaurants and more. Simply Stunning.

15 Rooms, 5/6 BR’s, 5.1 BA’s, $1,995,000

For more information, please go to 523Greenwood.info

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CONTENTS

August 2018

THE ART OF EXPO CHICAGO

Explore EXPO CHICAGO with its designers and dealers.

AUCTION RECORD

Sotheby’s sale of Kerry James Marshall’s Past Times sets artist record and marks highest bid for any African American artist to date.

IN SEARCH OF GROUND

Artist René Romero Schuler reveals the painful past behind her current body of work and its end result—hope.

DESIGNING MASSIVE CHANGE

Bruce Mau and Bisi Williams are transforming how the world views and uses design, teaching a new paradigm of sustainable, ecological business thinking.

THE ART OF THE AUCTION

Behind the scenes with Leslie Hindman Auctioneers.

Departments

Features EDITOR’S NOTE

LESLIE BODENSTEIN AND JASON PICKLEMAN

PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBIN SUBAR HAIR AND MAKEUP BY CONSTANTINE JAMES

THE NEW JAGUAR E-PACE FOR A RIDE THAT’S ANYTHING BUT ROUTINE

Founder & Publisher Editor-in-Chief

Group Editor

Social Editor

Special Projects Editor

Style Director

Style Editor

Contributing Writers

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Editorial Interns

Contributing Photographers

Advertising Sales Comptroller Advisory Council

J.W. CONATSER

DUSTIN O’REGAN

SHERRY THOMAS

KEMMIE RYAN

ELAINE DOREMUS

CONSTANTINE JAMES

ALLISON DUNCAN

EVAN CARTER, PEPPER COATE, THOMAS CONNORS, ALLISON DUNCAN, PETER MICHAEL, THOMAS MULLANEY, MONICA KASS ROGERS, GREGG SHAPIRO, LAURA LAYFER TREITMAN, ALICE YORK

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REDDING WORTH

KARINA KAVANAGH, NORA RILEY JOEL LERNER, IAN MCLEOD, LARRY MILLER, MONICA KASS ROGERS, ROBIN SUBAR, NAN STEIN

GRETCHEN BARNARD, M.J.CADDEN RUTH COX

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EDITOR’S NOTE

CHICAGO’S KERRY JAMES MARSHALL—ART INFLUENCER

Welcome to Sheridan Road’s debut Arts Issue! I hope it brings you as much joy as creating it brought me. I am embracing this month’s arts theme and deviating from the regular format—my note is all about the visuals this month. Enjoy!

Dustin O’Regan dustin@jwcmedia.com

THE INTERNATIONAL IMPACT OF WINNETKA’S CREATIVE DUO BRUCE MAU AND BISI WILLIAMS

GRACING OUR COVER IS ARTIST RENÉ ROMERO SCHULER

EXPLORE EXPO CHICAGO THROUGH THE EYES OF ITS DESIGNERS AND DEALERS

LESLIE HINDMAN EXPLORES THE ART OF AUCTION

Marshall’s Chicago Cultural Center mural. PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF CITY OF CHICAGO, DCASE

Bruce Mau, daughter Adeshola Mau, and Bisi Williams. PHOTOGRAPHY BY MONICA KASS ROGERS

PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBIN SUBAR

Leslie Hindman and Thomas Galbraith, CEO Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBIN SUBAR

PHOTOGRAPHY BY HELEN BERKUN

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Facial Plastic Surgery

Dr. John Q. Cook

Your guide to the latest on people, places, and things on the NORTH SHORE

Jonathan Rutledge 22 karat gold earrings with emeralds, opals, and diamonds. Photography by Larry Sanders, available at rutledgejewelry.com. Rutledge will participate in the 34th Annual American Craft Exposition on September 21 through 23.

SAVE the DATE

AUGUST 24–26

NASHWOOD: NASHVILLE

COMES TO HIGHWOOD

WHERE: All around Highwood

WHEN: Open to close at restaurants and bars in Highwood Highwood will turn Nashville for an entire weekend. Every restaurant and bar will feature live country, southern rock, blues, jazz, gospel, and more from day into the late-night hours. Celebrate Highwood is offering a Pedal Tavern Tour around the Nashwood Loop this year for even more fun! celebratehighwood.org/nashwood

AUGUST 25 & 26

PORT CLINTON ART FESTIVAL

WHERE: Port Clinton Square, Highland Park

WHEN: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

TICKETS: $5; children 13 and under are free.

More than 300 of the world’s most celebrated artists come together to showcase their work over the course of the weekend, creating an atmosphere brimming with creativity. amdurproductions.com/port-clinton-art-festival/

AUGUST 26

COFFEE & CLASSICS, FUELFED CAR SHOW

WHERE: North of Elm Street on Lincoln Avenue, Winnetka

WHEN: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

TICKETS: Free

Fuelfed Coffee & Classics is back in east downtown Winnetka. The private North Shore European classic car club is hosting its popular gathering.

The event is open to the public to mingle among classic European cars rarely seen outside museums. fuelfed.wordpress.com/ events-calendar/coffee-classics

SEPTEMBER 2 & 3

ART FAIR ON THE SQUARE

WHERE: Market Square, Lake Forest

WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

TICKETS: Free admission

A beloved Labor Day attraction in Lake Forest, Art Fair on the Square returns for the 64th year, as the Deer Path Art League organizes regional talent in a fine art show to “spark, nurture, and enhance creativity.” deerpathartleague.org

SEPTEMBER 6

END OF SUMMER SOIRÉE

WHERE: Rockwell on the River, 3057 North Rockwell, Chicago WHEN: 6 p.m.

TICKETS: Starting at $175 (special early bird discount until 8/18)

Join the Women’s Leadership Committee in support of the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center for an evening of fabulous food, drink, and entertainment at a newly-opened venue. ilholocaustmuseum.org

SEPTEMBER 7

WOMAN’S BOARD 98TH ANNUAL SEPTEMBER GALA

WHERE: The Union League Club of Chicago

WHEN: 6:30 p.m. reception; 7:30 p.m. dinner and dancing

TICKETS: $500

Hosted by the Woman’s Board of Children’s Home + Aid, this gala is an evening of family and friends gathering in shared commitment to helping children and families in need, Elizabeth H. Connelly, JPMorgan Chase & Co. will be honored at the single most significant fundraising event for Children’s Home + Aid. childrenshomeandaid.org

SEPTEMBER 7–15

NORTH SHORE ART LEAGUE’S 94TH ANNUAL MEMBERS’ ART SHOW AND ART-INBLOOM

WHERE: The Winnetka Community House

WHEN: Friday Sept. 7, 6:30 to 9 p.m.; weekdays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; weekends noon to 3 p.m.

TICKETS: Art-in-Bloom Benefit $75 in advance, $85 at the door; Members’ Art Show is free.

Featuring member artists and faculty whose talents and support have sustained NSAL for over nine decades, the 9-day exhibition will launch with a Benefit Party and Artists’ Opening Reception on September 7. Be amazed by floral interpretations of selected artwork, Art-in-Bloom, by renowned local garden club arrangers and florists. Enjoy a fabulous light supper and open bar, and peruse the many silent auction tables. northshoreartleague.org

SEPTEMBER 8

ELAWA’S HARVEST DINNER

WHERE: Elawa Farm, Lake Forest

WHEN: 6 p.m.

TICKETS: $250

Celebrate the fall harvest at this farm-to-table dinner among Elawa’s lush gardens.

Sheridan Road provides the North Shore’s comprehensive social calendar to see what’s doing and who’s doing it.

EDITED BY KEMMIE RYAN

Sapphire Brooch by Jonathan Rutledge. Photography by Larry Sanders. SEPTEMBER 20 // 34TH ANNUAL AMERICAN CRAFT EXPOSITION PREVIEW PARTY

The gourmet meal will feature organically grown vegetables directly harvested from the Elawa garden. elawafarm.org

SEPTEMBER 8

CELESTIAL BALL 2018

WHERE: Adler Planetarium

WHEN: 6:30 p.m. reception; 8 p.m. dinner and dancing

TICKETS: Starting at $850

Hosted by the Adler Planetarium Women’s Board, this elegant gala, set under the stars, will feature fine cuisine, dancing, and an auction with all proceeds benefiting Adler’s educational programming. This year the gala will feature special guest and American hero Captain James A. Lovell, Jr. adlerplanetarium.org

SEPTEMBER 14

HARVEST PARTY

WHERE: Chicago Botanic Garden

WHEN: 6:30 p.m.

TICKETS: $225

Celebrate the harvest season with the Guild of the Chicago Botanic Garden while sipping cocktails, enjoying a variety of small bites, and listening

AGENDA

to the sounds of live music in the Rose Garden. Funds raised benefit Windy City Harvest, the Chicago Botanic Garden’s urban agriculture education and jobs-training initiative to help build a local food system, healthier communities, and a greener economy. chicagobotanic. org/guild/harvest-party

SEPTEMBER 20

34TH ANNUAL

AMERICAN CRAFT EXPOSITION PREVIEW PARTY

WHERE: Chicago Botanic Garden

WHEN: 5:30 to 9 p.m.

TICKETS: $200 in advance; $225 at the door.

The Benefit Preview Party provides patrons the opportunity to peruse and purchase unique works of art before the American Craft Exposition (ACE), presented by The Auxiliary of NorthShore University HealthSystem, opens to the public September 21-23.

The Preview Party also offers guests a more personal setting to talk with artists and learn about their work. americancraftexpo.org

SEPTEMBER 22

PILGRIM PLAYERS

ANNUAL BENEFIT

WHERE: Northmoor Country Club, Highland Park WHEN: 1:30 p.m.

TICKETS: $100

The Pilgrim Chamber Players of Highland Park celebrate its 21st Season at its Annual Benefit featuring the renowned Lincoln Trio. pilgrimplayers.org

SEPTEMBER 22

WINNETKA’S EAST ELM

WINE WALK

WHERE: Corner of Lincoln Avenue & Elm Street, Winnetka

WHEN: 4 to 7 p.m.

TICKETS: $50

Explore the shops that fill Elm Street in Winnetka while enjoying wine and light bites. Proceeds raised will directly benefit Boys Hope Girls Hope of Illinois. picatic.com/eastelmwinewalk2018

SEPTEMBER 26

NORTH SHORE COOKS’ TOUR

WHERE: Various North Shore Homes, Luncheon at the Winnetka Community House WHEN: 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

TICKETS: $70 in advance, $85 day of event.

Over 600 guests are expected to attend this annual event, showcasing the area’s most prestigious properties since 1971. The tour will feature four North Shore homes with spectacular architectural design and interiors, Gourmet-toGo and Sweets and Treats to purchase for home cooking, and a delicious lunch presented by The Noodle. nscookstour.org

SEPTEMBER 26

JOFFREY BALLET “ANNA

KARENINA” LUNCHEON

WHERE: The Drake, 140 East Walton Place, Chicago

WHEN: 11:30 a.m. reception; noon luncheon

TICKETS: $225 per individual; $2,000 for a table of 10

The Joffrey Ballet celebrates the start of its 2018 – 2019 Season with the Anna Karenina Luncheon. Join guests for networking, lunch, and a behind-thescenes conversation with the artistic team as they discuss the creation of the upcoming world premiere of Anna Karenina. joffrey.org/luncheon

Jamie-Clare Flaherty, Luncheon Co-chair 2017, Greg Cameron, Joffrey Executive Director, and Melissa Trandel, Luncheon Co-chair 2017-2018. Photography by Steve Becker. SEPTEMBER 26 // JOFFREY BALLET “ANNA KARENINA” LUNCHEON

SAND & PAPER

Sheridan Road picks four unique and local beach reads for the dog days of summer.

EDITED BY KARINA KAVANAGH

THE GREAT BELIEVERS

The stunning third novel from award-winning author and Lake Forest resident Rebecca Makkai weaves together 1980’s Chicago and contemporary Paris to tell the story of survivors forever affected by AIDS. Makkai digs deep into the history and heart of how AIDS affected her hometown of Chicago, and the detailed research makes this poignant novel feel almost too real to be fiction. Heavy themes of governmental indifference and a broken healthcare system expose similarities to the American political and social climate of today, and the novel doesn’t shy away from big questions about redemption, tragedy, and connection. Be sure to pack some tissues in your beach bag. Available at Lake Forest Book Store and at amazon.com.

THE

FURNACE GIRL

FIDGET BUSTERS

Beat the end of summer restlessness with Donna Bozzo’s Fidget Busters 50 Ways To Keep Kids Busy While You Get Things Done

The Winnetka/Kenilworth mom is known for sharing her ideas for family fun on TV shows in Chicago, across the country, and as a TODAY Show contributor. Her second book helps parents occupy and focus fidgety hands. It is full of easy-peasy DIY sensory play including fidget spinners, slime, and other sensory fun to help calm anxieties, improve concentration and keep kids happily occupied. In an age where children have ample amounts of screen time—gooey, stretchy, and bumpy projects are a fun, educational way to engage their senses. Available at Lake Forest Book Store (in September), Barnes and Noble, and at amazon.com.

