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WELL DONE, BALLYHOO

IT’S A MONDAY or a Tuesday in Lake Forest. Casually dressed diners enter Sophia Steak on Laurel Avenue at night, glance at the surroundings, and are immediately struck by the warmth of the place. The employees’ smiles—here and there and everywhere— make it feel even toastier. Orders are placed. A conversation commences. The steakhouse vibe

MEET THE DESIGNER, MAKER

Not everything needs a function, artist, designer, and educator Norman Teague often tells his students at the University of Illinois Chicago. It just needs to be beautiful; that could then be its function. Yet, Teague’s art and custom furniture are often a combination of the two. “My motivation comes from reflections that I have on

NATURE’S CHILD

Barrington native Lisa Solberg doesn’t do pretty. When she paints a canvas or creates an assemblage, the results can be complex. But she wouldn’t have it any other way. “I always see my work as a sort of natural explosion,” says the artist. “Sometimes the work has the energy of the explosion and sometimes it

LONG JOURNEY HOME

EVERY GOOD LOVE story has an element of destiny, that invisible force that drives us down a path we often don’t understand until we’re at the final destination. For Lake Forest design executive Jennifer McGregor, that’s the only way to describe the tale of how she found herself buying and restoring a historic horse barn

SEEING STARS

HAVE YOU BEEN TO The Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles lately? If not, add it to your bucket list for holiday travel or an escape to warmer climes in early 2023. The iconic Century City hotel recently reopened after a $2.5 billion renovation and it’s incredible. Between its star-studded glamourous history paired with luxe

Meet Lydia Kutko

At 40, already a hyphenate, mother-art consultant-business owner, Lydia Kutko is cut out for the big time as she builds her art empire. This Madison, Wisconsin native, turned New Yorker, went to the Big Apple with an art history undergraduate degree. She jumped into a master’s program at the Fashion Institute of Technology and her

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