Inside Hightower’s Chicago Showroom 

What if Harry Styles was a showroom? Casey Keasler, founder and design director of Casework, answered via her update of the Hightower space for NeoCon, a fresh interior she envisioned by drawing on art and music for inspiration— and a bolder, brighter contrast to the more minimal looks presented in recent seasons.  This year’s unexpected combinations of colors and patterned fabrics not normally seen in the contract market or in Hightower interiors were on display. Hightower’s primary goal was to upend any preconceived notions of their signature. “When you walked into the showroom in 2019 it was highly feminine and Scandinavian. It was a great moment in time but we have evolved as a culture and Hightower has as a business, too. And they wanted to create something that is available to everyone,” said Keasler.  So, she immersed herself in the world of the English singer and actor, not only …