A coming-of-age historical fiction novel set in 1920’s Lake Bluff delves into a local mystery—what really happened to 30-year-old Elfrieda Knaak. This stranger-than-fiction story is told through the eyes of 12-year-old Griff Morgan, a young orphan boy, whose harrowing journey makes him an accidental witness to what still remains one of the most puzzling, unsolved crimes of the early 1900s. A debut project for life-long Lake Bluffer Kraig Moreland and the first collaborative effort and foray into historical fiction for Toby Jones, this novel will keep you on the edge of your beach chair. Available at amazon.com.

WARM TRANSFER

In a luxe read with weighty questions at its center, debut novelist Laura Holtz’s Warm Transfer breaks into the new media landscape forged by the #MeToo movement with a story of self-discovery, newfound joy, and reinvention. Tamsen Peel isn’t happy in her marriage. Issues ranging from the run-of-the-mill to the run-forthe-hills plague her relationship with high-powered advertising executive Victor. Amid their lavish lifestyle in the uppermost echelon of Chicago elites, Tamsen has lost her sense of identity and hope for the future. Enter an attractive and thoughtful young musician hired to give guitar lessons to the Peels’ special needs son, and Tamsen is ushered into the Warm Transfer she needed but didn’t know she wanted. Available at amazon.com.

Donna Bozzo. Photography by Maria Ponce

SHORE CITY

JONATHAN RUTLEDGE

ISN’T ONLY A FORMER FIREFIGHTER, MILITARY VETERAN, AND FATHER OF TWO. HE HAS ALSO TURNED HIS LONGTIME HOBBY OF JEWELRY DESIGN INTO AN AWARD-WINNING CAREER. RUTLEDGE’S INAUGURAL EVENT AS A DESIGNER WAS AT THE 2004 AMERICAN CRAFT EXPOSITION WHERE HE ENTERED AS AN EMERGING ARTIST WITH HIS HAND-CRAFTED GOLD PIECES. RUTLEDGE WALKED AWAY FROM THAT EXPOSITION WITH THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD AND HAS BEEN RETURNING EVER SINCE TO SHOW HIS CROWDFAVORITE DESIGNS. HERE ARE SOME OF THE EVANSTON NATIVE’S TOP PICKS ON THE SHORE AND IN THE CITY.

EDITED BY KARINA KAVANAGH / PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBIN SUBAR

What’s on the horizon? I will be exhibiting my newest work at the American Craft Exposition this September 21-23, in Glencoe at the Chicago Botanic Garden Mantra? You can do it Best grooming tip? Exercise Guilty pleasure? Binge watching a new series with something sweet and high in calories Favorite foods? Anything breakfast Music you love? Wide ranging ... country, reggae, pop, and a little bit of everything else Best advice ever given to you? You can do whatever you put your mind to Best advice you’ve given? Run! And you can do whatever you put your mind to Earliest memory? Three years old, army crawling/sneaking across the living room floor towards the gingerbread house When

ON THE SHORE

Your style is...? Jeans and a T-shirt. Totally casual Can’t leave the house without? A protein shake and a banana Transportation? Anything big Driving music? Bob Marley or a good podcast Place to eat? My all-time favorite restaurant is Walker Brothers in Wilmette Shop? Nordstrom

Best thing about the Shore? It’s 10 degrees cooler in the summer

Worst thing about the Shore? No skiing The perfect day is...?

Making pancakes for my family, playing baseball with my kids, and doing Jiu-Jitsu at Staley Martial Arts in Wilmette

you wake up, you...? Give myself 30 minutes to read on the couch with a cup of coffee... it’s the most relaxing part of the day Before bed, you...? Relax with a little TV and read What’s on your bookshelf? Andre Agassi and Mike Tyson’s autobiographies You can’t live without? Family, God, country, my passion: jewelry, weight lifting, and air Love to escape to? Marco Island with my family Advice you would give to your younger self? Be more passionate about learning ... you can still have fun ...

IN THE CITY

Your style is...? Dressed up casual Can’t leave the house without? My iPhone Driving music? 99.5 or 101.9 Place to eat? Remington’s on Michigan Avenue Shop? Nordstrom Best thing about the City? Visiting friends Worst thing about the City?

Parking The perfect day is...? A good lunch with the guys and easy parking

Bob Marley

Remington’s

HARVEST PARTY

EDITED BY DUSTIN O’REGAN / PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBIN SUBAR

Celebrate the harvest season with the Guild of the Chicago Botanic Garden while sipping cocktails, enjoying a variety of small bites, and listening to the sounds of live music in the Rose Garden. Harvest Party sets the perfect welcome to fall’s imminent array of color. Join co-chairs Cory Daverman, Abby Baine Dunn, and Jennifer Morehead to toast the season and raise funds to benefit Windy City Harvest, the Chicago Botanic Garden’s urban agriculture education and jobs-training initiative to help build a local food system, healthier communities, and a greener economy. For more information, call 847-835-6958.

THE WHO

You and all your friends

THE WHERE

Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road in Glencoe

THE WHEN

September 14, 6:30 pm

THE WHY

Support Windy City Harvest and welcome fall

WEARING

Festive fall attire

Cory Daverman, Jennifer Morehead and Abby Baine Dunn

FASHION & BEAUTY

Artsy finds for face and figure

RODIN x Donald Robertson

Illuminating Powder, available at Nordstrom Old Orchard, 847-677-2121

01 Christian Louboutin Hilconissima, available at Christian Louboutin Chicago, 312-337-8200 02 Tory Burch Bell ower Statement Earring, available at Tory Burch Chicago, 312-280-0010 03 Christian Louboutin Elysette, available at Christian Louboutin Chicago, 312-337-8200 04 Rosie Assoulin Peek-a-boo Button Up, available at neapolitan collection, Winnetka, 847-441-7784, neapolitanonline.com 05 Goyard Minaudiere, available at Neiman Marcus Chicago, 312-642-5900 06 Rosie Assoulin Exaggerated Flared Pant, available at neapolitan collection, Winnetka, 847-441-7784, neapolitanonline.com 07 Perrin Paris x Zaha Hadid Bag, available at Perrin Paris, perrinparis.com 08 Nadine Ghosn Onighiri Burger Ring, available at Nadine Ghosn, nadineghosn.com 09 Christian Louboutin Rubylou Backpack, available at Christian Louboutin Chicago, 312337-8200 10 Christian Louboutin Hilconico, available at Christian Louboutin Chicago, 312-337-8200

WHO WORE IT WHEN, WHERE, AND WONDERFULLY

Sheridan Road delivers the season’s inspired looks—worn by you— as seen on the North Shore.

WENDY FRANZEN Wes Gordon Dinner

GENEVIEVE DOLAN Chicago Antiques + Art + Design Show

ED AND DIA WEIL Jo rey Ballet Gala

COCO MEERS Chicago Antiques + Art + Design Show

EMILIE RUBINFELD Wes Gordon Dinner

PURPOSEFULLY REPURPOSED

Denimcratic founder Gabriella Meyer redefines the statement piece.

WORDS BY EVAN CARTER

Navigating our current political moment is something many people grapple with every day. Some have become more politically active by knocking on doors and volunteering for campaigns while others use social media platforms to organize activism, or merely shout into the void.

Artist and designer Gabriella Meyer is taking a different approach to this dilemma: designing clothes.

Denimcratic is a line of custom casual-wear from puff coats and boleros to hats and bikinis. The unifying thread is that Meyer crafts every piece from re-purposed denim creating unconventional forms that fly in the face of normalcy while celebrating and encouraging the desire to be seen and heard.

This young designer’s vision evolved from her early ventures in political cartooning for her college newspaper The Daily, as well as her education in interdisciplinary art at the University of Michigan. She studied animation and fiber art and began making clothes in her studio for immersive art installations. Even though her professors criticized her work for being “more fashion than art,” friends and peers started wearing the pieces and she thought “maybe I’ve got something here.”

She began collecting cast-off denim, wanting to spotlight sustainability in fashion while also considering the material as one with a strong cultural history in the democratization of fashion.

Looking at the blue-collar workers of early American industries and how their utilitarian garb evolved into something stylish and comfortable has been a big influence on Meyer’s designs: “What I’ve wanted since the beginning is to utilize recycled material not only for the environmental impact but to be able to add a storytelling component. These are jeans that someone used to wear, they’ve given them away because they no longer have use for them, and I’m turning it into something entirely different and making it desirable.”

Couple in bucket hats.

Photography by Anna Peterson

Gabriella Meyer.

Photography by Robin Subar

Meyer’s designs are transformative. Denim fabrics span every shade of blue, and her pieces often utilize that full range to create bold, eye-catching patterns and gradients from light to dark. But Meyer’s imagination doesn’t stop at patterns. True to the philosophy of fashion being democratized, the unique custom cuts are for the most part gender neutral and available for all body types. Early campaign images show models of all shapes, sizes, and colors, unified by these playful norm-challenging articles like a uniform worn by members of a postmodern revolution.

Toward the end of college, while working for a designer who ran her own latex design company, Meyer picked up some skills in laser cutting and engraving. This technique allowed her to incorporate patterns in the denim like text pulled from newspaper reports on sexual harassment as seen in her new line “We Wear the Pants,” a collaboration with Marta Goldschmied. This capsule line, recently highlighted in The New York Times style section, follows more traditional cuts but each one is papered with text that by virtue of its content is just as, if not more confrontational than the patchy oddities of Denimcratic.

In a time when bodies have become so politicized, it is no surprise a fashion line could become a flashpoint. Instead of trying to deny the fact that politics has permeated the most mundane aspects of our lives Denimcratic invites the public to make a statement about this condition. How accessible this opportunity is to those who may wish to make that a statement is still a question that has drawn some heat for Meyer and her collaborator on “We Wear the Pants.” The price tag means the designs are not easily available to low-income earners who are often the ones most affected by the issues of our time. However, the cost is commensurate with their zero-impact material sourcing and laser engraving techniques. Ten percent of sales will also go the National Women’s Law Center, an organization that advocates for legislation in favor of women’s rights and equality.

Time will tell the impact of these designs on our political discourse but until then Gabriella Meyer will stay true to her convictions and continue to take on the world with her bold designs and creative vision.

For more information visit denimcratic.com.

Gabriella Meyer in corset, guys in a puffer coat and a coat from her new line “We Wear the Pants.”

Photography by Madeline Eckert

Camo jacket

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CULTURE & ARTS

THE NORTH SHORE’S MOST CREATIVE PURSUITS

YOUR FAST PASS TO ALL THAT IS TRENDING

ART GUIDE

The Faded Regime from Camille Iemmolo’s current body of work The Faded Empire of Things—2018.

ART INSIGHTS

Sheridan Road’s art highlights from shore to city.

ELEANOR MILLER AND MELANIE PARKE: NOW & THEN

Anne Loucks Gallery

309 Park Avenue, Glencoe

Through August 16

Featuring a selection of Connecticut artist Eleanor Miller’s landscape paintings, paying homage to the brilliance of the natural world, and Melanie Parke’s color and lightfilled interior compositions inspired by traditions of American Realism and Abstract Expressionism, this vibrant new exhibition captures the lightness and optimism of the summer months. loucksgallery.com

WORDS BY ALICE YORK

of the evolving identity of Danish design abroad and showcases what built Jensen’s reputation for some of the most coveted silver worldwide. artic.edu

DEER PATH ART LEAGUE ART FAIR ON THE SQUARE

Market Square

Lake Forest, Illinois

September 2-3

summer day than a walk in the park, particularly when the said landscape is dotted by compelling sculptural art. Spanning two miles between Dempster and Touhy, the Sculpture Park represents the ultimate harmony between art and nature, with over 60 sculptures from local, national, and international artists, including Jim Agard, Nicole Beck, Maurice Blik, Barbara Goldsmith, and many others. sculpturepark.org

GEORG JENSEN: SCANDINAVIAN

Located in historic Lake Forest Market Square, this two-day juried art show, now in its 64th year, attracts more than 20,000 visitors annually. Celebrating the individual artisan, over 180 exhibitors are selected to present work in a variety of disciplines from photography and painting, digital art and drawing, to sculpture, ceramics, metal, and more. Always free to the public, this event promotes the not-for-profit’s mission to nurture creativity and raise community awareness of the arts. deerpathartleague.org

I WAS RAISED ON THE INTERNET

MCA Chicago

220 E. Chicago Avenue, Chicago

Through October 14

This immersive and participatory experience examines the impact of the Internet and how it has changed the way we connect with the world. This landmark exhibition with over 100 interactive artworks from 1998 to the present spans photography, painting, sculpture, film, and video, as well as emerging technologies, interactive computer works, and virtual reality, all cleverly divided into five categories, prescribed by the distinct interactions between viewer and object: Look at Me, Touch Me, Control Me, Play With Me, and Sell Me Out. MCAChicago.org

SCULPTURE IN THE PARK

Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park McCormick Boulevard, between Dempster Street and Touhy Avenue, Skokie

Ongoing

It is difficult to imagine a more pleasant

DESIGN FOR LIVING

Art Institute of Chicago

111 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago

Through September 9

From its start in Copenhagen in 1904, Danish silversmith Georg Jensen’s eponymous label has become one of the most internationally celebrated design companies, contributing to the meteoric rise of Scandinavian design in the United States and across the globe. The first major presentation of Jensen silver tableware and home products in America—over 100 rare works—this exhibition tells the story

ANNE SMITH STEPHAN: MIND MAPPING

Vivid Art Gallery, 895 Green Bay Road, Winnetka

Opening September 7

Vivid Art Gallery kicks off September with its monthly First Friday Art

Opening on September 7, with Feature Artist Anne Smith Stephan. Showcasing complex new work—abstract landscapes rendered in oil on canvas—her exhibit, Mind Mapping, blends tranquil, luminous works with other more fiery pieces. All are unified by the depth and texture she creates with paint, adding layers and scraping others away to reveal the imagery below. vividartgallery.net

Morning Table by Melanie Parke. Photography courtesy of Anne Loucks Gallery

North view of Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park

The Barn, Lars-Birger Sponberg, 1919–2018. Photography courtesy of Art Fair on the Square

Harald Nielsen. Pitcher, model 606, designed 1930, produced 1925–32. Promised gift of a private collection. Photography courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Tennessee Williams REVISITED

on a Hot Tin Roof.

