Have you checked out Ian Schrager's PUBLIC Chicago? If not, we're giving you a new reason. We hear that the designer of the hotel's Pump Room, Yabu Pushelberg, has won the 2012 Restaurant & Bar Design Award.
The award honors the world's top architects, designers and hospitality operators. The concept behind Pump Room was recapturing the glamour of the '30s and '40s and bringing it into the modern era.
Yabu Pushelberg has worked with several hospitality clients including The Ian Schrager Company, Barneys New York, Four Seasons and Jean-Georges Von Richten.
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