the cover: Shaw Contract’s Cult Classics flooring collection—including Grid Line in Iconic—was inspired by the 1960s and ’70s. Muted, nostalgia-tinged graphics and textures appear across broadloom, carpet tile, and rugs as well as coordinating LVT and porcelain tiles. Check it out in space 1014.
Whether you’re looking to lounge or play, DesignScene by Sandow has you covered. For the h year in a row, 3form chief creative o cer and LightArt founder Ryan Smith teamed with Interior Design editor in chief Cindy Allen to devise an immersive installation on oor 11. Take design into your own hands with LightArt’s linkable translucent disks (in Interior Design signature red and orange hues, natch), composing forms to your heart’s content—they’re wonderfully interactive and un-putdownable. Mannington Commercial’s ooring sets the rhythm underfoot with groovy motifs that echo the kaleidoscopic disks, while above, Turf Design’s eye-catching ba es keep the acoustics—and the mood—beautifully tuned. Metropolis’s Sustainability Lab is right next door (accessible via a Turf-clad portal), and DesignMilk’s zen meditation lounge o ers the perfect retreat for those in need of a sensory break or cup of tea. Surrounding brand stories from 3form, Andreu World, Arktura, BEHR, Camira, Carnegie + Kirei, and Momentum likewise prove that design is at its best when it moves—and moves you! Big thanks to all our sponsors for bringing this vision to reality. space 1112
Everyone’s raving about this gallery meets experiential retail space on the rst oor! Fresh, o eat seating, lighting, and sculptures that push the very boundaries of contract furniture animate the Mart’s south lobby courtesy of Haworth DesignLab and Sixtysix magazine’s Paved States. This morning at 10AM, in suite 121, curator Patricia Urquiola chats with a number of the exhibiting designers and studios—including Ceren Arslan, Kiki Goti, Stefano Giacomello, Hank Beyer and Alex Sizemore, The CULT, and Zac Benloulou—delving deep into their artistic process. Don’t miss it! Later, at 12PM in the same suite, Noel Mercado hosts a leather workshop at which attendees can hand-stitch and -stamp a wallet or cardholder. Then at 2PM, the founders of Nerine lead a oral class where attendees get to make their own arrangement to take home in a silver vessel. space 121
and utterly
Turf neon-lit space the 10th conceived more disco than standard showeven boasts the line to in! DJ sessions from 9AM to 5PM dovetail with curated the latest
many new hues. The bold sound- and are a term: We’re
What’s the hottest ticket around? Moody, atmospheric, and utterly immersive, Turf Design’s neon-lit space on the 10th oor, conceived by CannonDesign, is more zeitgeisty disco nightclub than standard showroom. It even boasts the club-esque line to get in! DJ sessions from 9AM to 5PM dovetail with curated vignettes featuring the company’s latest acoustic products, many in new hues. The bold sound- and color-scapes are
the a-list
STACKABL: FORM 58, SPACE 7-1030
LUXXBOX: FRAMES, SPACE 7-1005
MOMENTUM: MURATTO, SPACE 323 GREEN HIDES: STARDUST, SPACE 1062
HAWORTH: SOSU, SPACE 312
when: 10AM who: Okamura and Foster + Partners Industrial Design what: Designer talk: Thomas Misse + new MUKU Chair where: space 1100
when: 10AM–12PM who: DARRAN what: Tink the demo dog + Central Bark where: space 3-120
when: 10AM–5PM who: ERG what: Spritz & Soda bar where: space 351
when: 11:15AM who: Interior Design + Andreu World what: Talk with Patricia Urquiola where: space 300
when: 2–4PM who: Innovations what: Behind the Design talk and coffee bar where: space 6-130
when: 2–5PM who: Concertex what: Cocktails where: space 10-103
when: 3PM who: Mizetto what: Live DJ, saxophone, and drinks where: space 3-121
when: 3–5PM who: Nevins what: Refreshments and new product introductions where: space 10-112
when: 3–5PM who: Zintra what: Happy hour where: space 394
when: 4–6PM who: Momentum x Autex what: Club Autex silent disco where: space 323
when: 5–6:30PM who: NeoCon what: Happy Together Hour where: River Park, The Mart
SPACE 10-132
HBF and HBF Textiles return to the Mart with a 10th-floor pop-up featuring “Chapters,” an exhibition narrating the brands’ growth, conceived in collaboration with New York industrial designer Henry Julier. Of note is Rhine, a modular collection by Ken Reinhard Design Associates. Its petite club chairs, crafted by hand, work well solo or can interlock via bridging tables; build out the scene further with corresponding standalone side, end, and coffee tables. Intriguingly, the static, swivel, or mobile chairs are composed of four distinct sections—back, seat, middle ring, and bottom ring—that can be individually upholstered for creative contrast. Alternatively, spec all sections in the same color and texture, as shown to great effect here.