WORDS BY ALICE YORK

to work on. “Tennessee Williams” was her answer.

While reading Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Dodge had noticed the opening dialogue for the character of Maggie, made famous by Elizabeth Taylor in the 1958 lm, felt like an aria. It was this realization that shaped her current production for Drury Lane of Cat and its inventive staging.

Choreographer, director, writer, and educator

Marcia Milgrom

Dodge found theater as a freshman at the University of Michigan, making the exodus after graduation to New York City, as so many bitten by the theater bug do, with her then boyfriend, now husband of over 30 years.

She built a reputation in regional theater, and it was this reputation that led to her Broadway debut, marking the 30th year of her professional career. In 2008, she received the call asking her to direct a new production of Ragtime at the Kennedy Center. To this she replied an emphatic “yes.”

Soon, New York theater powers-that-be were traveling down to D.C. to see the show. Her Ragtime made its Broadway debut at the Neil Simon eatre in 2009 and from there, the Tony nominations started rolling in, seven in total. “I had the time of my life—it was heady and romantic and exhilarating. Even though the experience was brief, it felt signi cant.”

It was through a national tour of Ragtime that she rst connected with Drury Lane and its Artistic Director, William Osetek, who asked her what else she would like

“In my research, I discovered a plantation in the South that had burned down—all that remained were its columns. is surround of columns seemed right for Williams’s words and its operatic energy: the second act of the play is like a battle, this the arena for warriors.”

Working closely with the sound designer, a very speci c soundscape to match the production’s dreamlike visuals was developed, including children singing and playing, spirituals, and Mississippi blues to convey a palatable sense of heat and sweat.

To round out the experience, the self-professed “behavior choreographer” attended to the play’s physicality. “Cat certainly isn’t anthemic, but it’s also not static. Choreography isn’t just bold strokes—even pedestrian movement is important. How the story is conveyed physically can be just as important as what’s spoken.”

Dodge continues, “Williams writes in a memory. What I’m doing is hopefully ful lling his desires, setting his dialogue in this operatic cathedral, this coliseum of dysfunctional family behavior. I’ve taken clues from his very in-depth stage notes and descriptive passages. I feel I am honoring him and at the same time giving the piece a way to revive itself for a 21st-century audience.”

For more information, visit drurylanetheatre.com.

For Oakbrook Terrace’s Drury Lane eatre, Tony-nominated director Marcia Milgrom Dodge has imagined a dreamlike summer staging of Cat

The DISSECTION of the AMERICAN DREAM

Camille Iemmolo discusses the creative process behind her work titled The Faded Empire of Things.

EDITED BY KARINA KAVANAGH / PHOTOGRAPHY BY TOM VAN EYNDE

THE ARTIST

Camille Iemmolo—a Chicago based Visual Artist working with cultural material to explore abstract poetic narratives.

THE INSTALLATION

This most recent work speaks to the dissonance between expectations of the world around us. The piece is somewhat of a departure for Iemmolo as it moves toward more abstraction yet maintains her poetic and American style. The installation nods to the idea of the American dream. Within the construct of the structured mathematical frame, inspired by David Adler as well as the industrial landscape surrounding Iemmolo’s studio in Pilsen, spills notions of an American history turned upside down. The ropes in the piece are drawn from the artist’s childhood memories of riding horses—representing an American sense of freedom of the open lands and unity with nature. Iemmolo searches for the beauty and meaning in an ever-changing landscape. Music and rhythm have

always been and continue to be a force in Iemmolo’s work. This recent work was directly influenced by David Byrne’s novel How Music Works and his complex language of making visual art, perhaps lending her the freedom to pursue a more abstract narrative.

THE INSPIRATION

“I make things in an attempt to cause pause for myself and others. And because it gives me joy,” explains Iemmolo.

THE DETAILS

Iemmolo’s summer show of paintings is July 28 through August 19 at the Judith Racht Gallery, 13689 Prairie Road in Harbert, Michigan. And save the date for her solo exhibition Faded Empire of Things including The Dissection of the American Dream opening with an artist’s reception March 30, 2019, and will be on view through May 11, 2019, at The Aurora Public Arts Commission, 20 E. Downer Place, Aurora, Illinois.

Dissection Of The American Dream

FOOD & TRAVEL

FIRST CLASS DINING AND TRAVEL EXPERIENCES

From a musical tour of Germany’s opera scene to the revamp of Evanston’s Found, here is the inside take on the best of foreign travel and local cuisine

Margravial Opera House. Photography courtesy of Bavarian Palace Department, Heiko Oehme Photography

DINNER DATE

THE ART OF DINING

Found Kitchen and Social House in Evanston enters a new artistic phase.

WORDS BY PETER MICHAEL / PHOTOGRAPHY BY MONICA KASS ROGERS

Is there any restaurant on the North Shore whose choice of artwork has been more deliberate—or revealing—than the collection housed at Found in Evanston?

The walls always spoke volumes, albeit in cryptic ways. The painting of a galleon adrift on the seas. A dancer, clad in a coral dress. Illustrated globes and maps. A cold muddy streetscape.

The word “eclectic” didn’t do it justice. Find a photo of Gertrude Stein’s Parisian salon, taking note of the way Stein stacked paintings, one atop another, until they looked like fragmented skyscrapers, and owner Amy Morton’s primary influence came gauzily into focus.

The mismatched chairs and couches. The dining room’s flickeringly dark ambiance. It was a 1920s French salon meets a classy Midwestern antique fair.

And now it’s all gone, swept away to make room for something oddly familiar yet distinctly new. A very Stein-like move. The interior design equivalent of an ellipsis.

The new dining room—as well as the menu—have been built for the light instead of the dark. And Morton’s influence is now more obvious. It’s pure Age of Aquarius. Jungle-print wallpaper greets diners at the door. There’s wicker, wicker everywhere. Rugs

are stretched along the walls like tapestries. Trippy mosaic-glass lamps, handmade in India, glow in psychedelic hues in the back room. And lotus flowers are tattooed on the ceiling, in an homage to the flower power generation.

The brick walls are still there, but most of the frames are filled with mirrors—providing portraits of ourselves. And during the summer, Found’s giant windows are thrown open, allowing the dining room to breathe in the sunlight, sounds and urban air of downtown Evanston. The symbolism? Pure openness, literally and figuratively.

The theme, as Morton has already made known, is “Jackie O meets The Beatles in India.” One look at some of the plating designs of Chef Bradford Phillips, which we’ve captured in portraits on these pages, reveal a similar attraction to airy yet bold color schemes.

But it’s actually a bit more than that. Whereas in the old Found, the paintings and photos were artwork. Now the room and plates, in and of themselves, are the pieces of art. It’s an attempt to resurrect an age that has come and gone, but never quite receded from view.

Found is located at 1631 Chicago Avenue in Evanston, 847-8688945, foundkitchen.com.

A Study In Carrots

A shining example of Found’s turn toward veggie-focused small plates. A jumble of carrots—mustard yellow meets rusted orange—are tossed in a Middle Eastern spice blend before being caramelized in the house’s wood-burning oven. It hits the tongue like savory carrot cake, albeit with a schmear of creamy cashew butter instead of treacly frosting. Rather than nuts, tiny cuts of slices of raw carrots—the veggie equivalent of bacon bits—crown the plate, offering crunch and a sharp, fresh-from-the-garden twang.

A Desert Still Life

The colors—not to mention flavors—are pure Georgia O’Keefe. Tiny chickpea nibbles get simmered in a brothy soffrito with a dash of piquillo peppers for color and spice. The chickpea juice gets ladled over a pair of crisped up chicken thighs, until the meat is a chimera of textures, both crunchy and tallow soft. Then comes the shock of Santa Fe: firm avocados set in a cooling lime yogurt. It’s smearable delight—as fun as meatloaf and gravy-soaked mashed potatoes—with a Tex-Mex soul.

Chocolate Expressionism

Although there are only three desserts on Found’s dessert menu, this sweet treat manages to showcase four different flavors of chocolate. The base is rather simple flourless cake, but the dark ribbons latticed over the top of it are all fudge: grandma’s best brownie in liquid form. And then in a classic nod to Americana is a hunk of dark chocolate ice cream—deep and Madagascar rich—topped with a magic shell of coconut-white chocolate. The only thing to do? Deconstruct away.

The SOUND of MUSIC… and MORE

Visit Bayreuth, Germany on a spring or autumn day, and it might seem almost a stage set, waiting for performers to arrive. But come summer, its cobbled streets and market squares—strung with handsome 18th and 19th century buildings—flow with music lovers, Richard Wagner devotees making a pilgrimage to the renowned Bayreuth Festival. Founded in 1876, the festival has welcomed the greatest conductors and sing-

ers, from Toscanini, von Karajan, and Barenboim, to Birgit Nilsson, Gwyneth Jones, Johan Botha and Placido Domingo (who conducts this year’s final production, Die Walküre).

First developed in the 12th century, the Bavarian city one experiences today bears the imprint of the Margrave Friedrich of Brandenburg–Bayreuth and his wife Wilhelmine, the sister of Frederick the Great. Although a key administrative center, the town wasn’t much to write home about when the couple arrived in 1735. Margravine Wilhelmine, in particular, set about changing that. One of her finest projects was an intimate opera house, with a restrained facade fashioned by court architect Joseph Saint-Pierre and an explosively Baroque interior created by leading theater designer, Giuseppe Galli Bibiena. Constructed entirely of wood and canvas, the auditorium is a show in itself, a gilt-kissed chamber of garland-wrapped columns, dancing putti, and urn-adorned nich-

WORDS BY THOMAS CONNORS

The Bavarian city of Bayreuth hits the right notes.

Margravial Opera House stage. Photography courtesy of Bavarian Palace Department, Achim Bunz Photography

FIRST CLASS

es. Interestingly, when Wagner set about realizing his dream of his own theater, he visited the theater, but decided that—lovely as it was—it didn’t quite fit his ambitions. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Margravial Opera House recently emerged from a six-year restoration and is open for tours (schloesser.bayern.de).

Although Wagner passed on the Margravial Opera House, he was taken with Bayreuth, and with a grant of land and a financial assist from King Ludwig II (the serial palace-builder most famous for the fairlytale-like Neuschwanstein Castle), he was finally able to realize his long-held dream of a theater designed to accommodate his mighty vision, The Ring of the Nibelung, four myth-driven dramas that stand as the Everest of the operatic canon.

Following, in part, a plan Wagner pinched from architect Gottfried Semper, the Festspielhaus (Festival Hall) features a massively deep stage with an orchestra pit tucked underneath and covered by a hood. The hall is not air-conditioned and because they are unseen by the audience, the musicians forgo the usual tux and gown for t-shirts and shorts. When the curtain falls, they head out immediately to an adjacent canteen to cool down with a drink. In addition to visiting the theater (bayreuther-festspiele. de/en/tickets-service/guided-tours/), die-hard Wagnerians will also want to make a stop at Haus Wahnfried, the Richard Wagner museum, a complex which includes the composer’s residence, gal-

leries showcasing historical costumes and stage designs, and the adjacent home of Wagner’s son Siegfried, where Hitler was entertained (wagnermuseum.de/en).

Bayreuth is no Versailles, but it’s not too shabby in the palace department. Situated in the heart of town, the stately home of Friedrich and Wilhelmine (begun in 1753) comprises not only the imposingly formal rooms one would expect, but some real curiosities, including the walnut paneled Palm Room, with its gilt fronds and dragons flying across the ceiling, and spaces adorned with the over-the-top stucco work of Jean-Baptiste Pedrozzi, extravagant renditions of flowers, leaves, and vines (schloesser.bayern.de).

Wilhelmine played a key role in determining the look of the palace. And when it came to the couple’s country digs, she had a hand there, as well. Situated not far from town, the Hermitage had been a princely retreat since 1715. Wilhelmine enhanced the property with a crescent shaped orangery studded with stained glass and quartz and topped with the busts of Roman emperors, an open-air theater built to mimic a Roman ruin, various water features, and extensive gardens (schloesser.bayern.de).

Compact as Bayreuth is, seeing the sites can’t be done on an empty stomach. When hunger strikes, a great daytime destination is the craft brewery and restaurant, Liebesbier (liebesbier.de). Situated in a quiet residential district and exuding a steampunk-meets mid-century modern vibe, Liebesbier features an enormous U-shaped bar, a relaxed dining room with a loungy nook, and a massive patio. The menu rides on salads, sandwiches, burgers, and steaks. And with 21 offerings on tap and a bottle list that runs to 80 pages, beer lovers will be hard-pressed to go thirsty here.

