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Mix of traditional and modern set to thrill at A + M Show
Lake Forest’s Diane Quon rekindles her love of the big screen BY DAVID RUTTER & ANN MARIE SCHEIDLER THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND
In 1996, Diane Quon was vice president of marketing at Paramount Pictures. Hollywood had been her life for 17 years — starting with four years at NBC after getting her master’s degree at the University of Southern California. But after experiencing health scares, she decided to choose a new direction. “It was time to make a change,” she says. She was a Chicago kid at heart, so when her husband, David, received a job opportunity in Chicago, she moved back to her hometown with David and their four children. They settled in Lake Forest, where she focused on raising her children. But like all choices in life, the shift was complicated. She may have left Hollywood, but her love for film never quite left her. Now she’s back — pursuing her dream. In the last three years, Quon has been producing documentary films under the creative umbrella of the Chicago documentary collective, Kartemquin Films, known for its awardwinning social justice films. “If you’re going to spend years working on a
Antiques + Modernism Show co-chairs Cindy Monnig, of Winnetka, and Annie Challenger, of Northfield. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER BY LIBBY ELLIOTT THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND
Gone are the days when a living room would be furnished with floor-to-ceiling
antiques, or a dining room outfitted with a matching suite of china cabinet, table and chairs. Today’s most inspiring interiors blend traditional and modern pieces, curated and layered to create a classic, timeless style.
Nowhere on the North Shore is this artful marriage of new and old more beautifully showcased than it is at Winnetka’s annual Antiques + Modernism Show, scheduled for Continued on PG 10
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