Design Chicago draws well

Design Chicago, the Midwest’s largest residential design conference and trade fair, attracted more than 2,000 attendees during its two day run Oct. 6-7 at the Merchandise Mart in downtown Chicago….

Design Chicago, the Midwest's largest residential design conference and trade fair, attracted more than 2,000 attendees during its two day run Oct. 6-7 at the Merchandise Mart in downtown Chicago.

The event featured more than 100 showrooms and about 550,000 sq. ft. of exhibition space.

“Design Chicago has become the must attend residential design conference in the Midwest and brings together the best of the best in the industry for education and inspiration,” Design Chicago marketing director Julia Chappell said in a statement. “We look forward to growing Design Chicago and attracting attendees from the east and west coasts.”