For a taste of traditional food in an old Bayreuth environment, spend an evening at the rustic, candlelit Gaststätte Wolffenzacher (wolffenzacher.de/), where white aproned waiters go to and fro carrying plates of braised beef, dumplings, pork fillet, sauerkraut, and sausages. With its paneled walls, heavy old sideboards, and a rearing wooden horse—ears cocked and eyes bright—this place is, like Bayreuth itself, utterly gemütlich!

Bayreuth Festspielhaus. Photography by Andreas Harbach

The Hermitage view from the great basin to the Temple of the Sun with the symmetric lateral Arkadenba.

HOUSE & HOME

AN INSIDE LOOK AT CHICAGO’S MOST EXCLUSIVE ADDRESS—THE NORTH SHORE

ARTSY

Witness

the art of design in a North Shore estate and channel your inner artist with inspired home decor

Diavoletti Family by Alessandro Mendini & Daniel Eltner for Cappellini, available at Cappellini, cappellini.it

HOME TOUR

Home AGAIN

Designer Jessica Margot Federighi of Jessica Margot Design gives a Lake Forest residence a new lease on life.

EDITED BY THOMAS CONNORS PHOTOGRAPHY BY NICK PROVOST OF EN PRODUCTIONS

There’s nothing quite like the thrill of finding your forever home, the place where you can settle in for a good long stretch and then watch delightedly as the grandkids gather in the rooms that have shaped your life. But sometimes, even a dream home needs a wake-up call. And for one Lake Forest couple, giving a much-loved house an update has made all the difference.

“This was something my clients had been thinking of doing for some time, and once they were really ready to transform their home, we kicked things off by assembling a great team,” relates Jessica Margot Federighi of Jessica Margot Design. The project—which Federighi executed with Master Design Build Group and Delleman & Co.—involved re-imagining the home’s primary gathering spaces: kitchen, family room, living room, and dining room.

HOME TOUR

Federighi’s scheme called for improving the function of the existing spaces while fashioning a more pleasing, contemporary appearance. “We started by assessing the clients’ needs, moved forward with space planning, then expanded upon that with a layering of sophisticated details that elevated the space and enhanced how family and friends used and enjoyed the home,” says Federighi. In the custom kitchen, she unified the dual level flooring to create a more cohesive space and pumped up the prep area with a commodious new island. Mullioned mirrors minimize the visual bulk of the refrigerator and enhanced task lighting not only makes cooking chores easier, but adds depth to the physical play of top of the line millwork, Iceberg Extra Quartzite countertops, and appliances.

The new cabinetry is topped by glass-fronted cupboards that are easily accessed by a rolling ladder. “My client didn’t want to bother getting out a step stool to reach those spaces, so we ran a ladder

rail across the entire kitchen,” explains Federighi. When not in use, the simple white ladder has its own exposed docking station, where it adds an unexpected visual punch to the room. Natural light flooding through newly-added windows and French doors combines with Federighi’s neutral palette—lightly-hued French oak flooring, pale gray and off-white walls—to generate a clean, bright ambiance. Shiplap on the ceiling and a reclaimed wood beam spanning the double-height family room (where easy chairs and ottomans cozy up to a clean-lined hearth) give the welcoming space a modern farmhouse feel.

“When people are spending money and hiring a designer, they want things done right. But they also want the design to stand the test of time,” notes Federighi. “So, we want to make sure we incorporate classic elements while maintaining an excellent balance of proportion and scale so that a room does not look like an outdated trend in five years.”

HOME TOUR

Federighi’s strategy for making the home function at a higher level included flipping the living and dining rooms. The existing dining room was too small to comfortably accommodate large family gatherings, and with the expansive kitchen and family room offering a magnetic hub for get-togethers, she re-thought the living room as a more intimate, den-like space.

Painted a dark navy, the living room is a handsome cocoon, with a big Chesterfield and a pair of sink-right-in club chairs. Federighi kept the existing built-ins, but gave them a stylish twist by switching out the hardware with woven leather grips and replacing glass panels in the doors with antique mirror (which also does a nifty job of concealing the items stored within). A largescale canvas Federighi commissioned from a North Shore-based artist adds a contemporary counterpoint to the room’s adeptly realized traditional design. “Like a rug, a textured, abstract painting can incorporate all the colors in a room and really tie the whole space together,” she says. “But it’s not always easy to find the right piece, so it’s sometimes better to have a custom piece made.”

Although these rooms are now dramatically different, here— as in most successful designs—a sense of continuity is key. A treasured collection of blue and white china is displayed in a glass-fronted cabinet in the family room and a set of barstools— upholstered in an eye-engaging saddle leather with metal legs —belly up to the island in the kitchen. Someday, those grandkids will look back and relish their own memories of their time here, rolling that ladder through the kitchen, perhaps, or snuggling up in front of the fire while the grown-ups fussed over dinner or set the table. Now, that’s food for thought.

JESSICA MARGOT DESIGNS

Federighi, a Chicago native, has a strong foundation in interior design. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Harrington College of Design and has studied graphic design and architecture at the University of Illinois-Chicago and in their study abroad program in Milan, Italy. Encouraged by clients to venture out on her own, Federighi began her design business in 2004. Federighi’s additional team members and vendors on this project include:

Designer Assistant Elizabeth DeBonis; John Masterson of Master Design Build Group; Dan Delleman of Delleman & Co.; Lisa Kinzelberg Art; Jen Olson of Urban Workroom; Ellie Nottoli of Ellie Styled; VIP Stone & Tile; Seasons 440; Jayson Home; Circa Lighting; Lightology; Studio 41; and Banner Plumbing.

For more information, visit jessicamargot.com.

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TREND WATCH

We check in with experts at Studio41 to find out what to look for this fall and what’s on the horizon as the company rolls out new gallery-style Kohler Signature Stores.

WORDS BY SHERRY THOMAS

Our living spaces are evolving canvases, growing and changing with our lifestyle and family needs. What this means is whether you’re starting fresh with a new house or embarking on a one-room remodel, the end of summer is the time to start researching the latest, greatest products and how they might improve your life.

For more than 20 years, Studio41 Home Design Showrooms have brought the best home building and remodeling products to the market in a one-stop shop that’s open to all—from homeowners and contractors to designers and architects. Not only does the team at Studio41 spot home trends, they often make them.

John Mannion, Studio41’s executive general manager, says that in addition to the company’s showrooms throughout Chicago, Studio41 will be elevating its profile even more with the launch of Kohler Signature Stores, such as the one that recently opened in Naperville.

“Kohler is our lead brand and so we are trying to provide our customers with the best experience possible to help them pick the products they want for their kitchen and bath,” he explains. “In

partnership with Kohler, we are trying to provide that exclusive experience so people can see what their options are to get the service and support that works for them.”

While Studio41 showrooms have a long tradition of showing the latest trends and products, the concept goes one step further with the Kohler Signature Stores. Imagine a gallery setting where you can walk through entire rooms that have been designed and accoutered with the latest styles in kitchen and bath fixtures, tile, and cabinetry.

“It offers people an opportunity to see full ensembles of products and working displays so they can get a sense of what the product would look like in their home,” says Mannion, adding that these aspirational boutiques are becoming so popular they’ve had clients walk in and say “we want all of this ... we’ll take the whole room.”

What are the hottest trends of 2018 that Mannion and his design team think will carry into next year? Here’s what he had to say:

BOLD BLUE: Hues of blue are taking over. From cabinetry to appliances, it might be time to take a break from the classic white, black, and stainless looks.

UNIQUE FINISHES: The Kohler Signature Stores are rolling out finishes like we’ve never seen before. From brushed gold and rose gold to sleek matte black, simply changing cabinetry hardware might be all you need to freshen up that kitchen.

CHEF CHIC: Maybe it’s because of all the cooking shows on reality TV but commercial grade chef faucets for the kitchen are red hot.

DIGITAL EDGE: Kohler’s digital thermostatic valve (DTV) system is changing the way we shower with its impressive touchscreen and pre-programmed spa experiences.

CERAMIC TILE: In response to the trend toward natural stone, the makers of ceramic tile have stepped up their game. Finishes have evolved significantly and have expanded to plank-style tiles that replicate the look of wood. And since ceramic tile is more durable and less expensive than actual stone or wood flooring, it’s no wonder it’s becoming so popular again.

Check out these trends and more at the flagship Studio41 showroom at 3160 Skokie Valley Road, Highland Park, shopstudio41.com.

Kitchen displaying the Bold Blue trend

Bathroom displaying Unique Finishes trend

Bathroom displaying Ceramic Tile trend, replicating the look of wood

The ART of EXPO CHICAGO

Explore EXPO CHICAGO with its designers and dealers.

WORDS BY LAURA LAYFER TREITMAN

For four days each September, Chicago is immersed in a different kind of “Bright Lights, Big City” hustle and bustle, when the art world and The International Exposition of Contemporary and Modern Art, EXPO CHICAGO, takes command at Navy Pier. The buzz is hard to escape as buses and billboards fill the streets and skyline with promotional signage. Collectors may breeze in and out of town, yet the behind-the-scenes work that has put this show, now celebrating its seventh anniversary, on the map, continues all year long. Local businesses like JNL Graphic Design and its proprietors Jason Pickleman and Leslie Bodenstein, work closely with Tony Karman, President and Director of EXPO CHICAGO, to attract a worldwide audience of connoisseurs, as well as galleries, such as Lévy Gorvy of New York and London, to the renowned fair. Here, these top players in the field, share a sneak peak of the planning, preparation, and place, that make EXPO CHICAGO a top contender in the art marketplace.

JNL Graphic Design was started in 1992 and has been in its current location, a de-commissioned post office in Chicago’s River North neighborhood, for the past 18 years. The studio is run by husband and wife team, Pickleman and Bodenstein, who marry their passion for artwork from their personal collection alongside that of commercial projects. “I think this is one of the reasons our clients come to us,” says Pickleman. “Our packaging for Skinny Pop, for example, took its bold typographic cues from Andy Warhol’s Brillo Boxes.” The studio has an extensive roster that includes a coffee table book for the Field Museum celebrating its 125th anniversary; a fall events guide for the Poetry Foundation; a book for the Prada Foundation in Milan with the artwork of Theaster Gates; and, a 400-page book for the Chicago Transportation Authority highlighting all of the public artwork within the train stations throughout the city. In his spare time, Pickleman runs Lawrence & Clark, a collection-based gallery (open on Saturdays and by appointment) located at the intersection of those two streets, that he describes as “an experiment to see what the art I had collected could do outside of my home and office.” Some works may or may not be for sale, depending on the day and Pickleman’s mood. And, while the experience has helped this self-described impulsive collector make connections that he might not have otherwise noticed, it has widened his perspective “to the courage that artists have to let their works go out into the world.” Something the duo diligently safeguard in their facilitation of displays at EXPO CHICAGO.

How did the relationship between EXPO CHICAGO and JNL begin?

Pickleman and Bodenstein: Our relationship with EXPO CHICAGO started at the very beginning; Tony Karman knew of our previous work on Chicago art fairs throughout the ‘90s. Back in 1993, there were three competing contemporary art fairs, all happening at the same time. Art Chicago was the clear standout, and our design work (a silhouetted figure as seen from the back looking into a sea of yellow) for that fair has become iconic. So, when Karman decided to re-invent the Chicago exposition, our studio was a natural fit.

Leslie Bodenstein and Jason Pickleman at JNL Graphic Design Studio. Photography by Robin Subar, hair and makeup by Constantine James

What is your experience with Chicago collectors?

Pickleman: There are many levels; I know collectors that spend millions, and I know collectors that spend pocket change to bolster their art buying pursuits. Chicago is a great city to discover artists within the very early stretch of their careers. Sterling Ruby and Rashid Johnson are two artists whose work I purchased during their first gallery shows. Collectors in Chicago, in general, are SO generous. They open their homes and offices for tours and events all the time. I was just at a collector’s loft and we ended up dancing between a Baselitz and a Gottlieb!

What is the creative EXPO CHICAGO process and how has it evolved?

Pickleman: Almost immediately after one exposition ends, Tony Karman and I are already talking about the visuals and positioning of the next year’s edition! Early in the run of the show, we featured the vaulted ceiling of Navy Pier. There are few spaces in Chicago that match that sense of extended space. After that, we drew inspiration from local artists: Kerry James Marshall, Judy Ledgerwood, Tony Tassett and Nick Cave gave us free rein to photograph their working studios, and those images became the basis for two years worth of identity work. After that, Tony and I started to again think about space. Instead of the interiority of the artist studio, we

thought about the great expanse of space that frames Navy Pier: namely, Lake Michigan. Lincoln Schatz is an artist I’ve known for over 30 years (Leslie grew up with Lincoln in the same Mies Van der Rohe building beginning way back in 1969!). I would see him every morning on the lakefront taking photos of the water’s horizon line, where the water meets the sky. He takes a photo every day; always the same composition. I thought this was such a great metaphor for our EXPO CHICAGO.

