The Latest at SJI, SJI Features Sarah Schwuchow The Latest at SJI, SJI Features Sarah Schwuchow

RNDD Gallery Walk Vignette at Eggersmann

We had such an exciting night this past Friday at the River North Design District’s 6th Annual Fall Gallery Walk! Our vignette was featured at the eggersmann showroom and showcased the intriguing and emotional work of Bobbi Meier.

We had such an exciting night this past Friday at the River North Design District’s 6th Annual Fall Gallery Walk! Our vignette was featured at the eggersmann showroom and showcased the intriguing and emotional work of Bobbi Meier.

The walk featured 20 showrooms exhibiting designer vignettes from Chicago’s top designers, showcasing living settings highlighting artwork created by some of the brightest stars in the art world today.

We are also pleased to announce that our vignette was awarded Best Vignette Design!

Here are some highlights from our opening night on Friday!


 

Photos courtesy of @eggersmann_usa & @alcove_images

 

 

Our Concept Statement

Our vignette, featuring Bobbi Meier’s series Family Portraits, captures the emotional chaos of a family game night. This drawing room is a space to feel; intense colors, textures, and patterns meld together seamlessly to create an atmosphere of excitement and energy that is on the verge of spilling over into madness. 


Family Portraits is a series of objects spilling from frames and cast in porcelain. Bobbi Meier writes that “the frame becomes a device to bring tidiness to a messy situation. It simultaneously attempts to entrap and protect an object, which cannot be contained: underlying emotional chaos.” This vignette is a playful take on Meier’s work, inviting you to indulge in an evening of lively gameplay; let loose, have a cocktail, and spill the emotions that emerge during a competitive family game night.

 
 
 

Meet the artist, Bobbi Meier of salonlb.

 

“Producing work that is sensuous, slightly frightening, and grotesquely humorous has become a means to engage discomfort and anger with situations that cannot be changed.”

Bobbi Meier is a Chicago-based visual artist. She works in various mediums such as sculpture, collage, drawing, photography, and most recently, performance. Her work is realized through provocative use of materials such as pantyhose, spandex, porcelain, and found home furnishings, embedding themes of emotional history, struggle, and loss in its making. (salonlb.com)

 
 

Bobbi is a resident artist of salonlb. Her Family Portrait series pieces featured in our vignette are available for purchase here.

 

 

Surrender Your Senses

This was truly an evening of the senses!


Sight

Beautiful eye-catching colors, designs, and intriguing art pieces were everywhere.

Taste
A signature cocktail, the Scarlet Gimlet, savory h'orderves, and decadent desserts were indulged in throughout the evening.

Touch
The eggersmann team prepared an interactive coral sponge artwork for guests to add their own colors, texture, and interpretation. The pieces were then raffled off in a social media hashtag challenge!

Smell
While guests explored the exhibit, we invited them to smell three very different scents of Zest, Smoked Woods, & Meadow.

Sound
A carefully designed playlist surrounded the studio space with a mix of upbeat tempos and contemporary hits.

 

Missed us last Friday? There’s still time to see our vignette!

The Fall Gallery Walk vignettes will be up in each showroom through October 11.

Make sure you stop by eggersmann at 300 W Hubbard St 4th floor and take a look!

 
 

We could not have had such a successful opening night without the help of many hard working individuals! We owe a huge “thank you” to all our contributors!

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The Latest at SJI, SJI Features Sarah Schwuchow The Latest at SJI, SJI Features Sarah Schwuchow

A Night of Color at Artists Frame Service: Our RNDD Gallery Walk Vignette

We had such an exciting night this past Friday at the River North Design District’s 5th Annual Fall Gallery Walk! Our vignette was featured at Artists Frame Service and showcased the ethereal art of gallery 1871’s Cat Tesla. We captured our true colors with aura photographer Revealing Soul, were captivated by color-changing cocktails, and enjoyed fabulous company and great conversation.

We had such an exciting night this past Friday at the River North Design District’s 5th Annual Fall Gallery Walk! Our vignette was featured at Artists Frame Service and showcased the ethereal art of gallery 1871’s Cat Tesla. We captured our true colors with aura photographer Revealing Soul, were captivated by color-changing cocktails, and enjoyed fabulous company and great conversation.

The walk featured 33 showrooms exhibiting designer vignettes from Chicago’s top designers, showcasing living settings highlighting artwork created by some of the brightest stars in the art world today.

Here are some highlights from our opening night on Friday!


 
 

Our Color Changing Cocktail - The Chroma!

These were so fun to watch and they were also super delicious!

 
 

Meet the artist, Cat Tesla of gallery 1871

“My work includes both ethereal landscapes and abstract designs. The subjects I choose to paint are organic, either originating from Mother Nature, or inspired by her. I love building layers using painting and drawing, scraping back, then adding more, pooling juicy paint, and pouring glossy translucent glazes over the surface. My artwork provides the viewer with a bold graphic element from a distance, but up close they're rewarded with rich organic details and texture.”

Cat Tesla is an international artist of 22 years. After a high-stress profession working in human genetics, Cat turned to the natural world, meditation, and yoga. She began studying art in the evenings and went on to obtain a degree in graphic design, followed by studies/residencies with Nicholas Wilton and Steve Aimone. She was “inspired to put nature to canvas - the shapes, colors, and feelings.”

Cat is a resident artist of gallery 1871 of Chicago Art Source. Her Timeless series pieces featured in our vignette are available for purchase.


Aura Photography by Revealing Soul

Aura Photography is the art of capturing an individual’s aura through photograph in a beautiful array of colors. Revealing Soul was an amazing addition to the evening, taking plenty of photographs and offering free readings!

According to my aura’s colors, I am career oriented and currently experiencing an abundance of growth; I am going through a transformation of personal balance. I’d call that a great reading!

 
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Missed us last Friday? There’s still time to see our vignette!

The Fall Gallery Walk vignettes will be up in each showroom through October 7.

Make sure you stop by Artists Frame Service on Wells street and take a look!

 
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We could not have had such a successful opening night without the help of many hard working individuals! We owe a huge “thank you” to all our contributors!

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