A Creative Experience Steps from the Birthplace of Prairie Design

Architects, designers, and creative professionals tend to notice things others don’t—proportion, rhythm, light, and structure.

The Faux Frank™ experience invites teams to explore those ideas through a hands-on design activity inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright’s stained-glass windows.

An Experience Design Teams Love

A hands-on stained-glass–inspired workshop where teams explore Prairie geometry, light, and color while creating their own Faux Frank™ design.

Located less than one mile from the Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio, Studio 928 offers architecture and design professionals a uniquely meaningful creative experience rooted in the principles of Prairie design.

The Faux Frank™ Experience

During this guided workshop, participants create a stained-glass–inspired artwork using Studio 928’s Faux Frank™ method.

Teams learn how Prairie architects used geometry, proportion, and restrained color palettes to create windows that felt both modern and timeless.

Participants will:

create a geometric composition inspired by Prairie design
apply leading to define structure and rhythm
add translucent color to capture light
finish a framed piece to take home

Each artwork reflects the participant’s own interpretation of Prairie principles.

A Meaningful Location

Located less than one mile from the Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio, Studio 928 offers a creative experience rooted in Prairie design. Founder Cheryl Vargas previously served as a docent at the Home & Studio, bringing firsthand insight into Wright’s design philosophy and stained-glass patterns.

Located in Oak Park, Illinois, just steps from one of the most significant places in American architecture.

For architecture and design teams, this proximity adds an additional layer of meaning to the experience.

Many visiting firms combine the workshop with a FLW Home & Studio tour or a design-focused team retreat.

Plan Your Faux Frank™ Experience

If your team is looking for a creative offsite or design-focused team-building activity, the Faux Frank™ experience offers something truly unique.

Check availability and plan your experience today.

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Why Choose Art Based Team Building?

Location Advantage

Located less than one mile from the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio in Oak Park, Studio 928 offers a hands-on creative workshop inspired by the geometric principles that defined Prairie-style architecture.

On-Site Team Building

In this guided experience, participants explore the relationship between structure, light, and pattern while creating their own faux stained-glass artwork influenced by Prairie design concepts.

In-Studio Sessions

Designed especially for architecture firms, design studios, real estate teams, and creative professionals, the workshop provides a relaxed environment where teams can reconnect with the design principles that shape the built environment.

Professional Facilitation

This experience works especially well for:

• architecture firm team gatherings
• interior design studio outings
• real estate client appreciation events
• leadership retreats for creative teams
• design school alumni gatherings

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Our Customers Love Us!

"Cheryl helped orchestrate an amazing virtual event for a team bonding event. She was professional, adaptable, and had so much energy! We had so much fun and definitely recommend others to use Studio 928."

"Art Studio 928 is 🔥! They graciously worked with us to host a Homecoming event where alumni were able to engage socially. Not only were they able to create an amazing design, we were able to combine it into a game night while creating. We had trivia, good conversation, and an amazing vibe for our Homecoming event. 5/5 fully recommend them for your next painting, or in-person event!"

"Cheryl helped orchestrate an amazing virtual paint night for a team bonding event. She was professional, adaptable, and had so much energy! We had so much fun and definitely recommend others to use Studio 928 for virtual paint nights."

I wanted a corporate event that would help push my coworkers to be creative and check out of "work mode." This event did that. In addition, it was impressive to see how Cheryl was able to create a custom image and then teach us how to recreate it . She is a true artist and it shows in moments like this. Not everyone can do what she does.

"We loved our art innovation lab! I loved how customizable we could make the event, and I think my group appreciated that as well! The trivia questions, the jazz music playing, deep thought, great ideas and the fact that her team could adapt both based on my group's needs and interests was great. Our group was self-admittedly challenged with art! The art came out beautiful and this was really fun!"

A Creative Experience Steps from the Birthplace of Prairie Design​