PRINTER’S ROW
Pilar, Eduardo
and Mathilda
This Spaniard family lives in the heart of South
Loop since 2012. Their home is a great reference to this dynamic and vibrant neighborhood - a open space full of light and energy,
with the CTA train as an aesthetic background.
PRINTERS ROWS
Hi Pilu, who are you?
I am from Madrid and I’ve been
living in Chicago for 5 years. I am
a Design & Innovation Strategist.
I’m now focused on building up
my consultancy practice around
Culture and the Future of Work.
How long have you been living
apartment? Why did you choose this
neighborhood?
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We live in Printers Row, which is
a neighborhood in downtown that
used to be an area with printers and
paper industries. Now those industrial
buildings are lofts. So it looked like
the right match for us. Plus it is very
convenient. We are walking distance
from the lake, few parks, groceries,
mostly every single color of the CTA
trains and some restaurants (I wish
we had more!!). Edu’s work is just 10
minutes ride.. I moved straight from
Madrid to this apartment 5 years
ago. Edu, found it while I was still in
Spain. We’ve always wanted to live
in a loft,and we fell in love with the
red brick wall with huge windows,
the light and the big open space.
What are your decor inspirations?/
How do you define your interior
style?
I don’t even know if I have an
interior style! and if I do, it probably
evolves with my experiences and
learnings. In general I would say that
I like clean and fresh spaces where
I can mix old things and vintage with
modern and straight lines. I tend to
embrace imperfection as an excuse
to be messy!. I like to change colors
often and we both love art so I like
to have neutral colors and natural
materials for the furniture and then
play with some colors and a lot of art.
PORTFOLIO 2016
In general I always have in mind
the north of Spain with its simple
life near the sea, the rough wood,
and those grey days. I also get
inspired by design (from typography
to simple forms and colors),
fashion and the old classics.
I love the Bauhaus, The Eames
and a lot of novel artists that
I find mostly thanks to Edu.
If you are asking about sources of
inspiration. Instagram for me is a
gem to explore, I never remember
the source (I know too bad). Some
brands
like
Loreak
Mendiant.
A lot of artists and designers,
some interior blogs such Socialite
Family,
Design
Sponge,
Kinfolk…