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TwelvebyThreeB702+T710
Showroom3–100
patricia urquiola lights the way
Pantaya, a series of sconces and pendants from the Hall of Famer for Pablo Designs—on show at Haworth—combines lightweight construction, tension, and material efficiency. Tents and athletic wear informed the 3D knit-to-fit recycled-polyester mesh, stretched over an aluminum chassis. The see-through textile functions as both shade and diffuser, creating a soft glow. space 312
alain gilles takes shelter!
Inspired by the French guinguette—a traditional open-air tented tavern, typically located near a river or lake—BuzziTent Light’s suspended PET felt panels fold over a center ridge to create a softsided shelter below. The unique shape reduces mid-to-high frequency noise and improves speech clarity, while the integrated LED provides directional or diffused light. The BuzziSpace-made unit is also easy to disassemble and fully recyclable. space 10-111
tableside with markus jehs and jürgen laub
Three sizes of occasional tables by jehs+laub—all with darling spun-steel bases—nest nicely when grouped or cut a fine silhouette all on their own. Named Laken, their shape feels continuous, a sort of modern hourglass composed of opposing cones connected by the slenderest of stems. (Specify tops in wood veneer, laminate, or Fenix.) Laken is visually light but never fear: Concealed ballast within the base lowers the table’s center of gravity, providing stellar stability. Find them at Davis Furniture. space 3-115
Calma Lounge by Benjamin Hubert
SPACE 337
For Paolo Lucidi and Luca Pevere’s third collab with the manufacturer, the Milan duo hatched Softbrick, a modular lounge system. While the generous cushiness evokes a residential aesthetic, the system is endlessly reconfigurable—thus ideal for hospitality, workplace, and public environments. Poised on a crisp plinth base (available in a curated selection of powder-coats), this serpentine design can be specified with one of myriad seat shapes and with dual seat heights if desired. In addition to being supremely flexible, Softbrick is also among the most comfortable in its class. But don’t just take our word for it…see (and sit) for yourself!
Everything a pod should be, and nothing more.
Step into the new standard for American work at Space 3-124
prostoria
SPACE 381
Fresh from its debut at Salone comes a revival of long-lost work by preeminent modernist Vjenceslav Richter. The Croatian architect, a founding member of the avantgarde group EXAT 51, was renowned for shaping Zagreb’s postwar architectural landscape. Now, his unrealized prototypes, sketches, and concepts come to life for the first time, tweaked for today by Prostoria’s engineers. Among them is the slender metalframe chair VR51, Richter’s earliest recorded design, and VR61, a padded bentplywood easy chair with a rakish, tilted-back posture originally conceived for the “Italia ’61” exhibition in Turin. Find the entire Richter collection in the Mart and at Prostoria’s flagship store at 303 W. Illinois Street.
