Dale Fahnstrom of Fahnstrom-McCoy Design Consultants, Chicago, is an associate professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Ann Gray of Ann Gray Associates, Chicago, specializes in designwork for luxury hotels and restaurants as well as the residential market.
Dakota Jackson is a New York furniture designer/manufacturer known his innovative technology. His line is carried in Chicago by Holly Hunt.
Herbert Ohl, professor of design at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and president of Ohl Design, is an internationally known educator, architect, furniture and car designer.
Betty Jo Purvis of PPM Design Associates, Calumet City, is president of the American Society of Interior Designers.
O.B. Solie is a Rockford-based designer for Ello Furniture and winner of the American Furniture Designers Association Distinguished Designer Award.
Manfred Steinfeld is chairman of Shelby Williams Industries, based in Chicago. His career as a furniture expert and entrepreneur spans 40 years.
Edward Williams, a Chicago architect for more than 20 years, is partner and vice president at Solomon Cordwell Buenz.
