{"id":118277,"date":"2018-05-11T14:46:56","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T14:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/som-fashions-former-chicago-firehouse-into-bespoke-men-s-hat-atelier\/"},"modified":"2022-11-11T17:03:06","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T22:03:06","slug":"som-fashions-former-chicago-firehouse-into-bespoke-men-s-hat-atelier","status":"publish","type":"id_project","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/som-fashions-former-chicago-firehouse-into-bespoke-men-s-hat-atelier\/","title":{"rendered":"SOM Fashions Former Chicago Firehouse Into Bespoke Men\u2019s Hat Atelier"},"content":{"rendered":"
Chicago is renowned for myriad phenomena. Jazz and the blues. Politics. Pizza. And, of course, architecture. But hats? Yes, according to Graham Thompson, founder of Optimo<\/a>, a men’s hat company based in the city’s South Side. Steady growth over its 25-year existence has called for expansion—and a new space. It comes courtesy of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill<\/a>, the 82-year-old firm with significant ties to the city.<\/p>\n