“The Exposition continues to grow, not in size but in stature,” says Karman, “truly shaping the future of EXPO CHICAGO and our local, regional and global impact.” That reach now includes two additional high-profile names, Gavin Brown’s enterprise and Lévy Gorvy, the latter run by Dominique Lévy and Brett Gorvy, both former colleagues at Christie’s Auction House, where prior to the partnership Gorvy was Chairman and International Head of Post-War and Contemporary Art. A former journalist, Gorvy has developed a new following on Instagram (@brettgorvy) with his daily poetic posts linking artworks to words. As with art fairs, social media provides a detour from the traditional brick-and-mortar constraints for displaying art. It is that outside of the box spirit, noted in a previous collaboration with DePaul Art Museum for a performance of Senga Nengudi’s “R.S.V.P.” Activation, that Lévy Gorvy embraces and where Chicago has proven a welcoming venue.

Lévy Gorvy founders Dominique Lévy and Brett Gorvy at the opening of Source and Stimulus: Polke, Lichtenstein, Laing, an exhibition presented at the gallery’s London location in March 2018. Courtesy Lévy Gorvy

What brought Lévy Gorvy to EXPO CHICAGO given the gallery’s already busy calendar with The Armory Show, Frieze Masters, TEFAF New York Spring, FOG Design & Art, San Francisco, Art Basel, Hong Kong, to name a few other fairs?

Gorvy: Chicago has a very personal significance for me—as the hometown to my wife’s (art advisor Amy Gold) family, we visit often and have an apartment here. 2017 was the first year Lévy Gorvy participated in the Fair, and we were thrilled by the reception that we received from collectors, curators, and a very enthusiastic public. In particular, we were happy that works by Pat Steir, Carol Rama, Senga Nengudi, and Dan Colen found new homes in the Midwest.

What sets the Chicago art scene apart from others?

Gorvy: The city historically has been such an important place for forward-thinking collectors with ties to museums in the region. We are there to reconnect with the older collectors, and also to inspire a new generation—and we look forward to our return this year. It is a true privilege for Lévy Gorvy to participate in EXPO CHICAGO.

Buy what you love, not for investment?

I agree with that sentiment. If an artwork speaks to you and moves you, you’ll know…the interaction is, and should be taken, as no different than a feeling with any other important relationship or important decision. With that in mind, I recommend that you connect with the gallerists to learn about the artist, their story and the genesis of a work of art. Learning and discovering is the best part. That’s the true investment.

What’s the best way to navigate EXPO CHICAGO or any art fair, for that matter?

When you arrive at an art fair, it can be a lot to take in. You’ll receive a map, outlining aisles and aisles of incredible galleries. Don’t feel like you have to see it all...zoom in on what attracts your eye, regardless of price. It’s not about quantity, it’s about quality, and EXPO CHICAGO especially is full of galleries with thoughtfully presented booths.

What makes EXPO CHICAGO special?

There are many reasons! For one, unlike many fairs, EXPO CHICAGO is manageable and digestible—you can do a full lap in the morning, and then take the time and return to works that caught your eye later in the day. Chicago has always been a hub for visionary collectors and the next generation of collectors we meet at EXPO CHICAGO has that same spirit, they are engaged and keen to learn. Lévy Gorvy has had a really positive experience presenting primary artists in Chicago and sharing their work and stories. Taste levels are high, and the energy is very enjoyable.

Best time to go?

Opening night Vernissage is lots of fun to see and be seen, but quieter moments on the second or third day of the fair often allow for more time to converse in the booth with the gallerists— that is why we are all there so definitely don’t be shy and make the effort to ask questions. Do be sure to visit Lévy Gorvy’s booth—we love fairs for the opportunity to open new dialogues with new audiences.

EXPO CHICAGO runs from September 27-30 at Navy Pier, expochicago.com

LISA LAYFER, Senior Director, Lévy Gorvy, former

Vice President, Christie’s, and a Chicago native, offers a guide of quick tips for the Fair:

Installation view of Lévy Gorvy’s presentation at EXPO Chicago 2017. Courtesy Lévy Gorvy

Lisa Layfer, Senior Director, Lévy Gorvy. Photography by Zenith Richards. Courtesy Lévy Gorvy

AUCTION RECORD

Sotheby’s sale of Kerry James Marshall’s  Past Times  sets artist record and marks highest bid for any African American artist to date.

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TOM MULLANEY

The atmosphere in Sotheby’s New York auction room the evening of May 16th was one of heady excitement. One of the contemporary works on the block was Past Times, a 1997 work by Chicago artist, Kerry James Marshall. The pre-auction estimate had it selling for between $8 to 12 million. When the auctioneer’s gavel came down, the winning bid was an astounding $21.1 million, a record sum for Marshall and the highest for any African American artist.

Past Times by Kerry James Marshall 1997 © Kerry James Marshall. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

Past Times depicts a pastoral scene of a family enjoying a picnic, playing golf and water skiing. Just one thing is out of the ordinary—all the figures are black. Black is the identifying signature in all Marshall’s work.

Overnight, Marshall became a hot art property. Though he had been painting for nearly 40 years, Marshall was little-known outside the art world until his 2016 show, Mastry, opened at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art and then traveled to The Met Breuer in New York.

Mastry’s impact was electric. Coming in the wake of the riots in Ferguson and the Black Lives Matter movement, the artist and the moment fused.

Once it is pointed out, it seems obvious that Euro-American art has historically been an activity by and for white people. Marshall pushes hard against that notion by giving blackness a literal presence and visibility in paint, absent for far too long.

“My introduction to art history was like everybody else’s,” Marshall told one interviewer, “You see an art history book that has works by Rembrandt, Leonardo da Vinci, and Michelangelo. Yes, these things are great. But I don’t see a reflection of myself in any of these things I’m looking at.”

Those who know him say that Marshall is highly ambitious and wants nothing more than to be mentioned among the ranks of major art figures. He implied as much speaking with The Guardian in 2017. “My ambition was never to make a lot of money. I was just really struggling to make the best pictures I could make.”

His work now garners consistently high praise. Last year, Artforum called Marshall’s Garden Project (1994-95), featuring public housing projects in Chicago and Los Angeles, “one of the great painting cycles of our period.”

Marshall was born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1955 but moved with his family to Los Angeles as a youngster. He grew up in the very rough Watts neighborhood which gave rise to the Black Power movement.

He received his BFA degree from Otis College of Art and Design where he studied with artist Charles White (currently featured in an exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago). Acknowledging his great debt to White, Marshall’s two other influences were artist Norman Lewis and Ralph Ellison, author of Invisible Man. Marshall relocated to Chicago in 1987.

Besides establishing black’s chromatic value, Marshall also has been instrumental for reestablishing painting during a period when minimalism and photography were dominant along with bringing the figure back into art practice.

Elizabeth Smith met Marshall when both lived in Los Angeles. When she became chief curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, she offered him a show in 2003. She is now executive director of the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation in New York and remains a supporter of his work.

“I think Kerry will be considered historically important for several reasons,” says Smith. “For using black people as major protagonists, using the tradition of grand painting as a starting point for his own work, and his use of everyday scenes that establish his protagonists as heroes.”

Past Times has a new home. Its new owner is Sean Combs, AKA Puff Daddy. Marshall has said he’s happy the work has found the right collector.

And what do we know about the seller? It was the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, also known as the McCormick Convention Center. The painting was part of their little-known art collection of 100 pieces which, in 1997, was curated by local art adviser Joel Straus.

Straus first met Marshall in the early ‘90s when the artist was working as an art handler for the Richard Gray Gallery. He recalls that when he presented the painting to the M.P.E.A’s board of trustees, it provoked questions and “a lot of pushback” before the trustees agreed to buy it for $25,000.

There won’t be any pushback in 2018. What seemed like a possibly poor investment in 1997 has reaped a Midas-size windfall.

Tom Mullaney is managing editor of The New Art Examiner which covers Chicago’s gallery and museum scene.

Untitled (Painter) by Kerry James Marshall 2009 © Kerry James Marshall. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

Kerry James Marshall. Photography by Felix Clay (Courtesy of David Zwirner)

IN SEARCH OF GROUND

Artist René Romero Schuler reveals the painful past behind her current body of work and its end result—hope.

WORDS BY P. COATE / PHOTOGRAPHY BY HELEN BERKUN STYLING, HAIR, AND MAKEUP BY CONSTANTINE JAMES

s an artist, René Romero Schuler spends her days bearing witness to the movement, spirit, and colors that are released when seeking self-truth. Having a life riddled with abuse, abandonment, and deceit, Schuler has had the ground pulled out from under her on many occasions. Trust, security, self-confidence, and inner-strength have quite literally been beaten out of her. In her upcoming exhibition In Search of Ground at Zolla Lieberman Gallery in Chicago, Schuler expresses her reflections of life’s innumerable challenges, alongside the continual effort to keep one’s feet planted, and maintain some sense of grounding.

Deep texture, multiple layers, and enigmatic figures convey an emotional and mentally exhausting exercise that moves us through the deconstruction of troubling memories of hardship and loneliness, to becoming vehicles of acceptance and strength. In this exhibition Schuler displays a mindful, creative process that transforms complexities and traumas of her past to become healing stories of peace and compassion. And although abstract, raw beauty of truth is captured in the work, ultimately producing that forward-directed energy, called hope.

Unlike most, Schuler never had the aimless adolescent period of trying to “figure it all out.” She knew she was an artist at four years old. She was first impacted by art and recognized its power as an alternative language of compassion, when her kindergarten teacher enthusiastically expressed joy from Schuler’s “colors on paper.” She vowed to become a successful artist at

René Schuler in her studio. In partial view is Schuler’s Golden Hour 2018 oil with 18k gold leaf on canvas. Golden Hour will appear in Schuler’s In Search of Ground exhibit at Zolla Lieberman Gallery in September.

that moment. An endeavor she further confirmed, in detail, in a letter to her parents when just six years old. At 14, Schuler left her dysfunctional home life, surviving from no more than the scraps off her back. Knowing painting was her skill, and needing to pay for her livelihood, she sold her first work while still in high school, ultimately beginning a career creating commissioned art for local businesses, nightclubs, backdrops, murals, and restaurants. With her natural attributes and innate resilience for something greater, Schuler incorporated her first business in 1992, Romero Design, and opened her own showroom and gallery in 1997. Today, Schuler’s paintings have a worldwide audience and extensive collector base, that includes notable museum, public, and private collections. Here in Chicago, every show has hosted to standing room only crowds, and sold out shows for the last five years.

Although art is her source of income, she has channeled her feelings through multiple mediums throughout her life, beginning with poetry and writing. During high school she found liberation and freedom in painting when introduced to the expressive works of Jackson Pollock, Frank Stella, and Gerhard Richter. She hung her canvases on curtain rods in her apartment to experiment with

throwing paint, sand, glue, anything that would stick. A cathartic process, but admittedly was not going anywhere. Later, works became hyper-controlled and realistic, more in line with the works of her favorite, René Magritte, but were so technique and process-oriented she never felt finished and was left disconnected; thus, no catharsis.

It was through this frustration that Schuler accidently stumbled upon her present technique, and her fine art career path. While cleaning her palette, and in a bad mood, she scraped and wiped excess paint on a nearby canvas, then walked out of the studio. When she returned the next day, Schuler saw a face in the canvas. Literally, coming face to face with the vision, she stood in front of the painting and worked through it, pulling it, and adding textures and feelings that moved through her. Stepping back, she was overcome—the painting was complete, there was nothing left to do, nothing left to give. The realization was so profound, so honest, that she wept. It is this form and reflective process that Schuler found the ability to readily connect and tell her stories. She made an additional 39 “stories” that year, abstract self-portraits, that changed the course of her career.

When examining her past Schuler is forced to unravel terrible details of her difficult childhood, times of feeling suicidal, and becoming homeless, all before she could legally drive. Or even more recently, when she discovered that the man she thought was her father, was in fact, not her father. A piece of information that ultimately made her entire family abandon her, losing everyone, in her adult life. And again, brought to a deep place of grief and reflection, when her younger sister took her own life.

It would be easier to avoid, to find distraction, or get caught up in routine, or relish in being a mother and wife for 17 years, or think a beautiful life on the North Shore is enough, that this is success. Yet the drive behind Schuler’s work mirrors her approach to navigating life: probing beyond the surface to uncover, to focus on the natural beauty, the good, that we all possess, to share the outcome of beauty, strength, and hope. To heal, she moves through memories, connects to colors and energy, creating loose, ethereal, abstracted interpretations of the human form, thus making memories become a fluid vehicle that ultimately allows her to tell her story, and then move on.

Schuler’s ability to investigate and pay court to memories, and to decipher conscience, fears, and desires through creation, is what truly sets her apart. These are the things that expose her artistic strength, and how she connects story to surface. Her ability to deconstruct within creation, submit to her process, and celebrate, despite her own flaws or “baggage” is the most powerful aspect of her work. It’s the passion that goes into each piece, the raw exposure of her heart and soul that intends to highlight the idea that we are all truly spiritual beings, and our stories are what connect us.

Opening Friday, September 7th, In Search of Ground presents a series of works that explore aspects of vulnerability and loneliness, but end with hope. Schuler is a true storyteller; a vigorous channeler of energy; her own, as well as those of all beings she encounters.