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“This project is not only about furniture,it is about reconnecting with a cultural moment,and allowing those ideas to live again today”
“TOOthePOINT is intuitive, flexible,and highly functional—exactly what the moment calls for”
SPACE 340
Get TOOthePOINT! This snug-as-a-bug work-lounge pod (licensed from Dutch brand TOOtheZOO) is compact and cute as a button. Its rounded shell incorporates a laptop-friendly table surface and nests a built-in swivel seat and an accessory hook, plus it can be specified with an optional integrated power unit, kick plate, and privacy panels. “Today’s spaces need to do more with less—less square footage, fewer barriers, and fewer assumptions about how people work,” says Casey Journigan, Arcadia’s president. “TOOthePOINT responds to that shift by offering a clearly defined place to focus or connect, without feeling rigid or overdesigned.” Test drive it on floor 3! arcadia
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Work that Feels
“Limousine
provides essential privacy for focused work without permanently compromising the architecture’s open sight lines”
darran
SPACE 3-120
Like a Limousine, this sofa moves: The backrest rises up on demand to transform a classic, residential-style seat into a high-backed cocoon. “The initial spark came when I visited a beautifully considered space overwhelmed by high-back sofas,” designer Brad Ascalon explains. “It presented an interesting spatial paradox: The overarching goal of an open office was being defeated by the very furniture meant to serve it.” Limousine is a clever rejoinder, with a design that reads elegant, not gimmicky. “It doesn’t look like it has a trick up its sleeve,” Ascalon notes. “It’s only when the lift is engaged that it transforms into a privacy tool.” By giving end users agency to control their immediate surroundings, Limousine taps into conversations around neurodiversity and inclusive design. As for its spatial benefits, it preserves sight lines to ensure that an open office remains truly open rather than visually obstructed.
SPACE 355
Lori Roop and Lauren Kidwell of Stinson Studio debut Fine Line, a textile collection that, the designers say, “explores the expressive potential of linearity, then deliberately loosens its grip.” Think grids, broken geometric forms, haphazard lines, and texture, texture, texture! There are five offerings: bold Shape Shifter, Bubblewrap, Hustle (named after the ’70s dance), and Chopsticks, as well as the solid bouclé Softquake, crafted of 100 percent postconsumer-recycled polyester and available in 11 colorways. Overall, the series is a little bit folksy, a little bit architectural. c.f. stinson
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Meet Kynd. It’s the kind of family you want to be part of. Designed with sophistication, it features a refined, contemporary silhouette that’s curved for comfort.
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Union Design expands its popular Dottilounge chair collection by launching new iterations. Among them is a fully upholstered version, in graded-in textiles or COM. “We wanted to show another side of Dotti’s personality,” Union’s Jeff Theesfeld explains. “The upholstered back offers a tailored profile while still carrying forward the soft curves and rounded forms that define the line.” Another possibility is an optional laminate surround (in white, ash, European beech, or dark chestnut) that can specified with a low profile, for an open and inviting stance, or a high one, for a bit of privacy. Check out the full collection, which includes a coordinating pouf and coffee table, on floor three!
three h
SPACE 345
Tom Fougere’s office accessories collection, Aster, was designed with portability in mind. The pieces are lightweight and mobile— some with casters—for use exactly where they’re needed. There’s a coat rack, a serving cart, and a personal butler (basically a wheeled side table), but the heart of the series is the planter, conceived as a “portable landscape” that can be wheeled into windowless conference rooms, the workplace cafeteria, etc. Evoking treetops rising from craggy peninsulas, it comes in three heights ranging from 7.5 to 19.5 inches…a pocket of workplace wilderness! All are constructed of sandblasted aluminum, rendering them rugged yet refined—and a bit chameleonic.
“Pull
a surface close,roll a cart into a boardroom,hang a coat somewhere that feels like yours.These are objects built to be touched,moved,and genuinely used”
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Cerro Chair by Justus Kolberg | Vida Table by Hanne Willmann
On display at NeoCon 3-115
AHF Products pioneered a digital design platform to unlock specifiers’ creative juices. Armstrong Flooring Kaleido Color Lab lets designers choose from more than 500 possible combinations of pattern, color, and scale to personalize their high-performance luxury vinyl tile pick. Just select a base pattern, apply an accent color, choose your format, and presto: Your selection is visualized instantly (thus speeding up decision-making!) and then made to order in the U.S. The platform is anchored by the Mixtera collection’s three biophilic patterns, which provide superior resistance to scratches, scuffs, stains, and more.
