52 DESIGN CHICAGO THE MART designchicagomag.com A STORYBOOK CHARMER GETS A SOPHISTICATED REFRESH BY STEVE + FILIP DESIGN. W R I T T E N B Y T H O M A S C O N N O R S P H O T O G R A P H Y B Y A I M É E M A Z Z E N G A / J B S A Once Upon A TIME ood architecture never goes out of date, speaking to us as clearly now as the day it was new. When Steve Somogyi and Filip Malyszko of Chicago’s Steve + Filip Design were asked to work on a Cotswold- inspired Hinsdale residence designed by R. Harold Zook in the 1920s, they were eager to dialogue with the fine stonework, lead-glass windows, and exposed timbers that give the home its engaging personality. The house—home to a couple and three teenage children—had been attentively restored by Michael Abraham Architecture and decorated by the previous owners in a decidedly darker, more G traditional style. “We wanted to make the decoration a bit softer and more sympathetic to the architecture,” says Malyszko. “Our clients didn’t want chintz and checks, and plaids. And they didn’t want a formal living room, they wanted a television in there, and the baby grand piano that the kids play. The homeowners loved the idea of using an Eames lounge chair in the living room, but instead of doing it in leather, we did it in a bouclé, which lightens it and brightens it.” When it came to the color palette, the designers opted for