Matt Lorenz
June 18th, 2009 | Published in Galleria
Matt Lorenz
June 18, 2009
You probably know Matt Lorenz from Bravo’s “Top Design” ‘07 season, when he snagged the brass ring.
Or maybe you know this 30something designer from the handsome and glamorous bedroom he designed for The Merchandise Mart’s Dream Home that year (see photo above). All grays and white, leather and tile. Textural and rich. A room that we could see Cary Grant sinking into.
I know Matt best for his generosity in creating a holiday ornament for the Chicago Tribune’s celebrity ornament auction (“Jingle Balls,” Dec. 9, 2007) when I was there as editor of the paper’s Home & Garden section. His “Come Together Ornament,” made on a $10 budget with a metal pendant and blue and silver beads, was, believe it or not, like his rooms: simple and elegant. And it sold for $150.
Flash forward: Matt, who now owns ML Design Studio, 101 W. Grand Ave., Suite 200, Chicago, continues to bring this look to more projects in the Chicago area — and beyond.
Garden girl: One of his most recent public displays was a girl’s bedroom in the Lake Forest Showhouse & Gardens last spring.
Photo by Byster Studios
Sources:
- Daisy rug – Edward Fields
- Upholstered bed and chairs – Baker
- Child photography and poodle series - Byster Studios
- Poodle painting – Aaron Feldman
- Iron trees, wall screen,dresser – ML Design Studio
- Mirrored vanity – Julia Gray
Contact: 312-497-7525 or
mldesignstudio.com
- Photo by Byster Studios
June 24th, 2009at 10:12 am(#)
Let’s pretend those are pictures from my bedroom!