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marset
SPACE 7-2029
New intros for hospitality and workplace environments from the Spanish maker include Ringo, an enigmatic, seethrough cylinder designed and detailed to look like it was carved from a block of ice—but is, in fact, sturdy polycarbonate. Joan Gaspar conceived the fixture (in two models, two sizes, and four colors) for large, high-ceilinged spaces in need of bright light. Gambosa, meanwhile is a sculptural steel table lamp (in two sizes) by Mathias Hahn whose shade, stem, and base are differently hued, offering a cool color-blocked look. It’s serviced by a voluptuous cable that anchors whimsically—and counterintuitively— to the top rather than the bottom. Also being shown: the maker’s glowing-orb Dripping Light series, in new tones.
slalom
SPACE 10-168
You want an acoustic solution that’s bold, colorful, sustainable, and versatile—is that too much to ask? Not with Arlecchino by Swedish colorist, designer, and art director Tekla Evelina Severin, also known as Teklan. The 30-by-30 cm tiles come in two formats: a monochromatic 3D version features a thermoformed diamond relief, while the color-blocked 2D iteration in PET felt realizes that same patten through printing alone. Both are made with recycledcontent polyester and are 100 percent recyclable. This year, Teklan also broadens Slalom’s palette, introducing soothing yet complex shades. Focusing on natural pigments, the Teklan x Slalom collection invites unexpected pairings. Her advice? “I love mixing something flirty with something a little dirty—a vivid, pastel, or pale tone paired with a deep, earthy, or muted shade.”
“Color is a precise tool that tunes the mood and subtly recalibrates how we move through a space”
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patcraft
SPACE 10-160
Leveraging technology to enhance creativity is a hallmark of the Georgiabased flooring company, and the just-launched Within Walls is a prime example thereof. The collection’s patterns were inspired by watermarks on highway walls, abstract imagery the design team initially explored via monotype screenprints using a variety of substrates—paper, linen, muslin—each of which yielded unique textures and shapes. Shaw then leveraged proprietary tufting techniques to capture those effects in the medium of 18-by-36-inch carpet tiles. The series is available in four coordinating patterns, all constructed of sustainable EcoSolution Q100 yarn and EcoWorx backing.
“This collection explores the balance between quiet and noise, calm and chaos, observation and action”
håg SPACE 1085
Grannycore goes corporate with these limited-edition versions of the company’s iconic Capisco task chairs, upholstered in Norwegian åkle a traditional woven textile used to cover beds. A collaboration with Hilde Hoff Nordskar and her upcycling-focused studio, Recouture, the 12 oneof-a-kind seats—dubbed HÅG x Recouture Capisco—are rich in both color and heritage, as each region developed its own patterns and weaving techniques. “When I work with åkle, I think about the person who sat at the loom and the life it had before it reached me,” Hoff Nordskar explains. The chairs, in sustainable wool, indeed capture that sense of dialogue across decades.
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Hear the world in vivid color
Introducing Cosmos, Apricot, and Perriwinkle — part of our expanded color offering. From bold hues to warm neutrals, our new exclusive tones help designers bring character and quiet to any space.
Photograph by Kendall McCaugherty
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Zero Degrees of Distraction
Discover Calma, precisely engineered acoustic spaces that convert every minute into focused output, even in the harshest work environments.
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The Biodegradable Vinyl
“We rethought how acoustics and lighting could come together as a single, integrated design system”
kirei
SPACES 1112 AND 1120
The Lit collection marries sound absorption and illumination, mitigating spatial overcrowding by reducing the number of things hanging from the ceiling. Developed by Michael DiTullo, head of product innovation for parent company Carnegie Acoustic Solutions, in partnership with Seattle-based Resolute Lighting, the U.S.-made system builds on iconic forms from Kirei’s existing acoustic solutions line. Baffles include V, A, O, and H shapes as well as the multisegmented Hyperfly. Made from PET containing at least 60 percent postconsumer-recycled plastic, Lit is available in over 40 colors. The system is also compatible with Kirei Ink, an in-house printing technology offering botanical imagery, natural textures, and custom graphics. At SANDOW’s DesignScene and the Metropolis Sustainability Lab.
impact beyond the floor.