IN SEARCH OF GROUND

Opening Reception: Friday, September 7th 5-8pm

Show Dates: September 7 to October 20

Zolla Lieberman Gallery

325 W Huron Street, Chicago 312-944-1990

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René Schuler in her studio. In partial view is Schuler’s Dharma 2018 oil on canvas. Dharma will appear in Schuler’s In Search of Ground exhibit at Zolla Lieberman Gallery in September.

DESIGNING MASSIVE CHANGE

Bruce Mau and Bisi Williams are transforming how the world views and uses design, teaching a new paradigm of sustainable, ecological business thinking.

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hen designers Bruce Mau and Bisi Williams were invited by Coca-Cola to develop the company’s “Live Positively” sustainability platform and new brand icon, the couple had a goal in mind: Massive change. Ten years and countless recycled PET Coke bottles later, Coca-Cola is using design to lead change from the inside out, morphing away from the old industry models of production, to become an industrial ecosystem capable of perpetuity.

“The days of ‘build it and they will come’ are over,” says Mau. “The old approach to business was to lock onto a singular solution to a singular problem and create a product. That’s no longer good enough because that one-to-one approach of problem to solution didn’t deal with the impact of your solution. We helped Coca-Cola to understand this.”

MONICA KASS ROGERS

WWith the world growing at the rate of 200,000 new humans each day, all business now needs to think of itself as an ecology, says Mau: “How does my business fit with other businesses? How does it fit into consumers’ imaginations? Into the natural world?”

To survive into the future, businesses must care not only about the individual user but about that user’s community and environment. And this all happens by design.

“This new paradigm of ecological business thinking defines problems and opportunities at a higher order of complexity,” Mau explains. “Solving challenges on an ecosystem level, and not just a product level means that design is central to business.”

Turning the wheel on how the world views design, and teaching corporations and governments to use design to lead, change, and better communicate, has been the driving force behind Mau and William’s Massive Change Network (MCN) since the couple—who have been married for 26 years, established their firm in Evanston in 2010.

“Design is not just how things look,” says Mau. “Design is

Bruce Mau and Bisi Williams

leadership. Design is our best way of allocating resources to make things more intelligent, more valuable, more productive, more relevant. Design is the ability to envision a future and systematically execute the vision. And Massive Change Design is leadership for the new world—envisioning a future that is sustainable, abundant, and equitable and building a platform for constant innovation.”

These ideas coupled with the changing realities of our world prompted Mau and Williams to form their Massive Change Network after 25 years of design work in Canada.

This evolution happened very organically, says Mau. “In the beginning, people were coming to us saying, ‘Can you design this business card or this logo?’ And then it was, ‘We aren’t being perceived in the right way, can you help us with our brand?’ And then it was, ‘What should we be doing to be relevant today and in the future?’”

To solve this increasingly complex set of challenges, Mau and Williams developed techniques that eventually led to a set of 24 thinking tools—The MC24 Principles.

“With the MC24, we’ve crafted a toolkit, so that when you are working on a problem, you have these mental models that you can call on to solve problems,” says Mau. “Kind of like having a toolkit at home, you don’t always use the hammer and then the screwdriver and then the wrench in a set sequence. In the creative process, when you confront a problem, you say, ‘Okay, this calls for this tool, or for that tool.’ The MC24 we’ve developed allow us to confront a very diverse set of challenges.”

MCN applied the ideas behind these tools to help Coca-Cola find a way to look at billions of PET bottles as a resource rather than trash. It used them to help Panama develop the first ever Museum of Biodiversity with architect Frank Gehry, and it applies them every day in ongoing work with the Freeman company, which produces more than half of the major trade shows and exhibits in America.

Committed to removing used plastic bottles from the waste stream, Coca-Cola worked to help iconic American chair manufacturer, Emeco—the creator of the nearly indestructible Navy Chair of the Second World War—to create a new plastic material using Coke PET bottles combined with other materials, to make the 111 Navy Chair.

“It’s named that because it takes 111 empty Coke bottles to make the chair,” explains Williams. “Since the chair launched, Emeco has doubled its sales, and tens of millions of Coke bottles that used to go into the waste stream, are now being upcycled.”

Even more holistically, MCN helped Coca-Cola open up to bringing design thinking into problem-solving at an earlier stage, building bridges between its different internal divisions.

“This creates alignment,” explains Williams. “Our methodology provides tools so that everyone is speaking a common language and there is then a common understanding in how you can use design to solve things operationally. The different parts of the company are able to shake hands across the verticals to more accurately communicate needs so that the whole company can then get to mission-specific goals.”

In creating the Panama Museum of Biodiversity, communication was also key.

Says Mau: “Frank Gehry came to me and told me that Panama wanted him to build a Museum of Biodiversity. Frank asked Panama, ‘Okay, but what is that?’ and Panama responded, ‘We were hoping you would tell us!’ So, coming in to help with this, we had to design not just the museum, but the mandate for it, figuring out, the ‘Why are we doing this?’ and ‘What are we trying to accomplish?’”

The mandate of the museum—which they still use as their yardstick 15 years later, is to educate, to change minds; network, to optimize resources; and declare their commitment to biodiversity as an important goal in the world.

MC24 Principles. Image courtesy of Massive Change Network

“So, we worked from the inside out, from the core and DNA of the institution, to create the mandate, tell the story of biodiversity, and build the experience in a beautiful Frank Gehry container that corresponds and supports that pathway,” Mau concludes.

Beyond these projects, Mau says his work with Freeman is the most comprehensive that MCN has ever done. “We are working systematically to train nine thousand people around the world at the company in the principles of massive change design. Not only do we have an alliance with Freeman as a client of MCN, but I sit on the Executive Council as Freeman’s first ever Chief Design Officer, responsible for working with the leadership to apply design thinking across the enterprise, as well as working with our design teams in studios around the world to advance the quality of our product. We are applying design across the enterprise to rethink practically everything we do.”

Mau and Williams came to the Chicago area and made their home in Winnetka, directly as an outgrowth of the educational work they did with George Brown College in Toronto.

“A friend of mine on the board of George Brown wanted me to collaborate on an experiment in design education,” Mau recalls. “So, I created for them the Institute without Boundaries (IwB), a purpose-driven, experience-based, experiment in entrepreneurial design learning at the college. Students spend a full 12 months, 24-hours a day, taking on a massive design challenge in a very public context.”

The IwB’s first project was Massive Change, a 20,000-square foot traveling exhibit on the future of design and its potential to change the world. Two groups of students worked over two years to produce the project that included the exhibit, a radio program, online project, and a best-selling book called Massive Change published by Phaidon.

When the Massive Change exhibit came to the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, Mau and Williams had such an extraordinary experience, that they began to think about making the move here.

“I was given an honorary doctorate by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago,” says Mau, “and delivered their commencement address.”

That same day, Mau and Williams met Bill and Stephanie Sick, longtime supporters of the arts, who described their own adventures living in 14 different global cities, before settling in Winnetka. The Sicks created the Bill and Stephanie Sick Distinguished Visiting Professorship at SAIC and invited Mau to be the first recipient, which sealed the deal on bringing MCN here.

Looking ahead, Mau and Williams say the biggest obstacles to progressing with design-thinking change, continue to be shortterm thinking.

“Our economic system is so focused on short-term results, quarterly, monthly, daily, and even hourly, that it distorts our decision making and prevents us from doing the things that would create the most wealth in the most sustainable way,” says Mau. “Still, we must work for change. We cannot afford the luxury of cynicism. The new challenges we have are what Bisi and I call ‘Success Problems’ not failure problems. We have new challenges because we succeeded so much. Because we have beaten back disease, ignorance, and hunger and solved global transportation and communication systems and connected billions of people like never before in history, we have a new class of problems.”

Ultimately? Mau and Williams have three daughters and are very conscious that their daughters’ generation is inheriting the challenges previous generations created.

“I can’t imagine telling my daughters that I did nothing, that I was not willing and able to confront the challenges of our time,” Mau concludes. “Our children provide a long lens to see the future. You have to take action. That is the real purpose of everything we do.”

For more information, visit massivechangenetwork.com.

Interior of Panama’s Museum of Biodiversity

Exterior of Panama’s Museum of Biodiversity

The ART of the AUCTION

Behind the scenes with Leslie Hindman Auctioneers.

WORDS BY ALLISON DUNCAN

PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBIN SUBAR HAIR AND MAKEUP BY CONSTANTINE JAMES

There’s an art to the practice of a craft and in the cutthroat world of professional auctioneering, Leslie Hindman Auctioneers founder Leslie Hindman is the master. She found her start under Catharine Hamilton when Sotheby’s opened its first United States branch office in Chicago in 1978. “I’ve been around awhile,” jokes Hindman.

A few years later, in 1982, Hindman would launch her namesake brand, now globally recognized, and then reopen Leslie

Leslie Hindman and Thomas Galbraith, CEO Leslie Hindman Auctioneers

Hindman Auctioneers in 2003 after being sold to Sotheby’s in 1997. It has since become the largest ne art auction house in the Midwest and one of the largest in the country with seven o ces nationwide (Atlanta, Denver, Milwaukee, Naples, Palm Beach, Scottsdale, and St. Louis) in addition to Chicago.

So, it stands to reason that Hindman announced the appointment of omas Galbraith as CEO this June (Hindman will continue to serve as chair of the board) following a private equity investment that positions the rm for aggressive growth in the coming years.

“Leslie has built an incredible team here with talented people who are passionate about their eld of expertise and who are thoughtful client service professionals,” says Galbraith.

“Very occasionally in life, one is lucky enough to be presented with an opportunity that, while risky, has the potential to rewrite the playbook. I’m so excited about bringing these talents to a larger audience through growth online and o , regionally and through market expansion. We want to be the largest local auction house.”

e hope is that Leslie Hindman Auctioneers will continue to expand into new markets and categories. Currently, jewelry, contemporary art and prints, and drawings are their largest departments. ey plan to further expand coins, modern design, contemporary glass, and other departments, as well as o er more online-only avenues for beginning collectors and curated sales.

“Technology is the future in all industries,” explains Hindman. “We’ve been moving toward more online-only auctions for a long time now, and omas brings a great depth of knowledge in this area. His consulting rm [ e Petraeus Group] has provided growth and start-up strategies to numerous innovators in our industry. omas was managing director of Paddle8 and prior to that, director of global strategy for Artnet. He was also interim CEO of Twyla, a Google Ventures-backed start-up.”

Under his leadership, the rm seeks accelerated growth and innovative ideas, much like the many they’ve already implemented. e rm is a founding partner of Bidsquare, a live auction platform formed by six leading auction houses, and also owns a proprietary online bidding platform, LHLive, in addition to LHExchange, an e-commerce site specializing in high-end designer furniture and decorative arts.

But in addition to growing their online presence, the rm will also be opening in a number of new markets. “It’s probably best not to tip our hat, but we’re considering Texas as an initial option, as

well as other Florida and Midwestern locations,” shares Hindman.

First, though, they’ll be selling a comprehensive collection of 1990s Versace this fall. “It recently arrived in Chicago and is fabulous,” says Hindman. “ ere are over 350 items, many from the Versace runway and ad campaigns, of which very few were produced. e collection is from the early ‘90s when the design house was still operating as Gianni Versace before his death in 1997. It’s incredibly special and over-the-top, not something to miss!”

So how does one get their hands on a piece of this collection, or on a piece in one of the 60+ auctions the rm handles annually? Hindman tells buyers to set a top price above which they will not bid. “It’s important not to get carried away with the bidding, whether you are bidding online or in the auction room,” says Hindman. “And it is very hard to do. We’re all competitive by nature.”

Hindman has conducted many high pro le auctions, including sales of memorabilia from the historic Comiskey Park and Chicago Stadium; property from the Caribou Ranch and Recording Studio; and the personal property from renowned estates as Arthur Rublo , Mrs. Robert R. McCormick, the Potter Palmer families, and Dole heiress Elizabeth F. Cheney. For Hindman, it’s the single-owner auctions that are most rewarding insofar as marketing a collection that someone has lovingly built over their lifetime.

“ ere are tons of fun and exciting stories but since opening in Palm Beach, we’ve been privileged to handle some pretty iconic collections connected to the history of the island,” says Hindman. “One of our rst single-owner auctions in Palm Beach was property from the estate of Lilly Pulitzer. Both the collection and those who traveled nationwide for the exhibition and auction were characteristically ‘Lilly.’ It was a great splash into a new market but also a special tribute to such a wonderful life.”

In March, Leslie Hindman Auctioneers presented another single-owner auction: the Asian Works of Art auction with an important collection of Chinese and Japanese paintings from collectors Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Li Guoyuan. Highlights included a set of 12 hanging scrolls by Ming Dynasty scholar Xing Tong, Wang Xizhi’s Shi Qi Tie Calligraphy in Cursive Script, which carried a presale estimate of $60,000 to $80,000.

Hindman also likes history so she’s fascinated by the rm’s books and manuscripts department, speci cally recalling a pre- re map of Chicago printed in 1857 that sold last year and a recently handled collection of over 400 manuscripts from gures such as George Gershwin, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Joseph Stalin, Benjamin Franklin, and George Washington.

“Last year, we hired Gretchen Hause, who recently reunited with Francis Wahlgren since he joined our rm as an executive consultant,” says Hindman. “ ey worked together at Christie’s for seven years, and Francis has been in the books industry for over 20. I’m excited to watch that department grow!”

