Tag Archives: 1930′s

AUG 7th

Steven Gambrel’s Big Gamble

September’s issue of Architectural Digest is delightful.  One of my design icons, Steven Gambrel has an ambitious project featured.  A 1930′s estate encompassing 18,000 square feet set on 26 acres would make any designer’s hair stand on end….with excitement. The … Continue reading →

SEPT 30th

Boardwalk Empire & Prohibition: Gangsters, Set Design and History

Growing up in the city of the Big Shoulders I have a fascination with all of it’s historical drama. Good or bad, Chicago is notorious for it’s share of gangsters and kings of crime. In the 1920′s and 30′s there … Continue reading →

MAY 5th

Art Deco Obsession

I remember “stumbling” onto Art Deco for the first time while researching furniture styles for a college project in the 1980′s. Art Deco was making a comeback and I thought I had discovered something really special. I wanted to shout … Continue reading →

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