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ART DIRECTION, STYLING

Art direction work for The Robey Chicago, a boutique Art Deco hotel in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood, as a part of the Synchronized Swimming team. 

I.  THE UP ROOM
PHOTOGRAPHER: TESS GRAHAM

THE UP ROOM IS PERCHED ON THE ROBEY’S ROOFTOP, WHERE GUESTS CAN TAKE IN SWEEPING VIEWS OF THE CHICAGO SKYLINE WHILE ENJOYING CAREFULY CRAFTED COCKTAILS INSPIRED BY THE HOTEL’S ART DECO ROOTS. 

II.  SOLANA
PHOTOGRAPHER: TESS GRAHAM
SIGNPAINTER: STEPHEN MONKEMEIER

SOLANA, FORMERLY KNOWN AS CABANA CLUB, IS HOME TO WICKER PARK’S ONLY PUBLIC POOL. REIMAGINED FOR SUMMER 2025, THE SPACE IS NOW HOME TO HANDPAINTED MENUS BY MONKEMEIER SIGNS, A BRAND NEW MENU FULL OF HOUSEMADE TACOS, AND PLENTY OF DRINKS TO KEEP POOLSIDE GUESTS COMPANY AS THEY SOAK UP THE SUN. 



III.  CAFE ROBEY
PHOTOGRAPHER: TESS GRAHAM

LOCATED AT THE HEART OF BUCKTON/WICKER PARK’S SIX CORNERS, CAFE ROBEY IS A NEIGHBORHOOD GO-TO FOR FRESH, HOMEMADE BRUNCH. OUR SHOOT WITH TESS REVAMPED EXISITNG PHOTOGRAPHY AND HIGHLIGHTED THE LAUNCH OF CHEF MICHAEL ELLIOT’S NEW SUMMER MENU.