DMoC introduces our first ever DROP, a limited edition artist-designed object sold by the museum.

Coil Lamp by Craighton Berman, c. 2009
This year’s DROP, perfect For Light The Way: Chicago-born Berman’s minimalist Coil Lamp which is in the Art Institute’s collection.  It’s nothing but cord-board-and-bulb brilliant.   
Pre-assembled (3 available): $300 each
Kit (200 kits available): $200 each

Host your own special event or grab some friends and bid together on this 6,500 square foot beauty of a white box, featuring double bow-trussed ceilings and the organic glow of natural light (which is magical at dusk). You take care of catering and it’s all yours. 

A Few FAQs

Estimated Value: $8,000-$10,000
Opening Bid: $3,000
Bid Increments: $500
Courtesy of Carrie Secrist and Bill Beach
 

Drinks, Small Bites and Tour Sign-Up Party (30 spaces available)

Thursday, October 24, 5:00-7:00 pm

Guests will sip and snack aboard the innovative Wild Mile, the world’s first floating eco-park, situated on the Chicago River (just across from Goose Island). Wild Mile staff will share history and vision.

Estimated Value: Priceless
Sign Up Price: $50 per person
Courtesy of Wild Mile, Off Color Brewing.  

An emblem of 20th century design, the Panto Beam owes its status as a form-and-function phenom to the flexible arm, adjustable height and casters. Height: 72in

 

Estimated Value $1500
Opening bid: $700
Bid Increments: $100
Courtesy of Michael Jefferson and Heidi Mucha

Inspired by Asian willows that bend seeking light, these candlesticks were designed for Japanese restaurant AnnaMae, built in Biloxi, Mississippi (and lost to Katrina).  Hand carved by the internationally acclaimed Chicago artist, cast in recycled bronze with hand rubbed patina.

Estimated Value $2000
Opening bid: $800
Bid Increments: $100
Courtesy of Karen and Jordan Mozer

Edgar Miller was Chicago’s anti-modernist whose bricolage style remains cause for curiosity all over the city.  Join curator Dr. Marin R. Sullivan on a tour of this Miller retrospective and inside the mind of the multi-hyphenate.  Yours to take home:  Exhibition catalogue and a copy of Edgar Miller and The Hand-Made Home: Chicago’s Forgotten Renaissance Man by Richard Cahan and Michael Williams. 

Courtesy of Dr Marin Sullivan, DPAM and Zac Bleicher

Join architects Iker Gil and Julie Michiel of MAS studio for a private tour of iconic Marina City, deemed Bertrand Goldberg’s “City Within A City.”  You’ll explore a residential space and hang on the roof top for an incredible view of Navy Pier’s fireworks. Date to be agreed upon between owners and guests.   

Courtesy of Iker Gil and Julie Michiel

Dinner for 6 at Robert’s Pizza and Dough Company, voted "Top 50 Pizza in the World"

It took Robert 20 years to perfect “Za Dough” which you will feast on at this award-winning Streeterville pizza hot spot on the Ogden Slip. 

Choose the private dining room or patio/dock for you and your guests to enjoy 3 appetizers, 3 salads, 4 pizzas and 4 desserts plus a signature cocktail, and 2 glasses of house wine or draft beer per person.  

Valid Mon-Wed Oct 2024-March 2025
Estimated Value: $600-700
Opening Bid: $200
Bid Increments: $100
Courtesy of Dana Hokin and Robert Garvey

Centercourt, row 8 within spitting distance of the floor!  Need we say more?

Courtesy of Helyn Goldenberg and Michael Alper

Host your summer event in this lookinglass garden in Lincoln Park. Bill and Carrie will supply elegant wines, and suggest June and July as the most beautiful time of year to be there.   

Courtesy of Carrie Secrist and Bill Beach

$150 Gift Certificate

Bid Increments: $50  
Courtesy of Abby Pucker

Take a beautiful bouquet home from the benefit along with a $100 gift certificate for a future arrangement. 

Bid Increments: $50 
Courtesy of Flowers For Dreams

Signed Anne Lindberg Monograph

Artist monograph of the work of Anne Lindberg, artist of current Secrist/Beach exhibition Of all colors.  

Donated by Carrie Secrist and Bill Beach

With great drinks and hearty bites, you won’t want to miss Light The Way.

Every dollar allows the Museum to fulfill its mission of inspiring, educating, and fostering innovation through design.

Thurs, October 17 | 6:00-9:00pm
SECRIST | BEACH, 1801 W. Hubbard Street
Wear what you want ;)
Street parking available.