Icon Modern

Opened in 1885, the Chicago Board of Trade is a historic architectural landmark in downtown Chicago. Known for its historic grandeur both inside and out, the lobby went through a revitalization this year, designed by the creative minds at and we were thrilled to be a part of it. Love the color and texture of the fabric and tambour (and those mid century lamps!)⁠
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#2, 3: Custom benches with integrated planters + black tambour dividers⁠
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#5: Steel toe kick in a brass powdercoat finish (seating by others)⁠
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Our own feature 🙃. Designed by the incredibly talented women of , the showroom in the Merchandise Mart is like walking into a lush wonderland and we were thrilled to be a part of it with a custom steel arched divider + feature wall in a gorgeous red powdercoat. Check out our Stories for more.⁠
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One of our favorite pieces of 2024: Custom host stand featuring brass-color powdercoated steel with a pill-shaped walnut top and power grommets, made for a hospitality client. ⁠
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Need something unique and can’t seem to find it? Shoot us a DM or send an email to [email protected] and follow for more custom furniture ideas.⁠
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Showroom snapshot: our latest custom library table design in walnut hardwood with a beautiful hand-applied finish; a pill-shaped brushed steel in-lay, parsons-style legs and mushroom-style lamps give it the unique custom detailing that make such tables a memorable piece in a space.

Power and tech integration are completely customizable including lamps of your choice.

Follow for more sneak peeks for our new showroom!
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We love a gorgeous library table design and this one did not disappoint! Our friends came to us with this design, using mixed materials of walnut hardwood and a beautiful stone in-lay. We incorporated a center leg for power and Juniper lights and waterfall drop side base. ⁠Swipe through to see initial rendering.⁠
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Need a customized library table for your project? Follow for more inspo and drop us a DM! ⁠
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Excited to introduce you to our newest team member, Katie Eshe! Katie joined us this past February as our Senior Estimator.⁠
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But between us, she’s really a jack of all trades when it comes to architectural products and design. From project manager and sales enablement to design and business development, she has over 17 years of experience in the A&D industry!⁠
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⁠▪️ Originally from Missouri, she graduated from MIZZOU with her degree in Architecture + Interior Design ⁠and has called Chicago home for the last 13 years.⁠
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▪️ She’s a Momma to 2 crazy fun-loving boys and a dog⁠. ⁠
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▪️ She bought a 100+ year old house in the suburbs with her husband of 7 years, Ryan. ⁠
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▪️ She loves the smell of a library & hardware store equally⁠. 😁⁠
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Game on! In the world of custom, we always strive for a win when a design challenge comes our way...and these foosball tables did not disappoint. We fabricated these for a client’s new office space in downtown Chicago (a big thanks to and for including us in this project). ⁠
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Made from solid walnut hardwood, we even added the company logo to the playing field. Can’t wait to see the photos of these installed!⁠
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Swipe to see add’l shots and shoot us a DM if interested in getting a quote.⁠
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Many of you know her by name but maybe you’ve never been able to put a face to that name! 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗲, our quoting and sales manager. Nicole has been with Icon Modern for over 6 years, collaborating with our clients to help bring their custom furniture design ideas to life through estimating and sales support. ⁠⁠

𝘈 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘕𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘦:⁠
▪️ She loves hiking and visiting national parks. She even got engaged in the middle of the Rockie Mountains!⁠
▪️ Is an aunt to a beautiful niece and newborn nephew.⁠
▪️ She is a dog mom to Ziggy who is a big ole ball of energy⁠.⁠
▪️ Plays the flute and MAY have gave the team a performance over Zoom during COVID.⁠ 😁⁠
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Nicole is often visiting Chicago design firms, showing our latest and greatest projects so if you see her, give her a wave and say hi!⁠
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Came across this beautiful shot of Reyes Beverage corporate offices featuring our pill-shaped ꜱᴛᴇᴇʟ ᴄᴇɪʟɪɴɢ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇxᴘᴀɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟ ɪɴꜰɪʟʟ and ʙʀᴀꜱꜱ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀ ᴘᴏᴡᴅᴇʀᴄᴏᴀᴛᴇᴅ ꜱᴛᴇᴇʟ ꜱʜᴇʟᴠɪɴɢ ꜰʀᴀᴍᴇꜱ, and had to reshare. ⁠
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This was a fun one; we took ꜱᴀʟᴠᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴡʜɪꜱᴋᴇʏ ʙᴀʀʀᴇʟꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴄᴀꜰᴇ ᴛᴀʙʟᴇꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʙʀᴀɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏᴘꜱ. (We also built the shelving to hold the beer kegs) Swipe to take a peek.⁠
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Follow for more creative custom furniture and architectural element ideas!⁠
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Our latest custom cafe tables can be found at the offices of BDO in NY, featuring a stone top with a nice brass powdercoat detail in the steel base. Made us think of all the other fun and unique cafe tables we’ve made in the past, including ones made from a salvaged whiskey barrel (Reyes Beverage)! Swipe to explore.⁠
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B is for boardroom table. How about Big Boardroom table? We were up to the challenge when our good friends at brought us a boardroom table concept that had a multitude of unique details including a lovely fabric infill panel at the center surrounded by a beautiful Cambria quartz; and did we mention it needs to be in a pill shape with a pill-shaped panel base? Add technology (which we can always do!) and you have a new elevated standard for boardroom tables. Swipe to see more photos and install day shots.⁠
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A gracious ‘thank you’ always to for trusting us with their vision. ⁠

