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Several months ago I was in the Chicagolandarea to give a talk to an NKBA gathering. While there, I visited several wholesaler showrooms. One of them absolutely knocked my socks off! Over the years I have visited several-hundred showrooms across America and Canada. I’ve seen the good, the not so good and everything between. When I drove up to, walked into and walked through the Studio 41 showroom in the Chicago north suburb of Highland Park , Ill., I knew I was in one of the best showrooms I’ve ever had the pleasure of visiting. My good friend, Bob Lando , who recently retired from Community Home Supply in Chicago, was my tour guide for the day. His daughter, Abbey Wagner , a sales consultant at Studio 41, was our very capable guide through the showroom. I certainly had heard of Studio 41and knew the same company was operating three of the new Kohler Signature showrooms , but I wasn’t aware of how well-done and well-marketed these showrooms were. Let’s start with a brief histo...

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Eric Chang and Dan Hellman just might be the ultimate creative success story . Friends since childhood, the duo didn't have any formal training in design or furniture making but diligently taught themselves the basics. Their timing couldn't have been better: just as Hellman and Chang were beginning to turn out elegant, handcrafted furniture (under the brand Hellman-Chang), Brooklyn was welcoming a burgeoning artisan scene , and both those moving to the trendy borough and those who had heard of its hipster renaissance from afar were eager to get their hands on a unique piece from a Brooklyn maker . Needless to say, their business took off. Since launching the company six years ago, their handsome, sculptural pieces have caught the eyes of discerning designers, hotel proprietors, and even set decorators—Hellman- Chang furniture made cameos in Sex and the City 2 and Gossip Girl —and are now offered in showrooms across the country. The designers themselves became de-facto faces o...