2010 Design Conference – Tour Added

Join us for a 90-minute, professionally guided tour of The Merchandise Mart, the world’s largest commercial building. Encompassing 4.2 million gross square feet, The Mart spans two city blocks and rises 25 stories. The tour includes a historical overview of the building, covering its creation by retailer Marshall Field & Co. in 1930 and the purchase by Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy in 1945. Highlights of the tour include a viewing of the showroom floors that represent contract, residential, decorative accessories and gifts.

For more information please see the Conference website.