How do you take what you know to create something new? Inspired by classic terrazzo and guided by curiosity, we explored how material can transform what’s possible. Pushing the boundaries of design with intention, Wanderwood celebrates process over
Constructed
Wanderwood
Nature forms the foundation of the ColorBurst collection, a high-performance wallcovering and surfacing material fabricated of flax and plant resins. The product has bragging rights aplenty: It’s stain- and impact-resistant, carbon-neutral, and free of petroleum and PFAS. Suitable for interior applications beyond the wall—including cabinets and millwork in high-traffic settings—the material can be specified in custom lengths up to 25 feet. And true to its name, ColorBurst comes in myriad hues, including 40 vibrant new tones. At Metropolis Sustainability Lab.
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SPACES 1112 AND 1120
The U.K. company, a sustainable textile pioneer, introduces the Monochrome Sett II collection, made from a blend of renewable, biodegradable flax and virgin wool, materials that are spun and woven in-house—as well as inherently flameretardant without the use of chemicals. Inspired by tailoring fabrics, the series offers patterns of different scales, encompassing stripes, checks, houndstooth, basketweaves, and micro-motifs. The palette is dominated by warm neutrals, including curated caramel tones that bring both calm and sophistication. At SANDOW’s DesignScene and the Metropolis Sustainability Lab.
camira
Sorbetti 2.0 is a modular shelving system designed for modern spaces. Its open, architectural framework creates structure without visual weight—supporting both display and spatial definition.
Integrated lighting and electrification extend its role beyond display—bringing function and atmosphere into any environment.
Design it. Refine it. See it come together—on the Fortina Configurator at bnind.com.
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Take part in the best scene—where community, creativity, and your favorite brands come together to celebrate what we do best.
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Where sustainable design meets bold creativity, bringing this year’s theme–Good is Fun–to life.
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IIDA awards
gold standard
The International Interior Design Association’s annual awards program celebrates industry excellence, as this year’s crop of winners amply demonstrates. Props to the hardworking jurors, who had hard choices to make in determining the victors: Mari Balestrazzi, Airbnb’s former global director of architecture and interior design; Interior Design Hall of Fame member David Galullo, CEO and chief creative officer of RAPT; and Archiflux founder/design lead Patricia Rotondo. In yesterday’s Show Daily, we highlighted three winning projects, and here we showcase three more— plus, check out tomorrow’s digital-only issue for gala party pix. Kudos to all!
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winner Hong Kong Creative Center firm CCD/Cheng Chung Design
Sits the test of time.
Brilliant ideas tend to stick around. Like Verner Panton’s furniture designs.
As we nod to what would be his 100th birthday, we celebrate his love for innovative, joyful design. Chairs that have an ongoing dialogue with the natural rhythms of fidgety bodies. And engineered to endure school life.
Partnering with Panton, we launched the PantoSwing in 1997. A refreshing change from rigid school seating. Come see our ergo-dynamic K-college chairs that sit the test of time.