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In need of a special detail or pop of color for your workplace furniture designs?Our tables can be customized to a specific color and our on-site powdercoating capabilities allow us to add a touch of brass or bronze color to a piece when working within a budget. ⁠
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ꜰᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀᴇ: custom-painted red wood side tables to match the brand colors at the offices of BDO in NY, and a stone cafe table that has a gold/brass powdercoated base. ⁠
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Each custom project is a new journey, fabricating something that is born out of a designer’s creative vision and this beautiful 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹 is no different. With such an intricate design, we created a few prototypes, landing on water-jet laser cutting, then finished each tile with a custom gold powdercoat and walnut veneer backing. ⁠
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This was a truly collaborative project, partnering with and . Stay tuned for more photos!
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Its that day of the week. 😉Showcasing another moment at Ace Hardware HQ in Oakbrook. Connecting different spaces within the office, the arch design was applied to various locations including the cafe, elevator banks and here in the corridors. 👉️ to see original rendering and day-of-install shots. ⁠
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All about that base: from a client’s rendering to reality, we never tire of seeing that final install shot💥 like this one featuring a custom walnut table we made with a unique base: 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝟲” 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗻𝘂𝘁 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗺𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 to create a truly memorable moment in this NYC office. And technology never has to be sacrificed for style, with integrated power + data. A big shout out to our friends at Gensler who brought us this stunning design!⁠
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Love this peekaboo shot of steel arch dividers we fabricated for Ace Hardware’s cafe booths at their HQ office. Fabricated from steel tube frames, wire mesh infill and a black powdercoat finish, we worked closely with our millwork partner to bring ’s vision to life. A great collab and partnership.⁠
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✔️This large-scale steel project included lots of custom color powdercoating on steel...you can see a peek in the upper left corner of this photo: custom steel building column coverings we made in several colors, including their brand color red. 🔴

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Reminds us of the bean. 😊 IYKYK. Just shipped this curved desk out to HSBC’s office. Made with ash laminate, the table will be used for their recording studio which required this unique shape so that team members can be video recorded. Any shape, any size, we’ve got you covered. ⁠
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⁠Looking for a table and just can’t seem to find it? Follow us for custom table ideas and inspiration. ⁠
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Don’t make elevator bank design an after thought, raise it up a notch with stand-out signage and materiality like we did here for Ace Hardware’s corporate HQ. All fabricated with steel, we can provide textures, shapes and custom colors just to name a few! Every space is unique and we can help you make it memorable. ⁠Swipe 👉 to see the process!⁠
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𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: custom-shaped steel “3” directional signage in a custom red powdercoat, custom-shaped steel tube elevator wall frames with wire mesh infill & black powdercoat, laser-cut steel paneling ⁠
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A creative take on the conference room, dare we say a welcomed escape? A “greenhouse” meeting room surrounded by plants (we made the planters too), urban wood and hanging lights…sort of reminds us of glamping too! This was a fun one to bring to life. Call it a greenhouse, call it whatever you want, but this is a must-have for the office. 😁⁠
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Featured: Custom meeting room fabricated with steel tube frame in a custom green powdercoat finish + glass infill panels ⁠
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We got the Monday blues...but this pretty little reception desk we just shipped out to NY has put a ‘spring’ in our step. 😊🌼 Featuring a pill-shaped oak worksurface with a custom-painted MDF base, fabric wrapped privacy panel and custom powdercoated steel base.⁠
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Did you know simply looking at a photo of plants can help reduce stress levels? Even just the color green.🌿 It’s a human evolutionary response. Whether they are faux or real, being surrounded by greenery can have numerous positive effects in an environment. No wonder they are popping up everywhere in the workplace. ⁠
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Featured here are custom steel planters throughout Builders’ Vision new offices. We can design them to fit around corners or unique-shaped areas. ⁠(We also did the reception desk and bench!)⁠
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Did you know we fabricate custom planters?🪴We made several of these wood planters out of oak hardwood cladding for Nestle this past summer. We can accommodate any quantity along with many different sizes and shapes. Throw a fun powdercoat color on steel planters to make them pop! 🌈⁠
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We love combining neutrals like in this reception desk: white solid surface, urban oak wood and blackened steel. We’ve done a few iterations of this reception desk including in an L-shape. Neutrals like this fit in all types of designed environments.⁠
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If interested, shoot us a DM with your required dimensions and we’ll generate a quote for you.⁠
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Arches, Icon Modern style. 😉 ⁠
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Custom space dividers: hot rolled steel tube + wire mesh metal infill + custom powdercoat finish⁠
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: While we always love a unique design challenge, we also see beauty in simplicity. Featured today is a sleek & minimalist-style credenza in elm veneer with 3 cabinets, cut-outs for power access/ventilation in the back and a black angled steel base. ⁠
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Need something sleek and simple? Reach out to us and we’ll make it happen! Follow us for more custom furniture ideas.⁠
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Don’t mind us, we’re just slip sliding in the Chicago white-out rn. ❄️☃️ It made me think of this fun slide we fabricated for a children’s play area within a new office space. Made from steel and powdercoated in a white finish. Chicago peeps- stay warm and safe these coming days. ⁠
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: Probably one of our largest steel projects to date! A beautiful space designed by , we fabricated all of the metal cladding throughout the entire space including the facades of meeting rooms, the town hall and even the front of the reception desk. ⁠
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There’s something about powdercoated hot rolled steel that always looks so sleek and *chefs kiss*. ⁠
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What better way to battle the dark winter days? Build a greenhouse🌳in your office space! In partnership with , we fabricated this greenhouse meeting space for with steel tube frames powdercoated in a custom sage green color and clear/frosted glass windows. ⁠
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Swipe to see the final result! We also did a reel- check it out.⁠
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