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T

he "Chicago Design Show"
makes its debut this year at
the Merchandise Mart
with a panorama of con-
temporary furnishings.
"There has been a renaissance of
traditionalism, and that has bothered
modernists like myself," said Stanley
Friedman, design director of Brueton
Industries Inc. and an advisory coun-
cil member instrumental in develop-
ing the high-power event.
"This show will exhibit the con-
tinued evolution of modern design.
The past recession lasted too long,
and with the millennium just around
the corner, we have a lot of catching
up to do."
Major international designers and
manufacturers of furniture and acces-
sories will be represented.
Interior designers, architects, retail
buyers, collectors and consumers can
view elaborate displays and explore
the world of contemporary furnish-
ings through a series of seminars:

Holly Hunt: Sofa ("Chicago Design Show').

Three days for art lovers at three
Chicago exhibitions.

SUZANNE CHESSLER
Special to the Jewish News

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hicago is about to put out
the welcome mat for today's
artisans and their fans.
Three exhibitions — the
"Chicago Design Show," "SOFA"
(The Fourth Annual International
Exposition of Sculpture, Objects &
Functional Art) and "Adam Siegel:
Works on Words" — offer contempo-
rary looks and outlooks.
A quick four- to five-hour drive to
the Windy City and a determination
to make the most of available time
give Detroiters an opportunity to
spend Oct. 17-19 discovering trends
and meeting trend setters.

Suzanne Chessler is a Farmington

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John Makepeace: Millennium English
holly chair, ("Chicago Design Show').

• British furniture maker and edu-
cator John Makepeace will present
the keynote address and introduce a
special exhibit at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 17.
• Stanley Abercrombie,
director/vice president of Interior
Design magazine, explains what it
means to be a design master at 2:30
p.m. Oct. 17.
• Terence Riley of the Museum of
Modern Art (MoMA) in New York
will be joined by Jack Lenor Larsen
and Vladimir Kagan to discuss the
history of the original "Good
Design" show produced by MoMA
and the Mart at 4 p.m. Oct. 17.
• The Italian Trade Commission
explores trends in Italy at 9:30 a.m.
Oct. 18.
• Vessels in the craft world are dis-
cussed by writer/curator William
Warmus at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 18.
• European approaches are the
subject at 4 p.m. Oct. 18.
• The legacy of architect Ludwig
Mies van der Rohe is the topic at
10:30 a.m. Oct. 19.
• Edie Cohen, senior editor of
Interior Design magazine, moderates
a panel discussion titled "East Meets
West: California Contemporary" at
1:30 p.m. Oct. 19.
• A panel defines contemporary at
3 p.m. Oct. 19.

Museum-quality exhibits include
"100 Giants of Chair Design," a col-
lection of miniatures from the Vitra

Design Museum in Germany, and
"20/20: Spirit of Adventure," a
celebration of the 20th anniversary
of the United Kingdom Parnham -
Trust, which includes the John
Makepeace Furniture Studio;
Parnham College, a residential
school; and Hooke Park, a campus of',
prototype buildings.

Joan Livingstone: Lagena, felt, epoxy
resin (Sybaris Gallery).

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even area galleries bring
works of their favorite artists
to "SOFA" (The Fourth
Annual International
Exposition of Sculpture, Objects &
Functional Art) presented Oct. 17-
19 at the Navy Pier in Chicago.
Among the 96 exhibitors showing
glass, ceramics, fiber, wood and
metal are the Anderson Gallery,
Pontiac; Gallery:FunctionArt,
Pontiac; Habatat Galleries, Pontiac,
Boca Raton, Chicago and Aspen;
Shaw Guido Gallery, Pontiac; Sybaric/
Gallery, Royal Oak; Wetsman
Collection, Birmingham; and Yaw
Gallery, Birmingham.
"Our fair has provided places for
people to rediscover the sensual
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nature of the most innovative three-
dimensional art objects," said Mark
Lyman, president of Expressions of