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kvadrat acoustics
The acoustics-product arm of the Danish textile giant launches a new collaboration with Foster + Partners Industrial Design at Fulton Market. Waves is a rippling, sound-dampening curtain system that slides along a flexible track to carve out hushed space (to the tune of a 12- to 15-decibel noise reduction) within open-plan environments. Depending on performance needs, the product can be specified with one or two sound-reducing inner layers; choose from seven Kvadrat textiles including Steelcut Trio 3, Remix Flow, and the justlaunched Inner Sight. A patented tape hook system controls the rhythm and alignment of the fabrics, and a newly developed rail enables silky-smooth operation in straight or curved configurations. With dimensions up to 16.4 feet tall and wide, it’s drapery as flexible architecture. 1042 W. Fulton Street
“Offering
up to 70 percent noise reduction,Waves significantly improves acoustic comfort and speech privacy in open environments”
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Grounding grays, softened black, and muted chocolate brown bring “depth without distraction” to Land/Mark, a new carpet tile collection designed with Neutral Haus. The three styles— Where We Met, Old Haunts, and Know by Heart—in 16 colorways capture the subtle character of timeworn surfaces. Textural, tonal, and quietly expressive, the collection is made from Aquafil’s ECONYL, the world’s only 100 percent regenerated and regenerable nylon, created from reclaimed materials such as fishing nets, carpet, and other postconsumer waste. Like all Bentley-made product, Land/Mark is Red List Free and devoid of PVC, PFAS, and antimicrobials— plus, it’s manufactured in the brand’s California facility, the first LEED EB-OM Gold certified carpet mill in the U.S. 220 W. Kinzie Street, suite 200
Leveraging Innovation to be More Human INTRODUCING
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“Overlay Stripe reflects Sir Paul Smith’s interest in expanding the archetypal stripe through unexpected applications of rhythm and color”
The textile giant excels at mixing tradition and innovation, bringing a fresh perspective to classic designs. Exhibit A is Maharam’s latest collaboration with longtime partner in crime Sir Paul Smith, Overlay Stripe, which layers crisscrossing lines of transparent color atop a solid ground to rhythmic effect. (The pattern reimagines a 2019 textile, Overlapping Stripe, by augmenting its scale and refreshing its palette.) Available in seven colorways, the cotton-nylon blend upholstery fabric, which incorporates 19 percent postconsumer-recycled polyester, withstands 100,000 double rubs.
1100 W. Fulton Market, floor 5
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Cognetic Technology™ designed by Aaron DeJule
steelcase
Developed by Steelcase Health, the Apprise collection is grounded in wide-ranging research into healthcare waiting areas and related experiences, drawing from literature reviews, field observations, clinician and patient interviews, and video diaries. Answering end users’ many needs, the series encompasses bleach-cleanable guest seating, lounge seating, sleepers, gliders, recliners, and tables, all designed to work together as a unified system. The residentially inspired forms and soft contours provide intuitive support and physical and emotional comfort, while a subtly recessed frame mitigates visual heaviness, helping the furniture feel approachable rather than icily institutional. A key differentiator is that the seat and back cushions can be replaced as individual components, allowing on-site serviceability. 811 W. Fulton Market
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ikonstudio
“There was a period from the 1950s to the ’90s when we created a series of buildings in the spirit of ‘total design’: everything from the structural system down to the furniture,” says Skidmore, Owings & Merrill design partner Chris Cooper. That meant a vast collection of extraordinary work was sitting in the firm’s archive—an opportunity that sparked a special SOM-specific collection for IKONstudio, a newly launched brand that reproduces iconic, architecturally designed furniture for current-day specifiers. First up is SOM79. Masterminded in 1979 for Halston’s New York offices and showroom in the Olympic Tower at 654 Fifth Avenue, the chair’s fluid chrome-plated frame is imbued with the fashion label’s heady glamour. A corresponding table has tubular legs forming Halston’s sleek “H” logo, visible through its glass top. At Teknion, 311 N. Green Street, 7th floor; and the Studio TK pop-up at Morgan’s on Fulton, 950 W. Fulton Street
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FORM THAT FUNCTIONS
Introducing Brim. See it at The HON Flagship during Fulton Market Design Days.
