Explore Printers Row
We didn’t just open a studio here. We fell in love with the block.
A Chicago Neighborhood With a Story
In the late 1800s this stretch of Dearborn Street was the printing hub of America. Publishing giants like Rand McNally and R.R. Donnelley called this block home. At its peak you could smell the ink just walking down the street.
When printing moved to the suburbs in the 1960s the neighborhood went quiet. Buildings sat empty, storefronts shuttered, and for a stretch Printers Row was more forgotten than anything else. Then developers arrived in the 1980s, saw what was hiding in those soaring ceilings and cast-iron facades, and converted everything into lofts. The neighborhood came back.
What returned wasn't a chain-lined corridor or a sanitized version of itself. It came back as something rarer: a walkable stretch of independently owned businesses that reflect the people who choose to live and work here. That's still what it is today.
Things to Do in Printers Row, Chicago
Today, Printers Row is a tree-lined pocket of the South Loop that feels nothing like the Loop. It’s quieter. More local. The kind of place where dogs nearly outnumber people and it's easy to spot neighbors stopping on the street to chat.
The block around us is home to a tight-knit collection of independently owned small businesses — many of them women-owned — that make it genuinely worth arriving early or staying a little longer. Think: a beloved independent bookstore, Chicago’s best coffee shop (three years running), a consignment boutique that’s also a vibe, a wine bar, and a handful of restaurants that don’t need a reservation app to feel special.
Our neighborhood lives closer to Chicago's best known landmarks than most people realize.
PRINTERS ROW
The Neighbors We Love
Come early. Stay late. Here's where to spend the time in between.
THINGS TO DO
While you're exploring the block
Our candle-making studio is at 724 S Dearborn. Book a class and make an afternoon of it.
BROWSE & SHOP
EAT & DRINK
