Gifting Gorgeous

If there is anything I learned working under an amazing interior designer, it is the power of pretty packaging. Wrapping presents for birthdays and holidays was taken very seriously at MCI, from the choice of the card, to the calligraphy in the personal note, to the design of the paper, no one was messing around. Some of our favorite spots in NYC for gifting were the MoMA Design Store and the Brookyln General Store. I ventured over to Blick on my lunch break today to look for some vintage frames that I can use for the salon style montage I am creating in my bedroom using the new additions to my burgeoning art collection thanks to my brother's trip to Argentina and holiday gifts from some of my favorite emerging artists. It will include paintings, drawings, photography, vintage posters and my new obsession...framed antique maps :) Anyways, I discovered that Blick is a great spot for gifting gorgeous in Chicago.