Private company

Kalo Shops

Arts and crafts

The Kalo Shop was the "leading maker" of Arts and Crafts movement silver in Chicago. The shop and affiliated Kalo Arts and Crafts Community House, a practicing school and workshop noted for silver and jewelry in nearby Park Ridge, Illinois, were founded in 1900 by a group of six young women who had trained at the Art Institute of Chicago.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

The Kalo Shop workers in Park Ridge, IL, c.1910
Photo: The Kalo Shop took this photo in 1910., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Kalo Shop was the "leading maker" of Arts and Crafts movement silver in Chicago. The shop and affiliated Kalo Arts and Crafts Community House, a practicing school and workshop noted for silver and jewelry in nearby Park Ridge, Illinois, were founded in 1900 by a group of six young women who had trained at the Art Institute of Chicago.2

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