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DESIGN BUREAU
Jan/Feb 2014
CONTENTS Issue 25 COVER FEATURE
ON THE COVER Photography: Chris Force Photo assistant: Sheila Barabad, sheilabarabad.com Model: Whitney T for Factor Women Stylist: Brandy Kraft Hair/Makeup: Kat Dejesus for Factor Artists On the Model: Lingerie by Agent Provacateur, available at agentprovacateur.com; earrings by Ralph Lauren, courtesy of Bloomingdale’s; robe by Oscar de la Renta, courtesy of Bloomingdale’s Location: Susan Fredman residence in Chicago, susanfredman.com ----A one-year subscription to Design Bureau is US $24 (international $48). Visit our website at wearedesignbureau.com or send a check or money order to: Design Bureau 900 North Franklin Street Suite 300 Chicago, IL 60610 (T) 312.386.7932 (F) 312.276.8085 info@alarmpress.com
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KITCHENS & BATHS:
Light, Dark & Wild /p60
DB helps you get the look for this assortment of luminous, onyxtoned, and eccentric kitchens and baths in our annual roundup
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DESIGN THINKING
PLUS
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06 CONTRIBUTORS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06 FOR THE RECORD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 DB RECOMMENDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 IMAGE, STYLE & DESIGN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 BUREAU OF ERGONOMICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 RESTAURANT ROUNDUP:
ARCHITECTS & ARTISANS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
RBDA Winners /p45
BEST NEW ALBUMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 FOR HIRE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Cover outtake by Chris Force. Apero restaurant photo by Amy Murrell. Cover-outtake credits: coat by Karen Millen; earrings by Ralph Lauren; bag by Michael Kors; all courtesy of Bloomingdale’s.
© 2013 Design Bureau. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is strictly prohibited. DESIGN BUREAU is a trademark of Design Bureau. CORRECTIONS, NOV/DEC 2013 In our “Back to the Future” feature, design and supervised construction of the Banks Street residence should have been credited to StrasserRagni, a two-person firm consisting of Scott Strasser and Erick Ragni. In our “Watch Men” roundup, the credits for the Skagen and Uniform Wares watches were switched.We regret the errors. CORRECTION, AUGUST 2013 In our “Mall Makeover” story, GH+A director of retail development Debbie Kalisky’s name was misspelled. We regret the error.