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We are designers seeking to inspire small changes towards a better world. Our window displays are constructed with materials that have been diverted from the waste-stream.

ESTABLISHED 2007.



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Chicago, Illinois
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March 25
THE FOLLOWING OF ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER All the way from Dresden, Germany, Ina Weise came to Chicago eager to become what became the first intern at the design collaborative The Post Family. This opportunity rapidly evolved into a self-initiated artist residency. Over the past year Ina has created a large portfolio including screenprinted and letterpressed works, small scale sculptural objects, and artist books. THE FOLLOWING OF ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER is a multiplatform site-specific installation inspired by her time spent in Chicago.  In true Post Family form, Ina collaborates with Linsey Burritt of INDO. Riffing on the idea of a dodecahedron symbolizing the 5th element or the universe, they transform the formal gallery space into a mystical world of form, textures, and light (or lack thereof), using mostly salvaged and discarded materials from the studio and around the city. Ina will also be displaying other collaborative pieces like large scale letterpress prints executed with Letterform and a projected video installation created by Gus Gavino which utilizes some of Weise’s early screenprint studies. April 16th, 20107PM - 12AM@ The Post Family1821 West HubbardChicago, Illinois

THE FOLLOWING OF ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER

All the way from Dresden, Germany, Ina Weise came to Chicago eager to become what became the first intern at the design collaborative The Post Family. This opportunity rapidly evolved into a self-initiated artist residency. Over the past year Ina has created a large portfolio including screenprinted and letterpressed works, small scale sculptural objects, and artist books. THE FOLLOWING OF ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER is a multiplatform site-specific installation inspired by her time spent in Chicago. 

In true Post Family form, Ina collaborates with Linsey Burritt of INDO. Riffing on the idea of a dodecahedron symbolizing the 5th element or the universe, they transform the formal gallery space into a mystical world of form, textures, and light (or lack thereof), using mostly salvaged and discarded materials from the studio and around the city. Ina will also be displaying other collaborative pieces like large scale letterpress prints executed with Letterform and a projected video installation created by Gus Gavino which utilizes some of Weise’s early screenprint studies.

April 16th, 2010
7PM - 12AM
@ The Post Family
1821 West Hubbard
Chicago, Illinois

March 23
Welcome to our new workplace.  We are currently considering sharing our space with other like-minded designers. If you are interested in finding out more please do send us an email with more information about who you are and what you do. 

Welcome to our new workplace. 

We are currently considering sharing our space with other like-minded designers. If you are interested in finding out more please do send us an email with more information about who you are and what you do. 

March 22
Climate Cycle Benefit | Peggy Norbert Nature Museum, Chicago, IL We added a set to our flickr of the installation for Climate Cycle. We also have a video showing it in action. Have a look-see! Also, keep your eyes pealed for this structure living in a storefront in the Wicker Park neighborhood!

Climate Cycle Benefit | Peggy Norbert Nature Museum, Chicago, IL

We added a set to our flickr of the installation for Climate Cycle. We also have a video showing it in action. Have a look-see!

Also, keep your eyes pealed for this structure living in a storefront in the Wicker Park neighborhood!

March 18

The Infamous Paint Swatch Lady Gets a New Dress.

Colori, 2243 West North Avenue, Chicago, IL 

The new outfit for Miss Colori was inspired by the dome umbrella and was constructed entirely out of paint swatches. Colori offers extra-large paint swatches that display the actual paint. We repurposed the cans from the previous window and covered them up with the Mythic label.

This Saturday David Bromstad, HGTV’s last winner of Design Star and now Mythic Paint’s spokesman is holding two free color sessions at Colori (which had a overwhelming response and seats are all sold out!). We got Miss Colori all suited up for the occasion! 

February 28
Nice little mention in Crain’s!

Nice little mention in Crain’s!