320 N. Sangamon, Floor 11
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allsteel
Until now, the task chair has been taskmaster, compelling users to sit in one static and “correct” position. A collaboration with ITO Design, Levra breaks free from the desktop-only model, accounting for our current varying work modes, which might include tapping at a laptop or hot desking. A patent-pending knit back with weight-activated mechanism conforms to the user’s changing posture, while intuitively moving arms (also patent pending) reduce the physical friction that results from using different devices throughout the day. All the high-tech engineering is hidden behind something more human-centric: advanced structural textiles. And because sustainability is important to Allsteel, it employed a zero-waste knitting process to boot. 345 N. Morgan Street
“Understanding that our current working model is dynamic and consistently changing,Levra offers an approach to these design realities,replacing rigid options with more flexible ways to sit” a bit of a taskmaster, users
Based on watercolor studies by Boston artist and FilzFelt cofounder Kelly Harris Smith, scanned at a whopping 1200 dpi (AKA super-high resolution!), the Color + Water collection is a sight to behold. “Translating these small, personal works into glass at an architectural scale has been a surprise and a delight,” says Harris Smith. “Much of my design work is rooted in structure and systems, so this practice is about loosening control and allowing pigment to move in less predictable ways.” Smith’s daubs and dabs are meticulously printed and tempered into large-scale glass in Skyline’s Chicago studio. Spec them for partitions, wall cladding, feature walls, and more. 1240 N. Homan Avenue
skyline glass
dining guide
Check out our short list of recommendations for power lunching, happy hours, and dinner rendezvous during NeoCon. [$] Affordable. [$$] Moderate. [$$$] Expensive
IT’S JUST A
It’s just a whiteboard, but is it?
10th Floor Showroom 1094
fresh pick!
Midoˉsuji [$$$]
Tucked away on the second oor of the Venetian Gothic–style Chicago Athletic Association, this eight-seat sushi bar reopens today. The interiors juxtapose original millwork and stained glass against contemporary Japanese touches like seaweed-green velvet stools and cherry-blossom wallcoverings. Chef Brian Lockwood, an alum of Michelin-starred Eleven Madison Park, leads a 10-course tasting menu that shi s nightly, with dishes such as chawanmushi (a savory Japanese steamed egg custard) crowned with caviar, sansho pepper duck, and hand rolls served on custom ceramic tableware by Lockwood’s longtime friend, artist Kazu Oba. 12 S. Michigan Avenue; reservations required via website/OpenTable
Adalina Prime [$$]
From the team behind Gold Coast favorite Adalina, this Fulton Market outpost blends traditional Italian cues with globally inspired ourishes, resulting in a nouveau steakhouse. The space is soaring, with a two-story wine cellar, yet cozy, thanks to gilded details and abundant greenery. Michelin-starred Top Chef alum Soo Ahn leads the standout kitchen, where his “steak, sea, and soil” ethos yields Illinois-raised Miller Ranch Wagyu alongside prime Australian and Japanese cuts, pristine seafood, and vegetarian-friendly crowd-pleasers. Nostalgic remixes like charred lion’s mane “steak,” Wagyu corn dog with honey poppy-seed Dijon, and caviartopped “Sooper” nuggets pair with a deep bottle list, dessert martinis, and imaginative cocktails. May we suggest the vodka-based Silk Over Smoke, with fresh citrus, lychee, and strawberry? 360 N. Green Street; reservations via TripleSeat/OpenTable
Atsumeru [$$]
Chef Devin Denzer, also of Schwa, melds two seafood-heavy cuisines at an intimate ne-dining room in West Town. Experience the Windy City’s sole Nordic-Japanese tasting menu in a snug upstairs space—with rich burgundy hues and gold accents—envisioned by Denzer’s wife, architectural designer Paola Denzer. The menu spans 10 to 12 courses, pairing sh with crispy pu ed rice, gingerscallion paste, and tom kha broth. An ambient jazz soundtrack suits lingering conversation and closeup kitchen theater during the three nightly seatings, which accommodate up to eight guests per slot. 933 N. Ashland Avenue; reservations via OpenTable
Buttercup [$$]
