101 Travel
From trains to planes, see how travel is inextricably linked to design. Plus is Philippe Starck coming to a Motel 6 near you?
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Cabin Envy
I’m tired of hearing about the golden age of flight, that era when air hostesses (never hosts) wore Pucci uniforms, Pan Am logos adorned everything from complimentary socks to midtown…
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The Bilbao Effect
In the last 15 years, many a postindustrial city has redefined itself as a design center. Glasgow after its year as European City of Culture in 1990, Barcelona following the 1992 Olympics, Lisbon…
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Branding the Friendly Skies
In Barbara S. Peterson’s new book, Blue Streak: Inside JetBlue, the Upstart that Rocked an Industry, she recounts the rise of the design-meets-discount airline through the biography of its…
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Putting the Motel in Hotels
When design hotels first appeared in the ’80s, with their stylish bars, big-name designers, and excessive tariffs, many of us could have been forgiven for thinking that they were merely…
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Back on Track
What is it about trains that gets kids going gaga? Undoubtedly it has much to do with their wheels of steel, whistles, and distinc- tive chugga-chugga sound.
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2007: A Space Odyssey
Any cachet attached to the potential of space tourism was placed in dire straits when N’Sync heartthrob Lance Bass signed up to hitch a ride on a manned Russian rocket to the International…
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101 Airports
Modern air travel is about far more than merely making it from point A to point B. The journey is the destination, and we take a look at airport design and how terminals are evolving: which…
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Travel Bottles
Now here's a bright idea: breeze through the queue at the airport with these silicone carry-on travel bottles. At two ounces, they're small enough to join you on the plane, large enough to hold your…
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Mobile Travel Kit
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Travel Alarm Clock
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Travel Accessories
Associate Editor Miyoko Ohtake: For the past few months, I’ve been in a Japan state of mind. This December, my sister and I are heading to the archipelago of our ancestors—our…
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For the Traveler
Each month I visit the lovely folks in Minnesota to oversee printing and ensure that our magazine reaches you in the most perfect state possible. And I like to travel overseas in my off time. With…
Videos
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In Conversation with Graven Images
The best tour Senior Editor Aaron Britt got of Glasgow came, as one might expect, on foot. Ross Hunter and Jim Hamilton, two of the honchos at the multidisciplinary design firm Graven Images took him…
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In Conversation with Timorous Beasties
One of Senior Editor Aaron Britt's favorite stops when in Glasgow was the textile, wallpaper and design showroom of Timorous Beasties. They've been making chic, cheeky goods for about two decades…
Events
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In & Out of Amsterdam: Travels in Conceptual Art, 1960–1976
This is an exhibition of 75 works by ten American and European artists relating to travel and the city of Amsterdam. Focusing on Conceptual art practices between 1960 and 1976, the show includes…
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Bus Rapid Transit: Getting New York's Buses Moving
New York City has the slowest bus system in the country. Getting it to move faster requires re-imagining how buses operate in the city. Explore the options being piloted in New York, as well as…
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