Next up for Hindman, though, is travel.

“I love to travel and always have,” she says.

“I’m excited to have a bit more time to travel now and have trips planned this summer to France, Southampton, Alaska, and Italy.” As one would expect, each destination is known for its rich cultural history. Alas, there’s no rest for the master.

For more information, please visit lesliehindman.com.

Highlights from The Genius of Gianni Versace: A Collection of His Iconic 90s Designs. Auction Friday, September 21.

A Fancy Yellow Diamond and Diamond Gra ring. Sold for $161,000.

LIVING & GIVING

PEOPLE, PHILANTHROPY, AND EVENTS

The opening night party of the Chicago Antiques + Art + Design Show, hosted by The Woman’s Board of Northwestern Memorial Hospital, offered a preview of more than 80 premier national and international exhibitors. PAGE 94

WES GORDON DINNER, PAGE 91

Lake Forest’s Wendy Franzen hosted an intimate dinner party honoring Carolina Herrera’s new Creative Director Wes Gordon.

2018 STEPPENWOLF THEATRE COMPANY GALA, PAGE 99

Civic, cultural, and business leaders gathered to support Steppenwolf eatre Company, raising more than $1.3 million during an evening lled with performances, laughs, and good company.

GRAND OPENING OF FERRARI LAKE FOREST, PAGE 100

Rick Mancuso, owner of Ferrari Lake Forest welcomed guests to his showroom in Lake Forest, along with Ferrari North American President Matteo Torre for a grand unveiling of the Ferrari Porto no.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY NAN STEIN

Genevieve Dolan, Mary Dolan, Caroline Dolan

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WordPlay Gala 2018

Three hundred and fifty of Chicago’s most influential corporate and civic leaders joined for the WordPlay Gala 2018, a spectacular evening supporting Writers Theatre’s artistic excellence and education programs. The event raised a record-breaking $850,000 for the theatre at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago. WordPlay 2018 was cochaired by Karen and Jim Frank, Gail and Tom Hodges, and Linda and Craig Umans. Stephanie and Bill Sick of Winnetka were honored with the fourth Spirit of Writers Theatre Award. While celebrating the company’s 2017/2018 season, guests enjoyed an elegant dinner and special Motown-themed performance featuring Writers Theatre artists. There was an exciting live auction of one-of-a-kind items, and a Grand Raffle cash prize of $10,000. The event was designed by Kehoe Designs. writerstheatre.org

John D. & Alexandra C. Nichols

Artists Curtis Bannisterl, Jonathan Butler-Duplessis

Gillian & Ellis Goodman

Marilyn & David Vitale

Bill Kurtis, Donna LaPietra

Laura & Bruce Linger, Barbara Speer

Walter & Shirley Massey

PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBERT CARL AND JOE MAZZA – BRAVE LUX

WineHopsScotch!

The family of Julie W. Schaffner, including Thomas P. Schaffner and Lindsay Schaffner McNaught, welcomed 225 guests to Evanston Art Center raising funds for the Julie W. Schaffner Ovarian Cancer Fund (JWS) and the Cancer Survivorship Center at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. During the evening, guests enjoyed creative tastings of fine wine, craft beer, single malt scotch, and bourbon, and new this year, a variety of tequilas. The evening raised net proceeds of $35,000. jwsfund.org

22nd Annual MRW Health Resource Center Luncheon

Highland Park Country Club was abuzz with more than 300 guests during the Myra Rubenstein Weis (MRW) Health Resource Center Luncheon entitled “Brain Matters.” The event celebrated 22 years of fundraising, as well as the life and impact of Eileen Rubenstein Goldstein’s sister Myra who passed away from breast cancer. Funds raised will be used to support the LIFE Cancer Survivorship Program at NorthShore University HealthSystem and personalized medicine programming for high school students. foundation.northshore.org/mrw

Amanda Leppert, Taryn Smith, Sarah Stolz

JoAnn Murdock, Tom Schaffner

Gail Russell, Elizabeth Messersmith

Lindsay Schaffner McNaught

Jourdan Przybyla, Matt Hickey

PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBIN SUBAR

Leydiana Crockett, Karen Foley, Sabrina Briggs

PHOTOGRAPHY BY LARRY MILLER

Dr. Carol Rosenberg

Heather Redisch, Caryn Engle

Dr. Jordan & Stephanie Goldstein, Eileen & Dr. Paul Goldstein

Jackie Andalman, Inez Tivin

Rush Junior Auxiliary Board Fashion Show

New Trier High School seniors Sarah Hayes and Caroline Hunken, and Loyola Academy senior Chloe Merrill chaired the wildly successful fashion show put on by the Junior Board of the Auxiliary Woman’s Board of Rush University Medical Center this spring. The early evening Fashion Show was held at The Kenilworth Club and featured the latest clothing trends from local boutiques and Bloomingdales, modeled by members of the Junior Auxiliary Board. During the evening nearly $15,000 was raised to support Rush University’s School Based Mental Health Program. Don’t miss the Auxiliary Woman’s Board’s signature fundraising event, the North Shore Cooks’ Tour on September 26. Get your tickets today! nscookstour.org

Junior Board Members

Deirdre & Alex Redding

Sarah & Sharon Hayes

Dena Pavlopoulos, Beth Robinson, Noelle Hunken

PHOTOGRAPHY BY LARRY MILLER

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Wes Gordon Dinner

Lake Forest’s Wendy Franzen hosted an intimate dinner party honoring Carolina Herrera’s new Creative Director Wes Gordon. Together with neapolitan collection owner Kelly Golden, Franzen (wearing a dress from the Resort 2019 collection) entertained an elegant group in celebration of Gordon’s inaugural collection with the fashion house. Fourteen guests, including Carolina Herrera President Emilie Rubinfeld and Vice President of Sales Rebecca Kita, gathered around a beautifully set table bursting with Molly Flavin’s exquisite florals in colors that echoed Gordon’s collection. Enjoying a seasonal summer menu that included the hostess’s chilled corn soup with lobster, partygoers delighted in lively conversation highlighting Gordon’s fresh, happy designs.

Wendy Franzen, Wes Gordon

Kelly Golden, Dustin O’Regan

Sara Tenbroek, Liz Warnock

Laura Duggan, Cynthia McCullough, Stephanie Klein

Rebecca Kita, Lisa Roberts

PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBIN SUBAR

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Hope Grows

Nearly 200 North Shore supporters joined chairs Heather McPhilliamy and Jill Axline for Erika’s Lighthouse’s signature springtime fundraiser at Sunset Ridge Country Club. Guests enjoyed cocktails and hors d’oeuvres while raising nearly $100,000 in net proceeds for the group’s mission. Four-time Team Erika’s Lighthouse Marathoner and mental health advocate Johnny Figel spoke at the event and auctioneer Brian Kirshenbaum finished out the evening with a live auction and paddle raise, followed by the music of Gritman & Moran Band and Check Out. erikaslighthouse.org

Stacey Avalos, Lezley Martinez

Priscilla & Kelsey Stoll

Tim & Kristin Alcala

Dianna Devine

Nancy Watson, Deedee Brannigan, Sarah Conrad

Kathleen Hooper, Martina Mead, Jeni Spinney

PHOTOGRAPHY BY NAN STEIN

Ginny Neuckranz, Christine & Glenn Kelly, Beth Brady

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2018 Anniversary Gala

The Music Institute of Chicago, one of the nation’s oldest, largest, and most distinguished community music schools, welcomed 300 guests to its 2018 Anniversary Gala at the Fairmont Hotel Chicago. The event raised more than $715,000 from a combination of table sponsorships, ticket sales, and outright contributions. The evening included a cocktail reception, followed by an elegant dinner and awards presentation. Musical performances took place throughout the evening, representing every area of the Music Institute. The prestigious Dushkin Award was presented to this year’s recipient, Pinchas Zukerman In addition, the Music Institute presented its Richard D. Colburn Award for Teaching Excellence to Stanley Davis. Honorary Chairs for the Gala were Susan R. Kiphart, Alexandra and John Nichols, and Rachel Barton Pine. CoChairs for the Gala were Renée and Lester Crown, David F. Heroy, Cathy and Bill Osborn, and Nancy and E. Scott Santi. musicinst.org

Pinchas Zukerman, Alexandra Nichols, Mark George

Bill & Linda Gantz

Dawn Meiners, Mary Galvin

Kairos String Quartet

Gillian Growdon, Barry MacLean

Alexandra Nichols, Cathy Busch, Dustin O’Regan

Ria Honda

PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANA MIYARES AND ROBERT CARL

Chicago Antiques + Art + Design Show Opening Night Party

The 2nd Annual Chicago Antiques + Art + Design Show, featuring 80 premier national and international exhibitors— presenting fine antique furniture, decorative and fine arts from the 17th through the 20th centuries—returned to the Merchandise Mart’s 7th floor in May. The opening night party, hosted by The Woman’s Board of Northwestern Memorial Hospital, offered a preview of the show prior to the show’s public opening. Planned by co-chairs Meredith Wood-Prince, Jenny McKinney, and Elissa Kovas, the event received an infusion of creative energy from its design chairs, LA-based interior designer Ruthie Sommers and New York’s Nick Olsen. More than $200,000 was raised to benefit programs and patient care initiatives supported by The Woman’s Board.

wbnorthwestern.org; chicagoantiquesartdesign.com

Meredith Wood Prince, Jenny McKinney, Elissa Kovas

Lee Thinnes with fellow exhibitors

Ruthie Somers, Nick Olsen

Clay Mayfield, Miranda Luce

Kim Pedraja, Anissa Forman, Leslie McLamore

Jaala Good, Eileen Murphy

Sam Davie, Missy Kedzior

PHOTOGRAPHY BY NAN STEIN AND FIG MEDIA

LIVING & GIVING

24th Annual Spring Luncheon

The Woman’s Board of Rush University Medical Center hosted its Spring Luncheon on May 3 at The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago. The event was chaired by Lindsey Axel of Chicago and Kate Mursau of Lake Forest, and sponsored by Graff Diamonds. The seated lunch featured keynote speaker Dr. Madeleine K. Albright, former Secretary of State. Following her lecture, Dr. Albright participated in a lively Q&A session. Funds raised at the event will be directed to the numerous outreach programs supported by The Woman’s Board of Rush University Medical Center. thewomansboard.org

Lindsey Axel, Kate Mursau

Diana Terlato, Susan Merlin

Dr. Madeleine Albright, Kate Mursau

Cindy Nicolaides, Carrie Hart, Erin Dickes

PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBERT F. CARL PHOTOGRAPHY

TONY AND GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING ARTIST

Lifestyles of the North Shore

Nearly 500 guests toured five lovely homes on the North Shore presented by The Winnetka Club. Lifestyles of the North Shore Housewalk 2018 Cochairs Marla Bagan and Rhonda Miller, as well as many generous volunteers brought this annual fundraiser to life, raising funds for The Winnetka Club Scholarship Fund. In addition, each homeowner designated a nonprofit to receive funds from the proceeds including Ravinia’s Reach*Teach*Play, Selah Freedom House, the Alzheimer’s Association, the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, and the Winnetka Historical Society. thewinnetkaclub.com

PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBIN SUBAR

Emily Wyner, Nicole Borovicka, Catarina Keneally, Kelly Demers

LeAnita Ragland-Brooks, Seema Ackerman, Ron LaPage, Susan Lonnett

Renee McCaffrey, Megan Piazza

Katie Turner, Sharon Martin

2018 Annual Benefit: A Nautical Night Out

Nearly 200 supporters gathered at the Theater on the Lake in Chicago for “A Nautical Night Out” in support of Hyde Park Day School in May. Chairs Katie Burnside and Vanya Weglarz welcomed guests over cocktails and hors d’oeuvres while supporters raised funds for the school’s Bright Futures Scholarship Fund. The fund allows scholarships for bright children with learning disabilities to access the school’s specialized program, regardless of family means. hydeparkday.org

PHOTOGRAPHY BY IAN MCLEOD

Robert & Pam Adelman

Kim & John Conatser

Candice & Tim Tack

Amy Jo & AJ Walker

Laurie McLaughlin, Adrienne Hiegel

Julie Leverson, Jenice Reyes, Breyana Drew

Vanya Weglarz, Casey Crnich, Katie Burnside

Carson & Latane Conant

2018 Steppenwolf Theatre Company Gala

Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s world-renowned ensemble was joined by more than 675 civic, cultural, and business leaders for the 2018 Gala, raising over $1.3 million for Steppenwolf’s artistic, educational, and community programming. The major fundraising event began with a festive cocktail reception before moving on to a gourmet seated dinner. The evening was emceed by actor Rainn Wilson, and comedian, actor, director, and producer Chris Rock joined as the guest auctioneer alongside Christie’s Robbie Gordy. A moving tribute to ensemble member John Mahoney, who passed away earlier this year, was given by his long-time friend and actor Kelsey Grammer. steppenwolf.org

Darrell Hubbard, Janice Gonzalez, Kym Hubbard, Verett Mims

Eric Lefkofsky, Celeste M Cooper, Audrey Francis, Liz Lefkofsky

PHOTOGRAPHY BY KYLE FLUBACKER AND JACLYN SIMPSON

Chris Rock, Anna D. Shapiro

LIVING & GIVING

Grand Opening for Ferrari Lake Forest

More than 600 of the Chicago area’s finest indulged in an evening of exquisite cocktails, unique eats from live chef stations, and fancy cars. Rick Mancuso, owner of Ferrari Lake Forest welcomed guests to his showroom in Lake Forest, along with Ferrari North American President Matteo Torre. The evening featured specialty drinks from Rabbit Hole, Absolute Elyx, Avion Tequila, with a special tasting of Vintage of Moët.