February 5
Climate Cycle is a NFP raising money to install solar panels and fund sustainability education in local public schools. TONIGHT they are having a benefit at the Chicago’s own Nature Museum, which will include delicious treats from Hannah’s Bretzel, cocktails and a silent auction. Ginger Zee will be emcee’ing the event and music by Chicago’s Funk in the Trunk. The auction list looks incredible, too. A two-day stay at a eco-lodge, farm dinner for 2, bike tune-ups, jewelry, sweater mittens and more! You can still buy tickets online or at the door. This is the most challenging project I’ve taken on and I couldn’t have done it without the help of Ina. She has gone above and beyond on this project and I’m so thankful to have her on my team. So come by tonight to support a good cause and to give our interactive installation a spin.

Climate Cycle is a NFP raising money to install solar panels and fund sustainability education in local public schools. TONIGHT they are having a benefit at the Chicago’s own Nature Museum, which will include delicious treats from Hannah’s Bretzel, cocktails and a silent auction. Ginger Zee will be emcee’ing the event and music by Chicago’s Funk in the Trunk.

The auction list looks incredible, too. A two-day stay at a eco-lodge, farm dinner for 2, bike tune-ups, jewelry, sweater mittens and more!

You can still buy tickets online or at the door.

This is the most challenging project I’ve taken on and I couldn’t have done it without the help of Ina. She has gone above and beyond on this project and I’m so thankful to have her on my team. So come by tonight to support a good cause and to give our interactive installation a spin.

January 24
Rachel Smith is a cute photographer in Chicago. She loves taking pictures of storefronts. She also loves taking pictures of OUR storefronts. We accept. Check out more of the photos she took for us at our flickr.

Rachel Smith is a cute photographer in Chicago. She loves taking pictures of storefronts. She also loves taking pictures of OUR storefronts. We accept.

Check out more of the photos she took for us at our flickr.

January 21
We were asked to be a part of something really special and we think it will be a life long friendship. Climate Cycle is a NFP raising money to install solar panels and fund sustainability education in local public schools. Last year they raised upwards of $60,000 from their inaugural bike-a-thon. On February 5th, they are having a benefit at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, which will include delicious treats from (my favorite sandwich shop!) Hannah’s Bretzel, cocktails, a silent auction, and music by NBC 5’s Ginger Zee. We are spear-heading the event design which will include a special interactive piece built out of reclaimed bike parts and a large generator. You will have to come by to find out what we have created! You can still buy tickets here. Hope to see you there!

We were asked to be a part of something really special and we think it will be a life long friendship. Climate Cycle is a NFP raising money to install solar panels and fund sustainability education in local public schools. Last year they raised upwards of $60,000 from their inaugural bike-a-thon.

On February 5th, they are having a benefit at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, which will include delicious treats from (my favorite sandwich shop!) Hannah’s Bretzel, cocktails, a silent auction, and music by NBC 5’s Ginger Zee.

We are spear-heading the event design which will include a special interactive piece built out of reclaimed bike parts and a large generator. You will have to come by to find out what we have created!

You can still buy tickets here.

Hope to see you there!

