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5 Installations to See at Less Than a Truckload During Fulton Market DesignDays
The exhibition transforms shipping containers into experimental design environments — and this year’s winners showcase everything from recycled-plastic furniture to immersive urban installations.
Jun 8, 2026—During NeoCon’s heyday, some of Chicago’s most interesting design discoveries weren’t always happening inside the Merchandise Mart. They were unfolding in rented moving trucks parked along Fulton Market’s industrial streets, where artists and makers transformed cargo spaces into impromptu galleries filled with prototypes, one-offs and experimental ideas. Launched in the mid-2000s by Chicago gallerist Morlen Sinoway,.… Read More »
Five Ways to Move Through Chicago Design Week (Without Burning Out)
Go to The Mart. Go west to Fulton Market. Go offsite. Go out after dark.
June 5, 2026—Chicago Design Week has a way of expanding as you move through it. What starts at The Mart quickly spills west into Fulton Market, then outward into studios, galleries and after-hours spaces where the city’s design community gathers to compare notes and catch its breath.… Read More »
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Robert Tivador Discusses Fulton Market Design Days in Chicago
June 1, 2026—Robert Tivador, the host of Fulton Market Design Days, and Kemp Harr discuss the neighborhood’s continued growth and the enhancements they’ve developed… Read More »
Coalesse Co.Lab at Fulton Market Design Days
May 2026—Located outside the Steelcase building at 811 W Fulton Market Street, the Coalesse Co.Lab will be THE place to experience and be inspired by how we interact with the people, spaces and products around us. An immersive, interactive pop-up built to spark connection and creativity within the design community, Coalesse… Read More »
cognetic technology™ marks the end of static sitting with gravity-powered orbital motion
COGNETIC TECHNOLOGY™ REIMAGINES THE PHYSICS OF THE SEATED BODY
May 28, 2026—With the introduction of Cognetic Technology™, a patented seating innovation invented by Aaron DeJule for KI, the paradigm of office seating is undergoing the most major shift in decades. By utilizing a gravity-powered, three-dimensional orbital motion, the technology responds to the body’s natural micromovements… Read More »