{"id":195281,"date":"2022-04-05T13:17:19","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T17:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=id_news&#038;p=195281"},"modified":"2022-11-11T15:01:11","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T20:01:11","slug":"how-maya-bird-murphy-is-building-equity-in-design-through-her-traveling-design-lab-mobile-makers-chicago","status":"publish","type":"id_news","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/designwire\/how-maya-bird-murphy-is-building-equity-in-design-through-her-traveling-design-lab-mobile-makers-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"How Maya Bird-Murphy is Building Equity in Design Through Her Traveling Design Lab, Mobile Makers Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-sandow-article-header article-header\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-header\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 49%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya01-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The mural at Mobile Makers Chicago\u2019s stationary headquarters is by Emmy Star Brown.\" class=\"wp-image-195283 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya01-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya01-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya01-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya01.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya01-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The mural at Mobile Makers Chicago\u2019s stationary headquarters is by Emmy Star Brown.\" class=\"wp-image-195283 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya01-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya01-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya01-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya01.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya01-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The mural at Mobile Makers Chicago\u2019s stationary headquarters is by Emmy Star Brown.\" class=\"wp-image-195283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya01-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya01-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya01-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya01.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript><\/noscript><figcaption>The mural at Mobile Makers Chicago\u2019s stationary headquarters is by Emmy Star Brown. Image courtesy of Mobile Makers Chicago.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column article-header_meta is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><p class=\"article-date\" aria-label=\"Post Date\">April 5, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-sandow-byline byline size-regular\"><span>Words: <\/span><a href=\"\/tag\/edie-cohen\">Edie Cohen<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column article-header_content is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<h1 class=\"size-small wp-block-heading\">How Maya Bird-Murphy is Building Equity in Design Through Her Traveling Design Lab, Mobile Makers Chicago<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Architect, educator, maker, community advocate, activist: Maya Bird-Murphy is all that. In other words, the 29-year-old futurist walks the walk so many talk about as design\u2019s vital issues. With <a href=\"https:\/\/mobilemakers.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mobile Makers Chicago<\/a> and her UPS truck repurposed as a traveling lab, she ventures into the city\u2019s primarily underserved communities proffering workshops sponsored by local schools or organizations that introduce kids age 8 to 18 to design thinking, programming, and construction for hypothetical and real projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">\u201cI\u2019m excited mostly about two things,\u201d Bird-Murphy says. Come summer the fleet expands with another truck in Boston, donated by <em>Interior Design<\/em> Hall of Fame member and Studio O+A cofounder <a href=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/designwire\/10-questions-with-verda-alexander\/\">Verda Alexander<\/a>. Back home, thanks to a grant from Chicago Bulls Charities, she has stationary space: 2,000 square feet in Humboldt Park\u2019s Kimball Arts Center. Speaking of parks, a West Side venue is about to receive a concrete sculpture designed by kids through a collaboration be\u00adtween MMC, Studio Gang, and Goldin Institute. \u201cBuilding equitably and com\u00admunity engagement are factoring into the process,\u201d Bird-Murphy notes. Five years into the future? \u201cI\u2019ll be watching young people who grew up through our program and see if they end up in architecture or design programs.\u201d Call if proof of concept.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx_Nolis-2-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Maya Bird-Murphy.\" class=\"wp-image-195282 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx_Nolis-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx_Nolis-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx_Nolis-2-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx_Nolis-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx_Nolis-2-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx_Nolis-2.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 683px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 683\/1024;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx_Nolis-2-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Maya Bird-Murphy.\" class=\"wp-image-195282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx_Nolis-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx_Nolis-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx_Nolis-2-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx_Nolis-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx_Nolis-2-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx_Nolis-2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Maya Bird-Murphy. Photography by Nolis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"525\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya04-1024x525.jpg\" alt=\"The MMC truck\u2019s graphics are by Jacob Goble.\" class=\"wp-image-195286 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya04-1024x525.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya04-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya04-768x393.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya04.jpg 1499w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/525;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya04-1024x525.jpg\" alt=\"The MMC truck\u2019s graphics are by Jacob Goble.\" class=\"wp-image-195286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya04-1024x525.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya04-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya04-768x393.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya04.jpg 1499w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The MMC truck\u2019s graphics are by Jacob Goble. Photography by Tom Harris.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya03-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Interior birch-plywood cabinetry is custom.\" class=\"wp-image-195285 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya03.jpg 1499w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya03-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Interior birch-plywood cabinetry is custom.\" class=\"wp-image-195285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya03.jpg 1499w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Interior birch-plywood cabinetry is custom. Photography by Nolis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya02-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A pop-up workshop on Chicago\u2019s South Side introduces kids to design.\" class=\"wp-image-195284 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya02-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya02-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya02-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya02.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya02-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A pop-up workshop on Chicago\u2019s South Side introduces kids to design.\" class=\"wp-image-195284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya02-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya02-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya02-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya02.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>A pop-up workshop on Chicago\u2019s South Side introduces kids to design. Image courtesy of Mobile Makers Chicago.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya01-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The mural at Mobile Makers Chicago\u2019s stationary headquarters is by Emmy Star Brown.\" class=\"wp-image-195283 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya01-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya01-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya01-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya01.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya01-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The mural at Mobile Makers Chicago\u2019s stationary headquarters is by Emmy Star Brown.\" class=\"wp-image-195283 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya01-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya01-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya01-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya01.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya01-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The mural at Mobile Makers Chicago\u2019s stationary headquarters is by Emmy Star Brown.\" class=\"wp-image-195283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya01-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya01-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya01-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Interior-Design-Maya-Bird-Murphy-Mobile-Makers-Chicago-idx220401_Future_Maya01.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript><\/noscript><figcaption>The mural at Mobile Makers Chicago\u2019s stationary headquarters is by Emmy Star Brown. 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