Modern Cooperative - Hyde Park

My name is Tiffany Page and I'm co-owner of Modern Cooperative here in Hyde Park. I started Modern Cooperative with the thought that we represent local artists and we carry mid-century modern furniture and the two go together quite well because mid-century modern furniture came out of a time when resources were short after a war and local handmade movement really caught on and got much stronger after the recession and people really had to kind of look inside themselves and become more resourceful. So both movements to me make a lot of sense working together. I think one of the hallmarks of the store and something I feel very proud of is the fact that we carry between 75 and 80, sometimes 90 local artists, mainly Chicago based local artists, greeting cards, jewelry, night ties, cookbooks. I think that the spirit of Hyde Park in general is very welcoming and down to earth and has a real sense of community and from day one were welcomed and people came in and say welcome to the neighborhood and I just thought that was really quite cool in such a large city where sometimes people are a little standoffish. I feel What I've recently been going to a lot of the free lectures at the Institute of Politics which is amazing and seeing all the beautiful architecture I feel It just has a really great energy. It's also very international. What I'm not working, my favorite thing to do is to walk to the lakefront or bike to the lakefront and just be there. It'so beautiful. There'so many amazing spots. You get such a great view of downtown. It's amazing to live so close to such a treasure. One of my favorite places is Pizza Capri right across the street. 810 is really lovely. We also of course love the promontory. Our new neighbors, Dearborn Denim, we're super excited to have them in and of course the silver room. If it weren't for Eric at the silver room, I may not have opened this store. He is such an inspiration and such a great person to be next to. It just gives you a real sense of community. I'm a very social person and I grew up in the south and so to me it's really important to know neighbors and have that genuine relationship with them and that's what I found here.