Chloe Mendel, the talented daughter of fashion designer Gilles Mendel,  co-founded luxury faux fur coat label Maison Atia alongside Gustave Maisonrouge. Now, she’s helping to save coats of a different kind. The fashion house’s #BuyACoatSaveAPuppy campaign is working in tandem with PAWS ... More

Ørkenoy Chicago is welcoming a number of buzzy new breweries and eateries this season. Ørkenoy recently opened its doors in the Humboldt Park neighborhood under the leadership of co-founders Jonny Ifergan and chef Ryan Sanders. The team enlisted Chicago-based Range Design & Architecture ... More

After opening 30 restaurants in the last 27 years, James Beard award-winning restaurateur Kevin Boehm (along with partners Robb Leone and Joseph Fisher) has launched his most challenging concept to date: BIÂN, a posh integrative wellness club. Expect state-of-the-art equipment; extensive fitness, yoga and pilates ... More

Sartorial superstar Janet Mandell’s new River North showroom boasts a luxe inventory of over 3,000 items of clothing and accessories, with many of the unique pieces coming from her personal archive. The entrepreneur and stylist recently expanded from a flagship Chicago showroom to an additional permanent ... More

Interior Define, one of Chicago’s leading custom furniture companies, recently introduced a new readymade carpet collection that features a carefully curated selection of colors, textures and patterns designed to elevate any space, as well as to complement the brand’s custom sofas, sectionals, chairs, sleepers and ottomans. ... More

This winter, the Museum of Contemporary Art presents “Mika Rottenberg: Easypieces,” a solo exhibition of the Argentine-Israeli video artist Mika Rottenberg. The artist’s immersive installations use satire to explore issues of the material word and environmental and commercial concerns. Her kinetic sculptures that transform and ... More

Desiree Rogers, the former CEO of Johnson Publishing which owned Fashion Fair Cosmetics for women of color, has just announced her next move as co-owner and CEO of the Black Opal beauty brand. After initially approaching the owners two years ago, Rogers (who also served as ... More

The “Andy Warhol: Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again” retrospective will arrive at the Art Institute of Chicago from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA). Warhol authority and former senior curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art Donna De Salvo ... More

An award-winning architect, housewares designer, and professor, Felicia Ferrone is the definition of a jack-of-all-trades. Born and raised in Chicago, she graduated from Miami University, Ohio, and then moved to Milan, where she worked under some of the city’s most prominent design luminaries, including Antonio ... More

"What Came After: Figurative Painting in Chicago 1978-'98" September 14 - January 12 Organized by internationally renowned local artist Phyllis Bramson, the collection will feature pivotal works of the Chicago Imagists movement. Bramson says of the exhibition, “Many have struggled with understanding and ... More