“Finally, an event furniture rental company who offers pieces with great style and design. This space has been void until Bowery and Bash arrived on the scene. Well done Ladies! Not only is their furniture line stylish, their customer service team is solid. They were on time and extremely helpful setting up. Pleasure to work with.”

- Chrissy Collins

MEET THE TEAM

Bowery (Small Home) & Bash (Social event).

Our sophisticated furniture has made an appearance in everything from the most exciting experiential events to extravagant corporate celebrations, film sets and luxury weddings.

We are wildly unapologetic creative types, free spirits who are all about stretching the limits of our imagination. We are dreamers and animal-lovers who care deeply about creating an environmentally friendly and socially conscious company that makes our clients giddy with excitement.

Team

KATIE ERNST
founder + creative director

Like many creative types, Katie was a quirky child with a very active imagination. She is a native of New Orleans, which explains everything you need to know about her love of gilt and graffiti, the rustic and the refined.

A life-long storyteller, Katie was an Emmy-award winning journalist for NBC News before entrepreneurship pulled her away.  In 2009, she launched Revision Home,  an  edgy design company that used experiential events to sell updated vintage interior classics.  Revision Home quickly became a go-to destination for Chicago’s interior design junkies and was named to the “Best Of” lists by Chicago magazine and  CS Interiors. 

Katie’s love of storytelling, design and events collided in 2014, when she opened Bowery & Bash. What began as a vintage rental company soon evolved to feature a curated collection of sophisticated event  furniture.

She lives in the Chicago area with her three children and two rescue pups.

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ALLY KRASAVAGE
marketing + operations manager

Ally, the Marketing & Operations Manager at Bowery & Bash. Hailing from the vibrant city of Chicago, she is a proud graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago.

With a rich background spanning various industries including events, interior design, and textiles & Marketing, Ally possesses a comprehensive understanding and invaluable experience that she brings to every special project she undertakes.

During her leisure time, Ally’s interests take her on exciting pursuits. She showers affection on her multiple foster (fail) cats, channeling her love for animals. She nurtures her green thumb through gardening indoors & outdoors and enjoys exploring thrift stores, estate sales and vintage markets. Ally’s adventurous spirit extends to undertaking weekend projects to restore & re-design her Classic Chicago 4 flat, a historic gem dating back to the early 1890s.

She seamlessly combines her passion for aesthetics with her strong operational skills, ensuring that the entire team & all of the various projects she does at B&B are functioning with the highest quality of detail and design.

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JADE EGGERT
client services director

Jade is the Client Services Director here at Bowery & Bash. She is a design lover, but has a special place in her heart for all things business. She has always had a natural interest in interior design. She knew she was meant to work in the industry from the days of watching HGTV as an 8 year old while everyone else watched cartoons. Born and raised in Chicago, she is a Columbia College Chicago graduate with a Fashion Business degree.

With a diverse background in retail, management, styling and even fitness, Jade has no trouble adapting and thinking on her feet. She brings a lot of business management skills to the table and is always ready to jump in and be creative.

When she’s not working hard at Bowery & Bash, you can find her hanging with her pup, Violet, taking spin classes, and catching up on the latest fashion trends. Jade enjoys nature and spends time out in Colorado with her family whenever she can!

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JULIA VILLARI
client services coordinator

Julia is a Client Services Coordinator here at Bowery & Bash. She was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs where she graduated from Lewis University with a business degree. She pursued a career in logistics straight out of college, but her passion for creativity led her to us. Julia loves all things interior design, fashion, and dogs so she wanted a career revolving around something she loved. Born creative, from a young age Julia loved to sing, dance, draw, and paint.

In March, Julia and her husband Austin welcomed a baby boy named Easton into their family. When not helping to coordinate the logistics here at Bowery & Bash, you can find Julia changing diapers, singing nursery rhymes, and shopping for baby clothes with Starbucks in hand.

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ROBERT HOLLOCHER
client services coordinator

Robert is a Client Services Coordinator here at Bowery & Bash. Having come from a filmmaking background, he has a deep passion for design and all things creative. Though he is skilled in all things interior and set design, Robert has experience spanning many different fields—from food to environmentalism—he is always learning and trying new things.

When not working on all your event and logistics needs here at Bowery & Bash, Robert enjoys playing and snuggling his two kittens, Butter and Flower, relaxing in nature with a good book, and exploring Chicago with his friends.

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CHRIS WILKUS
warehouse coordinator

Chris is the Warehouse Coordinator here at Bowery and Bash. With the exception of a few years recently spent living in SW Michigan, he is a lifelong Illinois native with a passion for film, photography and especially music. Having grown up in a family that loved furnishing their home with antiques, Chris has also adopted an appreciation for all things vintage and collectable. As a former record store manager and facilities supervisor in advertising here in Chicago, he has since found great success and appreciation for what he also brings to the table in a warehouse environment. Known for being extremely reliable, responsible and organized, it’s his desire for providing excellent customer service that really drives him.

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KATE APOSTOLACUS
creative coordinator

Kate is the Creative Coordinator at Bowery & Bash. She is a recent graduate of Columbia College Chicago but is originally from New Jersey. She is inspired by all things organization, color coding, and decorating; all in which can be seen through her work.

When not updating our B&B socials, she can be seen riding the L tuning into her favorite playlist or podcast, hanging out with her friends in Lakeview, or trying delicious restaurants all over the city.

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TRACEY COLLINS
logistics coordinator

Tracey is the Logistics Coordinator here at Bowery & Bash. She is born and raised in Illinois and has lived her for most of her life. She graduated with her masters degree from Illinois State University. For the past 30 years, she has been a logistical office for the US Army as well as a Relocation Consultant for a national moving company.

When not handling all things logistics, she is either watching HGTV or enjoying Greek food with her family, and being a mom to 2 boys.

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BERTO DOMINGUEZ
head crew chief

Berto is the Head Crew Chief for Bowery & Bash, for the past 8+ years. His main goal and passion is to help foster growth and provide the highest level of service and professionalism onsite, during installations.

Berto is happily married with 6 kids, 2 granddaughters, 2 beautiful dogs that all keep him pretty busy at home. 

Berto is always happy to offer help onsite  and is so eager to ensure clients are the utmost satisfied with our product.

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ED MCMURTRY-KELLY
crew chief

Edward, otherwise known as Ed, is one of our Crew Chiefs. Ed loves his city, Chicago & home state of North Carolina passionately. Ed absolutely loves singing, music,  playing basketball and watching all different types of sports. He enjoys hot home cooked food and loves road trips (which makes him a great long distance Crew Chief). Ed’s favorite quote of all time is “Speak good thoughts, and those good thoughts will be true.”