This 40-seat Northern Italian café and cocktail bar in the South Loop serves espresso, sticky to ee buns, and aky croissants by day and small bites and tipples by night—its cocktail list anchored by one of the country’s largest amaro collections. Puttanesca pizzettas, charcuterie boards, anchovy toast, and roasted pork collar with golden raisin gremolata and fennel pollen are among the evening o erings that can be paired with aperitivos like a Negroni highball or Italian doppio during happy hour. The fresh-faced and casual joint, with butter-yellow walls and Formica-style tables, is open every day from 8AM (Mondays until 2PM, Tuesdays through Thursdays until 9PM, and Fridays and Saturdays until 11PM). Fun fact: An imported Italian shaved-ice machine churns out iced co ee in the morning and iced amaro at night. 75 E. 16th Street; no reservations
Creepies [$$]
Chefs David and Anna Posey’s follow-up to Elske is a West Loop bistro with Midwestern charm and a air for the ironic. Ri ng on classic French dishes like tarte ambé, steamed mussels with fennel, and Parisian gnocchi in a Gruyère-laced sauce, alongside snacky hits such as savory brie cream pu s, there’s a must-have for everyone. Fashioned from two adjoining storefronts, the room layers a bold checkerboard oor with pine wainscoting, exposed brick, a mirrored counter, and shelves of knickknacks, while line-drawn “creepy” faces crawl across menus and dishware to give the whimsical interior a graphic jolt. 1360 W. Randolph Street; reservations via OpenTable
Crying Tiger [$$]
From Lettuce Entertain You and James Beard Award nalist Thai Dang (HaiSous), this River North spot channels Southeast Asian chic via a moody, tealand-gold room by David Collins Studio. A sharing menu leans spicy, sour, and savory, with standouts including turmeric-laced fried chicken and tableside broth poured over sizzling rice. Strong, citrusy cocktails and a thumping soundtrack help explain why prime-time reservations vanish within minutes of going live at midnight. 51 W. Hubbard Street; reservations via OpenTable
Gus’
Sip & Dip [$]
This River North spot revives the onetime Gus’ Good Food address with midcentury-in ected interiors channeling the heyday of Americana pub culture. Indulge in a selection of 30 cra cocktails and updated takes on classics like White Russians, Irish co ee, and amaretto sours conceived by Kevin Beary, all around $12—plus a rotating $6 drink of the day at happy hour. As for food, the menu is backed by tavern fare including French dip sandwiches, shrimp cocktail, and steak frites.
Named one of Bon Appetit’s Best New Bars in America, it’s walk-in only, so your best bet is to slip in right at 4PM before the Hubbard Street crowd descends. 51 W. Hubbard Street, walk-ins only
Kitty’s Cosmopolitan Club [$$]
A love letter to martini-hour glamour, this River North lounge (in the same building as Gus’ Sip & Dip) from Lettuce Entertain You and beverage director Kevin Beary has the atmosphere of a members’ club. David Collins Studio’s emerald velvet–upholstered banquettes, marble and brass accents, and more velvet for drapery set the mood, as do spirits that arrive via tableside cart or Chicago’s rst dedicated −16°F walk-in freezer, if you happen to be jonesing for extra-cold martinis in handblown Japanese and Spanish glassware. Menu highlights include Golden Kaluga caviar served with potato gaufrette and a seafood assemblage dubbed The Pearl, perfect for date night or a lingering nightcap. 51 W. Hubbard Street, lower level; reservations via OpenTable
The Hand & The Eye [$$$]
Everyone knows the Windy City for its food scene, but fewer know its legacy as a Prohibition-era mecca for magic. The Italian Renaissance–style McCormick Mansion has been reimagined by Rockwell Group and Pentagram, under entrepreneur Glen Tullman, as a four-story venue with secret passages, theaters where magicians perform, two dining rooms, six bars, and a roo op lounge. Evenings unspool as a three-hour journey in decadent Art Deco–esque surrounds. In the east supper room, elevated comfort food like chicken Vesuvio and Grasshopper (mint choc) baked Alaska is served on custom Ginori 1735 plateware, while cocktails are themed around playing card suits. 100 E. Ontario Street; reservations required via website
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Sunday’s HiP Awards, the lucky 13th installment of this annual event honoring industry people and product, was a jubillant affair. Partygoers swarmed the Mart’s south lobby for a buzzy reception—hosted at Haworth DesignLab x Paved States—before the presentation. Congratulations to all the winners, in categories ranging from hospitality seating to Lifetime of HiPness! Check out the digital-only Wednesday edition of the Show Daily (at interiordesign.net) for product coverage.
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Sarah-Bruce Wisnom at Prostoria.
Philip George with Mattone modules at JANUS et Cie
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