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Chicago Executive Board member Richard Cassis at SOFA CHICAGO expo 2016. Photo by Andrew Davis -
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Left to right, Richard Cassis and Jim Petrakis at SOFA CHICAGO expo 2016. Photo by Andrew Davis -
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The Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design (SOFA) CHICAGO expo returns to Navy Pier’s Festival Hall Nov. 3-6, with nearly 80 national and international galleries.
SOFA CHICAGO launched this year with an opening-night preview on Nov. 3, offering the public, collectors and the art and design community a first look at this year’s fair.
Among the expo’s highlights were the Corning Museum of Glass hot glass road show; special exhibits (such as “Art and Wine: Gioielli in Fermento” and “Landscape of Glass in America: Benchmark for the Future”); the Connect Design competition; and a lecture series, among other events.
One particulary intriguing exhibition was a “living room” for HIV/AIDS survivor Jim Petrakis that designer/DIFFAChicago Executive Board member Richard Cassis and designer/dedicated volunteer Jake Theisen have created in the “LIFE : FIGHT : LOVE” exhibit.