I spent this past Saturday with an itinerary in hand of lighting design retailers to visit in Chicago. What I intended to accomplish was seeing the designs up close, getting to touch it, see it lit-up, material/color selection, canopy design, available sizes, in all…the details that aren’t always available on a website.
I had already deviated from the itinerary as I went into the first store: Mobili Mobel
They featured a few pendants from Luce Plan. The sales associate went into detail about changing the lamp color by the use of filters and the easy accessibility by the slide of the arms in the Agave pendant.
Back to the list, Lightology, the Mecca of lighting stores. If there was any modern/contemporary light you wanted to see in person, this is your go to store (except for Tom Dixon and newer designers like Roll & Hill…what?!!?) Regardless, the showroom was filled with beautiful lights!!
Oh Luminare!!! The best experience out of the entire day. Three showroom levels in a beautiful loft building. Their intention is not to display every single product in a mass array but rather expose only a portion of the collection that’s available. The showroom manager was polite and knowledgeable about the products. It was more than just seeing an item but learning in depth about the designer and how they arrived at the product. She sent me packing with a bag full of booklets that took me back to the days of being at trade shows.
Bocci 14 Series Pendant by Omer Arbel
Revolution Glassware by Felicia Ferrone
XXL Dome by Ingo Maurer
Another store off the itinerary was Orange Skin. A showroom of only European designers. I had to go in…just to see the beautiful Tom Dixon pieces up close.
Ok, onto DWR (Ohio St showroom)…an absolute favorite of mine. Not only was there every classic piece of mid-century modern home décor & furniture but also newbie’s in the industry.
I ended the trip with Room & Board. All items are made in the U.S. from natural materials. The only thing was by the time I got there I had already seen everything they carried from the previous stores. 
All-in-all a successful trip and an enjoyable way to spend the gorgeous day in Chicago!!
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