i have a new friend. met her online. she is a photographer of everything i love. she found camp, and i started stalking her blog and website. it’s lovely! recently, i found a cute post she did on the book (she styled and propped it, which i love:) a bit about janis: Pinecone Camp vancouver, bc, Canada Hello, and welcome to Pinecone Camp! I’m an interiors and lifestyle photographer and married to a fantastic Australian. I love mid-century design, travel, a little baking, some DIY, and photography and I cover them all in my weekly blog. Hope you find…
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it was one of the most challenging projects ever…. Design a bar, lounge, reception, swag sales, coffee bar, and new entryway for the Garage Theatre at Steppenwolf on Halsted. The trick was that their budget was so tiny that it had to be done largely via Found Free & Flea. My partner in crime and I WILLIAM GOLDEN hit every yardsale, flea market, junkshop in 6 counties. Here is a sneak peek video of the behind-the-scenes process….check back for the full before and after gallery. Project management: the incredibly supportive and tolerant LORIN MCDONALDWoodWall installation: the enormously talented Steven Teichelman…
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365 chicago bloggers are invited to post a story about a day in the life in the windy city. mine posted yesterday….. the rules are simple: write about your observations of chicago on your assigned day. add a picture you shot. and keep it clean. i wrote mine over a cup of coffee on the way in this morning… – about the kingsbury scrapyard. check them all out here It’s an october Tuesday, 7:57 am, and the 2 ton claw is hovering uncomfortably close to my windshield (even 20 yards is precariously close when the claw is clamped down on a…
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years ago, the Chicago Tribune did a story on Camp Wandawega, and soon after, folks starting coming out of the woodwork to tell us stories of visits to our little camp in their youth… one such gentleman came to visit and came bearing some old super 8 film- check it out here another family brought us stacks of old photographs… their grandparents took over the place in the 40’s, then their parents owned it in the 50’s… before it was finally sold to the catholic church (the latvia marion fathers)- who turned it into the summercamp that david attended. here…
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this weekend at wanda was a fall story shoot- (where they were capturing some film as well) so i had to throw together some behind the scenes takes to remember this PERFECT FALL DAY. — and because its charlie’s first birthday this weekend and it breaks my heart to see how big she has grown so fast. — and because every time i see her in this garden gnome hat it also breaks my heart. — and because i am so freaking greatful to be able to be here at wanda when the leaves are perfect and everybody is healthy…
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we were SO excited to host the lovely LAYLA and her adorable mom last week at camp! i was so 🙂 to see the sweetest blog post she just put up, had to share it: http://theletteredcottage.net/camping-in-wisconsin/ check them out here– i love ALL her posts!
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SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW. “an uber-creative crowd – writers, artists, photographers, designers and advertising industry colleagues celebrated the release…” “guests mingled among yesteryear treasures as they sipped mixologist William Golden’s summer punches…” thank you, Amalie Drury for a great story! thank you, T Harrison Hillman for great shots! thanks you, Angela finney hoffman for a hosting it at Post27store! thank you, william golden and William Sherman for your party planning mad skills!
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read the whole apartment therapy story here Apartment Therapy Survey: My Style: Cabin chic. Inspiration: The spirit of creative collaboration. It was an ‘art camp’ project with my friend Angela Finney Hoffman. Favorite Element: The swing that my late father hung on the limb that still extends out the window. Biggest Challenge: Working around a tree that had died, saving as much of it as possible, and incorporating it into the design. (I attribute all of the vision to my friends and builders, Shaun Owens Agase, Tyler Peterson, Bladon Conner and Steven Teichelman plus friends.) What Friends Say: It is…
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the amazing BOB COSCARELLI came to camp last weekend and shot a series for my CHAIRS FOR CHARITY entry. without giving the chair away (its a surprise!) here are some behind-the-scenes of us playing around in the leaves shooting. (all but the tabletop shot, which was my inspiration collage at home while designing the chair- and this top shot of BOB on site was shot by our new friend SAMER)
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