Cannon Frank: A Design Corporation PC

In The Press

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"John's first question is 'How do you live?' That makes everything make sense, because you're not going in only from a design aesthetic."— Robb Report Home Entertainment

"[John] recognizes that clients want something that no one else has. He takes his mission a step further by constructing something they would never have imagined."— Chicago Home and Garden

"John is not afraid to experiment, but he'll be the first to tell me why I do not want to do something - and he always has a good reason to back it up." — Robb Report Home Entertainment

"[The client] wanted each room to be unique. Cannon responded with gusto. He transformed the owners' bedroom suite into a Venetian fantasy with drapes trimmed in pearls, a headboard in the shape of a clamshell and a chandelier crafted by Baccarat with pearl-shaped amethyst rock crystals." — Robb Report Luxury Home

"What [John] Cannon proposed transformed the [clients'] 'little idea' into an oasis of comfort and privacy, with the smallest detail planned to suit the couple's needs." — Chicago Tribune

"Cannon enhanced the feel of the steam engine era with such details as the Art Deco lighting and a 1930s stair rail with bronze bas-relief plaques that was salvaged from a London department store and now surrounds a sofa." — Robb Report Luxury Home

"Cannon's shrewd solutions abound." — Chicago Tribune Magazine

"If you are from the school of thought that believes 'little things mean a lot," you will be awed by this windowscaping designed by John Cannon of Cannon Frank in Chicago."— Chicago Home and Garden

"The minimalism of the De Stijl design movement can be seen in the home's interior. Stone, wood and simple plaster finishes create smooth surface planes."— Home and Architectural Trends

"...no interior design firm knows Art Deco better than Cannon Frank." — Chicago Home Magazine

"Cannon, a gracious man who never reveals his own preferences, clearly has a soft spot for this job. After a grand tour of the place, he let his guard down and out slipped a comment that says it all: 'the place flows so beautifully and is so comfortable, I could live here in a heartbeat." — Chicago Tribune Magazine

"[John] just had a good sense of how far he could push me. John is confident and it really helped me gain confidence." — Robb Report Home Entertainment

"Another winner was the breakfast room created by Cannon Frank that featured pastel glazed plaster reliefs, a tree stump table base with granite top, and antique Venetian crystal belonging to the [owners]. More than $80,000 worth of Tiffany china, silver and crystal completed the table setting and covered an adjacent antique baker's table to make it one of the prettiest in the house." — Chicago Sun Times

"Designer John Cannon brings the easygoing grace of the French countryside to a magnificent Michigan weekend home." — CS (formerly Chicago Social)

"The owner of Artisan Antiques Art Deco in Miami, where Cannon found the Mueller chandeliers, showed him a picture of the fixtures hanging in a Parisian dance club, which enabled the designer to reproduce the original ceiling friezes." — Robb Report Luxury Home

"Every piece of furniture was carefully integrated...for the living room, [John Cannon] designed a pair of overscale, comfortable lounge chairs that rotate. Because of their wide arms — and again for practicality — he had cobalt-blue glass inserts set in so drinks could be set down without concern."— Chicago Tribune

"Restored family heirlooms ranging from wicker to whimsy fill the house that Cary Frank and John Cannon have restored..." — Chicago Sun Times

"To aid acoustics and ward off the slightest basement chill, walls are covered in a woven red wool flannel by Donghia." — Robb Report Home Entertainment

"Furniture placement in the living-dining room takes advantage of the apartment's spectacular nighttime views." — Chicago Tribune

"...today's most innovative interiors are marked by a fresh, experimental vocabulary. Designed by John Cannon...the Winnetka Grill clearly substantiates this new direction." — Restaurant and Hotel Design

"This decorative trick masks her full-blown home office..." — Chicago Tribune Magazine

"The room has it all! Designer John Cannon...accomplished a wonderful balancing act...I guess it's that rule-breaking '60s rebel in me that caused my appreciation of the artistic license John employed with the alternate placement [of the window coverings]." — Window Fashions

"The piece de resistance of the home is the master bathroom's stainless steel soaking tub, 5 feet in diameter, 3 feet deep, that was hand-hammered 200,000 times to echo the ripple effect of the slate flooring." — Chicago Tribune

"To accommodate [the client's] 6-foot-3 inch frame when he's watching the 60-inch Zenith plasma, Cannon designed a high-backed 12-by-10-foot L-shaped sectional sofa that's 4 feet deep for [the client] to sink into." — Robb Report Home Entertainment

"The 200-seat restaurant seems smaller and more intimate because the interior space is divided into thirds, each with a different feeling." — Restaurants & Institutions

"Cannon's lush perennial garden on the [side] of the house is a tribute to hours of careful planning and hard work." — Chicago Sun Times

"Cannon brought the exterior's Celtic influences inside through details that include a Celtic-style arched fireplace in the living room, various furnishings, and the staircase's ironwork." — Robb Report Home Entertainment