Freeman’s | Hindman Appoints Roger Ward as Head of the Design Department

CHICAGO – Freeman’s | Hindman announces that Roger Ward has joined the merged firm as Head of Department, Design, expanding the team of experts in the Chicago office. Ward will lead the development of Freeman’s | Hindman’s Design department nationally across 18 locations.

Ward will work closely with Managing Director, Furniture and Decorative Arts, Ben Fisher, and the national team to build the firm’s Modern Design and Art + Design auctions.  

Ward brings over 20 years of deep and wide-ranging design experience to this role. Before joining Freeman’s | Hindman, he worked in the Design department of a prominent New York-based auction house focused on in 20th-century furniture and design with a particular interest in European furniture from the second half of the 20th century. He also co-owned and operated Full Circle Modern, a successful vintage design store in Brooklyn specializing in furniture from the 1960s through the 1980s.

Mr. Ward also has a broad background in real estate, as an appraiser, broker, rehabber, and investor.  

"I feel fortunate to have the opportunity to enter an already robust Design program with Freeman’s | Hindman. In the coming years, I look forward to expanding this legacy by continuing to feature Design auctions in Chicago and Philadelphia. We will be looking to curate future auctions based on our existing strengths in 20th-century design by building our presence in the contemporary Design space and strengthening the offerings that explore the connections of Fine Art and Design by introducing present-day artists to the market," commented Roger Ward.

A calendar of upcoming Design auctions can be viewed online here.