December 8
The Arctic | Post27, 1819 W Grand, Chicago, IL This window was designed to provide a chilling, Arctic and encapsulating scene.  Did you know the Arctic is staked to be ice free within the next ten years?  That is way faster than we had thought just a year ago.  This problem is super big, so how does it relate to you?  Every purchase you make is a vote with your dollar.  You can support local business or global business, you can buy plastic or glass, you can bring your to-go coffee cup or waste a disposable coffee cup a day.  All of these things matter, and we need to be conscious consumers, every day, especially during the holiday season. Post27 in concept shares the same fundamentals of smart consumerism. Everything for sale at Post27 has been refreshed, reclaimed and reintroduced to our modern world from a past life. Post27 focuses on vintage & environmentally friendly items, as well as supporting local artists (like us!)  By supporting these types of wares, they are advocating conscious consumerism and give us a wonderful choice on where to put our dollars. This window reminds us that even while we spread our holiday cheers this season; around the world, glaciers are melting, the global temperature is rising, and sea levels are rising with them. Angela and Barkley did not want a window display that screamed christmas or consumption. They wanted to capture what really is at stake right now.   The chilling truth is that the beautiful ice of the Arctic is melting away, the free/thaw process of the ice has been happening as long as the human race has existed, and this window is a subtle reminder of the changes happening. If you would like to support local artists and check out the display in real life, scoot over to Post27 this Friday (the 11th) for a special holiday sale called InHabit featuring all sorts of local talent. Vendors include:Kiyomi Kimble DesignSarah Bortt DesignReuseful Objects Glashjarta Glass Art School Girl Kiku Handmade Limbrr The Post Family Glean Design Haji Couture Moreau’s Toy Shop “Coterie” is a cadre of individuals united under a common purpose. The artists selected for this event will be debuting many new items specifically created for this collaboration with Post 27. *All proceeds from the sales of this event go directly to the artists and designers – support local talent! A special shout-out goes to the marvelous and extremely talented Ina Weise who helped with the construction of this window. She is a textile designer from Germany and will be joining the INDO team while Crystal is in Sweden. Check out her work here. Special thanks to Dr. Graphix for donating paper that was no longer useful to them, which made this window possible. All of the materials we used were reclaimed and given a new life with the exception of glue, fishing line and eye hooks. Variations of color to the paper is the natural charm of reusing materials. (Detail photos by Ina, outside-in by my Iphone. Super fancy professional photos to come so check back!)

The Arctic | Post27, 1819 W Grand, Chicago, IL

This window was designed to provide a chilling, Arctic and encapsulating scene.  Did you know the Arctic is staked to be ice free within the next ten years?  That is way faster than we had thought just a year ago.  This problem is super big, so how does it relate to you?  Every purchase you make is a vote with your dollar.  You can support local business or global business, you can buy plastic or glass, you can bring your to-go coffee cup or waste a disposable coffee cup a day.  All of these things matter, and we need to be conscious consumers, every day, especially during the holiday season.

Post27 in concept shares the same fundamentals of smart consumerism.

Everything for sale at Post27 has been refreshed, reclaimed and reintroduced to our modern world from a past life. Post27 focuses on vintage & environmentally friendly items, as well as supporting local artists (like us!)  By supporting these types of wares, they are advocating conscious consumerism and give us a wonderful choice on where to put our dollars.

This window reminds us that even while we spread our holiday cheers this season; around the world, glaciers are melting, the global temperature is rising, and sea levels are rising with them. Angela and Barkley did not want a window display that screamed christmas or consumption. They wanted to capture what really is at stake right now.   The chilling truth is that the beautiful ice of the Arctic is melting away, the free/thaw process of the ice has been happening as long as the human race has existed, and this window is a subtle reminder of the changes happening.

If you would like to support local artists and check out the display in real life, scoot over to Post27 this Friday (the 11th) for a special holiday sale called InHabit featuring all sorts of local talent.


Vendors include:
Kiyomi Kimble Design
Sarah Bortt Design
Reuseful Objects 
Glashjarta Glass 
Art School Girl 
Kiku Handmade 
Limbrr 
The Post Family 
Glean Design 
Haji Couture 
Moreau’s Toy Shop

“Coterie” is a cadre of individuals united under a common purpose.

The artists selected for this event will be debuting many new items specifically created for this collaboration with Post 27.

*All proceeds from the sales of this event go directly to the artists and designers – support local talent!

A special shout-out goes to the marvelous and extremely talented Ina Weise who helped with the construction of this window. She is a textile designer from Germany and will be joining the INDO team while Crystal is in Sweden. Check out her work here.

Special thanks to Dr. Graphix for donating paper that was no longer useful to them, which made this window possible. All of the materials we used were reclaimed and given a new life with the exception of glue, fishing line and eye hooks. Variations of color to the paper is the natural charm of reusing materials.

(Detail photos by Ina, outside-in by my Iphone. Super fancy professional photos to come so check back!)

October 27
Say hello to our new studio! You may also say hello to my new and rare chinese work bike! xolinsey

Say hello to our new studio! You may also say hello to my new and rare chinese work bike!

xo
linsey