Category: Making Modern

It’s hard to believe that another photo shoot has come and gone! This one was especially fun. Maybe it was because we were shooting on Valentines Day, or because it was Robert’s birthday, or because our little buddy, Dignan, was a natural in front of the camera, or because Jena + Joe were amazing hosts and made us a Valentine’s/Birthday cake for lunch. Whatever the case may have been, we had our stand-up team in place and our new product prepped for the lime light. Thanks to Francois Robert, Jane Gittings Robert, Bruce Bever, Wendy Petrosky, Jena+Joe of Penelopes, plus our lovely friend, Lyra Jakabhazy, who took all these fantastic behind-the-scenes photos.

Our catalog is on press as we speak. Look for it in your mailboxes at the end of April. If you’re not on our list, sign up for one here!

On this cold, dark and wet day in Chicago we are thinking about spring in the Studio! Here is a photo from the measure graph of Rope Turquoise, Stitch Poppy, and Lush Lime. Yum!

With the release of our new catalog, scheduled to arrive at your doors any day now! we thought it would be fun to post some behind-the-scenes photos from our shoot. Though we look rather serious in these images, we had lots of laughs on set with Francois Robert, Jane Gittings Robert, Angela Finney-Hoffman, Bruce Bever, and Wendy Petrosky. Thanks for everyone’s hard work! (Photos by Lyra Jakabhazy)

Our Custom Cubed event was the perfect mix of design and craft all rolled up into one cozy night! The creators of our amazing one-of-a-kind reupholstered, revived and rejuvenated furniture were all there, answering your questions about the many layers involved in each piece, and some creative customers brought their own ideas as well for discussion. Hand made pretzels, mustard and cheese were also served, compliments of Mess Hall &Co.

Stop by the Studio+Store in the next couple weeks to view the collection before we turn it over to our winter launch!

The chairs have sold, but the sofa is still available ($2000). All pieces were refinished by Furniture Revival and upholstered Eli Wyn Upholstery.

Two original Knoll club chairs reupholstered (and looking classy) in our Sailor fabric. Still available at the Studio+Store.

One-of-a-kind custom cubes covered in our various Unison fabrics, available at the Studio+Store ($275 each).

A vintage chair attributed to Jens Risom, refinished and reupholstered in our Maritime fabric. Still available at the Studio+Store ($1200).

A gorgeous vintage chaise lounge covered in our Lush pattern. Still available at the Studio+Store ($1400).

 

Tonight is our collaborative event, Custom Cubed, featuring vintage furniture pieces restored by Unison, Eli Wynn Upholstery, and Furniture Revival. This is the first time we’ve utilized our fabrics primarily for re-upholstery. On view are restored pieces by Jens Risom, Knoll and a few other unknown 70’s designers. We also have a selection of unique cubed ottomans for sale. We worked with photographer, Debbie Carlos, to document the process and will have some of her photographs on view.

All of our fabrics are hand-printed on the East Coast on sailcloth or slub duck. These two qualities prove to be excellent for upholstery, holding up to commercial coatings like flame and stain retardant. Our fabrics have been used for commercial projects throughout the U.S. and now we’d like to offer them directly to our customers.

Our studio is located in Chicago, where we design, execute, inspect, and store our fabrics. We convert the fabric into pillows, table linens, aprons, oven mitts and more. Our sewer is in the neighborhood, thus communication about quality is face to face and on a regular basis. Our bedding? We design that here too, but it is printed and sewn in Portugal. Here are a few behind-the-scene photographs of our inspection process.

Join us next Thursday for Custom Cubed, a unique event showcasing the craft work of three local companies in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago: Unison, Eli Wyn Upholstery and Furniture Revival. Learn about each company’s process, discuss your own custom upholstery and restoration project with experts, plus view and purchase one-of-a-kind finished furniture pieces and upholstered cubes. Documentary photography by Debbie Carlos on view and available for purchase. Drinks and light refreshments will be served.

Enjoy 20% off Unison fabrics by the yard, 10% off upholstery services from Eli Wynn and 10% off restoration services from Furniture Revival. Please rsvp to events@unisonhome.com.

We all had a blast at our Kids Event, Play Date, this past Saturday. It was screen printing galore with A Muse, cupcake tasting (bubble gum, chocolate or sprinkles!) with Sweet Cakes Bakery and hours of creative play with the beautifully designed eco-friendly houses from Grow Studio. We met a bunch of our fans and hope our new customers are enjoying their bedding and custom pillows!