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 below). 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.
Photo by Byster Studios
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 StudiosC’est magnifique: “The room was inspired by my 7-year-old daughter, Lily. It is meant to be a year-round garden retreat, with a bed centered in the middle of the room channeling a French pavilion.”
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, mldesignstudio.com
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