The Ferrari Portofino was also unveiled during the evening, followed by dancing into the night to music by DJ Madrid and a special performance by electronic violinist Edith Yokley. ferrarilakeforest.com

John Conatser, Chris Decancq

Bob Kinnucan, Philippe Hans

Rick Mancuso, Matteo Torre

Elizabeth Scott, Jill Stanulis

Craig & Justyna Dellavalle Janie Hollingsworth, Shayna Mancuso, Gail Mancuso

PHOTOGRAPHY BY C. SAVILLE PHOTOGRAPHY

Glencoe Under the Stars: Waikiki

The Board of Directors of Family Service of Glencoe (FSG), led by event chair Jennifer Stone and auction co-chairs Sheri Styles and Erica Conlon, hosted a Polynesian-inspired Glencoe Under the Stars: Waikiki benefit raising more than $140,000. More than 220 guests gathered in support of FSG’s commitment to serve all who live or work in Glencoe struggling with anxiety, depression, addiction, bullying, and other emotional and psychological challenges. Guests mingled amongst more than 100 live and silent auction items. The benefit program included remarks from Executive Director William Hansen, FSG Board President Nicole Wineman, and her husband Ben Wineman. familyserviceofglencoe.org PHOTOGRAPHY

Nicole & Ben Wineman

Jeremy & Amy Edelson

Carrie & Seth Rose

Karen & Michael Mason

Emily Mysel

Scott Gendell Founder and CEO

LEADERS IN DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, MANAGEMENT AND BROKERAGE SINCE 1985.

FOR ALL YOUR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE NEEDS, THE NAME TO TRUST IS TERRACO.

PUBLISHER’S PROFILE

BUILDING HISTORY

WORDS BY ALICE YORK PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBIN SUBAR

“Early on in my career, I remember driving through the brick-lined streets in Wilmette, Kenilworth, and Winnetka, thinking what a great area this was to work in. Even back then, living in Chicago, I aspired to be established on the North Shore,” shares Jacob Goldberg, President, Goldberg General Contracting, Inc. (GGC).

Now celebrating the company’s 30th anniversary, Goldberg, the son of an architect father and interior designer mother, formed GGC right out of college: “Looking back after three decades, we’ve been fortunate to work on such an extensive array of projects on the North Shore, from Evanston to Highland Park. We’ve come a long way.”

Goldberg and his wife, artist Christina Body, landed in Wilmette from Lakeview with their children nearly 10 years ago. “One of my first clients lives across the street. It makes things really feel like they’ve come full circle.”

But it is more than longevity that sets GGC apart. It’s the company’s ability to tackle historic preservation, custom renovation, and new construction with confidence. “We are proud to have worked on significant structures by architectural greats like Frank Lloyd Wright, John Wellborn Root, and Howard Van Doren Shaw, helping to preserve the legacy of Chicago and its surrounding villages.”

One standout project includes Louis Sullivan’s last commission, Krause Music Store, built in 1922. GGC tackled a painstaking restoration of the building’s terracotta façade and a renovation of the building, winning a Richard H. Driehaus Preservation Award for their efforts. “As a kid, my dad would take me to Davis Theatre across the street, always commenting how beautiful the music store was. Much later, I would point it out to my wife when we were living in the city and first dating. Both personally and professionally, this was a meaningful experience.”

At the same time, GGC has been honored with many AIA

awards for building cutting-edge, modern homes. A current example is the lakefront home on Michigan Avenue in Wilmette that Goldberg’s team is constructing. An exceptional build in terms of size, scale, and design, this authentic Prairie style home—complete with intricate millwork, oak light coves, and signature horizontal layers—is sure to be spectacular. “It’s a great project to cap off our anniversary year—a culmination of our company’s experience and my career.”

Another GGC signature is their process. “What stands out about our firm is the total dedication to the craft of building and the interest in achieving a high level of execution of success. We want the client and architect to enjoy the process—it’s not just about getting to the finish line. We want them to feel they were supported throughout the project—we want them to be thrilled with the process and want to do it again.”

The GGC team is introduced to most projects through the architect at the early stages of design development: “We give the team feedback, making sure the design aligns with the clients’ goals and budget. Working through the methodology, we help flesh out the concepts, make sure the vision can be accomplished, and keep everything going in the right direction.”

“Because of our understanding of architecture, we bring a reference to the project, an understanding of design intent due to our experience. We bring experience and familiarity needed to help them execute their vision.”

Goldberg adds, “Unlike a lot of other companies we compete with, we’ve maintained the way we operate, self-performing the majority of carpentry and tile work for over 30 years. Our people have been with us for so long, they know our standards and processes. This is how we maintain the quality and schedule we’ve become known for. This distinguishes us from our competitors: delivering high standards at a reasonable cost.”

For more information, visit ggcinc.net.

Where preservation meets modern design, Goldberg General Contracting, Inc. has been maintaining Chicago’s reputation for quality construction and high style for 30 years.

Jacob Goldberg standing infront of a recent project

COMMUNITY COVERAGE

WORDS BY ALICE YORK PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBIN SUBAR

For the past 80 years, and spanning three generations, the family-owned Viti Companies has been helping individuals, families, and businesses across the North Shore navigate the often-intimidating fields of insurance and finance.

Founded by Guy Viti Sr. in 1938, the company was soon joined by his son Gabriel, who came on after graduating from college. Business boomed, more than tripling, and has not stopped growing since, now including a Chicago office and a roster of out-of-state clients. Gabriel credits their initial, and continued, success to his father’s connections to the community and the family’s tireless involvement to this day.

This includes daughters Anna Maria Viti-Welch and Ester Viti, who now lead the company, which is organized into two branches: Guy Viti Insurance, dedicated to personal and commercial insurance needs, and Viti Financial, which includes employee and executive benefits, business succession planning, individual benefits, IRAs, and more.

Anna Maria, President of The Viti Companies, brings her background in education to the forefront in her approach: “We’re consultants—we want to educate you, not just take your order. We know insurance is hard to understand, so we’re here to take the mystery out of it.”

“There are numerous insurance options in the marketplace. However, what truly distinguishes us from the pack is our approach: to really listen and speak to our clients about what they need and identify what they’re looking for. We give options and allow them to decide, no pressure.”

She adds, “A lot of things change, and business owners are busy—we take the burden off of our clients to keep up by calling them throughout the year to check in.”

In her current role, she continues to lead and teach in her work

PROFILE

with the startup world, for which Viti has a dedicated division: “We can advise and grow with them,” she explains.

Ester, Vice President of Viti Financial, arrived at the company after 14 years working with Nike, spearheading Viti’s financial division. “Our goal is to be a one-stop shop,” she says. “We can help people from when they are young through retirement, from companies with two employees to 500—we don’t differentiate service by volume of a company.”

“When you’re full-service,” Ester continues, “you want to make sure you’re covering the entire spectrum for your clients; protecting them. Our goal is to take care of everyone’s needs.”

This emphasis on care extends not just to clients but into the community, carrying on their grandfather’s and father’s legacy. Anna Maria was the first female member of the First Bank of Highland Park’s Board of Directors, also counting Fill a Heart 4 Kids, WPO Chicago, 1871, and many other non-for-profit and networking organizations among her engagements. Ester has followed in her father’s footsteps at the Highwood Chamber of Commerce, where she is an active board member and is also a member of the Allendale Shelter Club.

From charitable work to impeccable customer service, Viti Companies is ready with whatever support is needed. With fall just around the corner and individual health enrollment on November 1, they suggest making sure your policies are up to date. Viti provides a complimentary review of your plans, and should you need a change or upgrade, they represent many insurance companies and can help you shop around.

In other words, as Anna Maria says, “We help you make sure you’re ahead of the game.”

For more information, visit viticompanies.com.

Celebrating 80 years serving the community, Highwood’s Viti Companies has been providing peace of mind since 1938.

Anna Maria Viti-Welch, Gabriel Viti, and Ester Viti

PUBLISHER’S PROFILE

NORTH SHORE PRIDE

@Properties Cory Albiani finds solitude both at home and at his workplace.

WORDS BY TRICIA DESPRES

PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBIN SUBAR

There is a pride that comes with living on the North Shore, and for @Properties realtor Cory Albiani, it’s a pride that he has held close to his heart for his entire life.

“I can hear the Ravinia concerts from my backyard patio,” he says. “Last night, I listened to Roger Daltrey and the music of The Who. It’s just another reason why I love this neighborhood so much.”

Indeed, as a resident within the very same community in which he works, Albiani knows first-hand just why so many sellers find this particular area of the Chicago suburbs so irresistible. From Ravinia Festival to Chicago Botanic Garden to the top-notch schools in which his kids attend, Albiani says the area is very desirable.

“It’s a beautiful place to live filled with established neighborhoods and people that love a good neighborhood get-together,” explains Albiani, who has been married to wife Simona for the past 15 years raising two boys Davide (13) and Leonardo (10). “There is a sense of community here that you don’t find everywhere and a friendly spirit that never gets old. The proximity to the lake and the amazing schools are always the main draws, especially now for young families migrating from the city.”

A top producer for @Properties and a lifetime resident of the North Shore, Albiani specializes in not only getting the top dollar for his sellers but getting the best value for the buyers which he works with. It’s something he has focused on since first getting into the real estate field.

“I actually followed in the footsteps of my mother Coral, as she has been in the real estate business for over 30 years,” remarks Albiani, who worked at Fortune 500 companies such as Hershey Foods and Rand McNally before going into real estate. “She has served as a mentor to me for a long time.”

His concierge-style approach of everything from successful pricing analysis to tailored marketing plans all give his clients quite the advantage in what can be a crowded and often confusing real estate field. Albiani’s listings also are known to be on the market one-third the average listing time, and he boasts a 98 percent sale price to list.

Albiani says that, as always, the North Shore continues to be a very active market that moves fast. Therefore, he advises that prospective sellers be ready when it’s time to put their home on the market.

“I think my advice to sellers would be to get your home as good as its going to get from decluttering to painting and staging,” says Albiani, who is also fluent in Spanish. “I have a whole team of stagers and handymen that can ensure that the home is ready for selling, and being ready and having the home as good as it gets will pay off in the long run.”

And yes, his career has also paid off, both professionally and personally.

“I’m proud and happy to be from here,” he concludes. “Frankly, it would be hard for me to ever leave.”

For more information, call 847-432-0700 or visit atproperties.com/ agents/cory-albiani.

Cory Albiani

WORDS BY STEVEN BLOCH, M.D.

The appearance of a woman’s breasts is often intimately tied to her sense of femininity, yet many women find themselves dissatisfied with what nature has dealt them. For some, it is their breast size, while for others, it is their position or shape. Fortunately, these issues can be addressed.

Breast surgery and enhancement is diverse and complex. Results can vary, and no one standard fits or applies to all women. Small breasts can be enhanced or augmented. Large breasts can be reduced, sagging breasts can be lifted, and sometimes what’s required is all of the above.

One of the first questions I ask a prospective patient is “What is your fantasy?” It should be their fantasy, as it is their body and their decision. My role is to assess whether their fantasy is realistic and to inform them of what the risks and limitations may be. Breast augmentation involves multiple choices. Size is obviously important, but patients should realize that there are limitations based on their anatomy, such as chest width and size of their existing breast tissue. Fortunately, many sizes and shapes of implants are available to choose from. Placement is important, as it can be subglandular or submuscular. My personal preference in most cases is submuscular because they tend to stay softer with less scar tissue and have a more natural look. There is also less wrinkling in the long-term. The additional discomfort with this approach can be mitigated with the use of a pain pump. The approach can either be periareola, inframammary, or axillary. The decision as to which approach depends on the type of implants and size, as well as the patient’s individual anatomy.

Most patients’ breasts are not even to begin with. Usually this is not significant, but if it is, then adjustments in implant size need to be taken into account, as well as placement. We will be starting a clinical trial with a new implant that has the ability to be modified once it is inserted by injecting saline into the gel to increase the size and adjust for any asymmetries. Candidates will be limited to the first 10 patients.

Breast reductions usually involve repositioning the nipple areola complex, reducing the excess breast tissue, and removing the excess skin. Obviously, the scarring involved is more extensive but usually very acceptable. Insurance will often pay for this for non-cosmetic reasons. Sagging breasts can often be corrected with an implant alone. The critical factor is the position of the nipple areola complex. If it is truly too low, then it will have to be repositioned with an incision around the nipple and down the breast and sometimes underneath as well. Often, an implant is also inserted for additional improvement and to maintain superior fullness.

As one can see, the options are varied. I often find it helpful during the consultation if a patient brings in a photograph. This saves time and helps ensure that we’re both on the same wavelength.

For additional information, visit bodybybloch.com or Dr. Bloch can be reached at his Highland Park office at 847-432-0840.

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