Modernique
ABOUT THE DESIGNER
Julia Buckingham Edelmann is a true
North Shore native. She grew up in
the same neighborhood where she
currently lives, met her husband in
kindergarten at the local grade school,
and remains active in her community.
In her teens, she moved from her
beloved Midwest to the unfamiliar
Southwest when her family relocated
to Albuquerque, New Mexico. She
fell in love with the region and the
experience greatly influenced her
awareness of primitive and folk art,
organic shapes and different cultures.
Julia began her career in the fastpaced world of fashion, traveling
around the globe and cultivating
her discerning eye. An annual trip
to Paris each year with friends
turned into a flourishing antiques
business. She began showing in
prominent fairs nationwide such as
the NYC Pier Antiques Show and
the Bridgehampton Antiques Show.
Her design practice grew out of this
antiques business as friends began
asking her to help place antiques in
their homes. Buckingham Interiors
+ Design was established in 2007
and has rapidly grown into one of the
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nation’s top design studios. Her awardwinning interiors bridge the past and
the future in her signature style. In
addition to overseeing the BID studio
and showroom located in West Town
Chicago, Julia also is a contributor to
1st Dibs and writes for the popular
blog Material Girls, which offers design
points-of-view from coast to coast.