Luminaire Chicago

Simply the best furnishings, accessories, staff, and vendors meticulously curated inside of this gallery honoring good design. Luminaire rises above the rest. As a former employee I can say that the staff is extremely knowledgable, and of course the price points are higher. Luminaire sells some of the finest furniture in the world. Definitely worth spending a day strolling up and down the floors of this church to the design gods.

FAVORITE in Chicago.
I have been shopping at Luminaire for the last 8 years (wow, already 8 years) living in Chicago. Last few years I have been dealing with Gulcin as salesperson, and Manuel as architect /​interior designer/​jack of all trades. MARVELOUS people with great taste. Never pushy.
and then there was a Salomon i liked very much, and a Felicia, and an Ellen…
and now many others — all so good, fun to see people, to chat with, and never feel under pressure. They understand buying such things takes time and at this price point, you have many options.
Prices: expensive, and no discounts — unfortunately. But they compensate that with all the professional and candid advice, doing drawings — many drawings, etc. I am sure it took them a good few hours to plan my USM cabinets alone.
House visits, if needed are also part of the deal.
I can easily see some being taken aback by the price tag (and even judge the people as snobbish through some kinda projection). To those, i suggest just relax and enjoy yourself. You rule anyways. Once you get a couple of things, see and feel the quality, it’s hard to go for anything else. So watch out — it’s addictive stuff.

My husband and I visited the store today — after we got rained upon, so we looked kind of grungy. No other customers were in the store so they definitely weren’t busy but nevertheless no greeting or even a slight nod of acknowledgement came our way. Maybe they knew we didn’t want to spend almost $ 6,000 for a lousy looking leather chair especially if it totally lacked any unique design elements. I’ll stick to Room&Board or Mitchell Gold & Bob Williams– the salespeople are nice and the furniture is great :-)

Pretty amazing that in perusing three entire floors, my friend and I (both designers) were not acknowledged or greeted… not even just with eye contact and a smile, not once. We were amazed by the gratuitous snootery.
Beautiful things, but they aren’t concerned with the walk in shoppers. We both had our eye on something, but decided to buy elsewhere.
Good design does not equal «untouchable.»

THE best furniture store in Chicago hands down… Pricey but worth it considering it’s uniqueness… Gulcin and Manuel often team up on project and they make a killer team. GREAT experience!!!

One day, hopefully sooner rather than later, my entire kitchen will be from Luminaire. Almost all the pieces you’ll find are cutting edge, yet sleek and tasteful. The floor staff are as much educators as they are sales people; in fact, there are times I’ve gone in to browse and ended up having a 20 – 30 minute discussion on design theory with someone who was just as enthusiastic about it as I was. If you’re planning anything with your home’s interior, you owe it to yourself to at least stop in and look around.

I have been a fan of Luminaire for years! When you need that special gift, or really want to stand out in a crowd — Go to Luminare. I typically shop at the Coral Gables, Florida showroom, but really love the layout and feel of the Chicago Showroom.
I have always thought that «You get what you pay for» and when you shop at Luminare you get quality and designs that last — no press-​board furniture here. Goods that last for years and years, and that equals Value!

I walked into this place looking for a specific light and when I asked the salesman he looked at me like I had just insulted him. Apparently my taste wasn’t expensive enough for their store.

I could spend all day in here! Loved the furniture, the architectural pieces, etc etc. Everything here looked magnificent! It is pretty over-​the-​top expensive, but I could not express enough joy I have for this place!

Well hello rude sales associate…
Why are you ignoring me?
Is it the sloppy jeans and hoodie I threw on to meet a friend for a quick lunch? Or is it the mascara still under my eyes from last night?
Oooh– cute white desk! I’ll just take a look at it myself, while you so rudely sit at your desk and pretend like I’m not in your store. $ 8000 for a tiny white desk? Yikes! Oooh– cool lamp! That would look uhmazing in my living room. Uh, can’t afford that either.
OK, salesgirl– you win. I’ll go home and take a shower. Thanks for the oh so helpful customer service (note the sarcasm)…

The most beautiful pieces for your home are to be had at Luminaire. The bf is addicted, we have many pieces from there. I love to shop the store because they create such fun, intimate spaces you can see yourself living in.

Freaking awesome. If I was a home store, I would be this place.
Great customer service.

Top quality designs from Europe. Wish I could afford to shop here more often. Lovely to visit though…

I love Luminaire! Biscuits and water — and espresso! When you spend a whole day shopping for furniture, you need a nice shot of Illy.
I like the store because they have catalogs upon catalogs of items you can order in addition to the beautiful items in the showroom. The staff is well trained and they love what they do. One designer from the store came out to the house, took measurements, etc. and helped us pick furniture. And, he did all this knowing that ½ of the purchase was going to take place during their annual sale — which meant he would not be getting commission on the purchase.
I have a tendency to be pretty demanding when I want something to be done correctly. I once had our sales person/​designer re-​arrange an entire area of their showroom. The furniture we were purchasing was situated in an area of the showroom that was almost the same size as the living room the furniture was being purchased for, I made the sales person move the items so I could see exactly how it would look in the living room. He did it without any complaint.
Luminaire is really pricey, BUT if you don’t mind camping out, and you can wait until May, everything is priced about 40% off at their annual sale. But, you honestly have to get there at Midnight and the store does not open until 10A.

Which store manager would give up his own new bookcase so you could have it instead?
Luminaire surprised me with their excellent service.
We were there to look for furniture for our den, with nothing specific in mind, but were blown away not only by the designs (wow!) but also the service (served water and biscuits!).
We ordered two book shelves from Italy which were going to take 4 months to arrive– not good for us. So we were going to buy the ones off the floor, when the manager offered his own (new) to us. He had ordered it for his new house and it had already arrived in Chicago. That meant we could have ours in 3 weeks.
Super super service.
I’m going back for sure.

So interesting! I love going to Luminaire to see what’s new and exciting in the world of artistic lighting. They have really pretty lights and everything is really cool. Only problem is the prices– it’s so expensive. But sometimes if you go and find a style you like, you can go other places to find it cheaper.

This is by far one of the best design stores in Chicago. Period. Not only do they have a design-​literate staff, but their staff is well-​mannered, and helpful. Like most people and places who actually *know* what they are doing they don’t have to have attitude to be on the map. They actually have some items in stock (don’t have to pay an extra fee for shipping their goods across the country like some other local places…) and they are great about returns– no hassle, no attitude. If you want to be inspired by the best and latest in international design and can’t make it to Milan, take a walk in side their superior showroom. If you’ve got $ 7000 for a sofa, spend it here.

This is a fixtures store beloved by architects and interior designers. One of my architect friends (he works for one of the largest firms in the city) received a free lamp for visiting the showroom.