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The Pi Table
Scrapile—Pull up a chair to one of Scrapile’s impossibly elegant dining tables and you’d never guess that the materials used to create it had once been destined for a landfill....
written by: Mark Lamsterphotos by: Eirik Johnson01.25.09 -
Skypephone
Last year saw the European launch of the world’s first mobile phone with integrated Skype, the Voice over IP software traditionally used via computer. This year, the phone arrives in the United...
written by: Virginia Gardinerphotos by: Christopher Sturman01.25.09 -
Little Field of Flowers
Nanimarquina—In 1987, Barcelona-based designer Nani Marquina established a textile and rug design studio. Since 1993, the company’s designs have been manufactured in northern India....
written by: Virginia Gardiner01.25.09 -
Glo-Ball
Flos—Designers and manufacturers bemoan the profusion of cheaply made copycats, but it’s been proven time and again that truly great design can never be obscured by poor imitation. For evidence,...
written by: Virginia Gardinerphotos by: Alex Subrizi01.25.09 -
Steelwood Chair
Magis—The Steelwood chair from Magis is a product of experience—the suppliers who punch the sheet metal for the back, which adroitly supports four legs and a beech wood seat, are among...
written by: Virginia Gardinerphotos by: Erwan Bouroullec01.25.09 -
Leave it to Beavers
It’s not unusual for New Yorkers to have problems with their neighbors; after all, many a co-op brawl has started over a little late-night noise. But it is rare for the downtown crowd to have...
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: Raimund Koch01.25.09 -
Drumming Up Design
Brotherly love takes many forms; in the case of Rob and Eric Brill, it’s a shared passion for modernism. Rob, the younger of the two and a rock musician, recently completed the second of two live...
written by: Frances Andertonphotos by: Noah Webb01.25.09 -
Long Division
The dark, primeval mountains and jagged ravines of New Zealand are free of rampaging Orcs, but Middle-earth, 2007, has another nuisance on the loose. It is the load-bearing truck, carrying a quaint...
written by: Karen Pakula01.25.09 -
Houston, We've Solved a Problem
A bird flying over Houston, Texas, sees only a sprawling canopy of trees. It seems the perfect nesting place for creatures both avian and human alike; unfortunately, the green ends at the tree line...
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: Jack Thompson01.25.09 -
Courtyard of Appeal
Like so many L.A. stories, the tale of the Courtyard House begins with a lucky break. One day in 2001, Thomas Robertson got a call from a friend he hadn’t seen in ages. The friend told him that his...
written by: David A. Greenephotos by: Maria Aufmuth01.25.09 -
Googie Gas
It's an understatement to say that we're living in a weird time, but when it comes to all things automotive, it's especially trippy. A few months ago, we were either lamenting or welcoming a...
written by: David A. Greene01.25.09 -
Green Beret
Were “EcoHat” to come up in passing,you would most likely think of something chunky, organic, and woolen–—perhaps a beanie with earflaps to keep you toasty while chained to a logger’s truck. But in...
written by: Iain Aitch01.25.09 -
Instant Gratification
Long before the age of digital cameras there was the Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera. Manufactured in the early 1970s, it allowed the user to have, in their hand, the photo they shot moments earlier....
written by: Laure Joliet01.25.09 -
We Love Jaya Loves Tekeko
Somewhere between the fanciful beasts of Where the Wild Things Are and the hand-drawn charm of Marimekko, the characters in the children’s line Jaya Loves Tekeko find their place. Emblazoned...
written by: Sarah Rich01.25.09 -
La Miniatura For Sale
Got a spare $7.7 million? Then please buy Frank Lloyd Wright's newly restored Millard House, aka La Miniatura, and open it up on weekends for the public. You can sell t-shirts and lemonade to help...
01.24.09 -
Retrofitting for Sustainability
I'm writing this a few hours away from the opening of Viennese architect Susanne Zottl's new exhibition at SCI-Arc, A Styrofoam Lover with (E)motions of Concrete. According to SCI-Arc, the show ...
written by: Geoff Manaugh01.24.09 -
Green Space Today
It's not the most obvious task to take the green path when renovating, building, or choosing products to buy. Green Space Today is an online magazine and business resource that makes it all easier.
written by: Jamie Waugh01.24.09 -
Solid Gold
When it comes to material originality, this former tavern in Chicago’s trendy Bucktown neighborhood pulls out all the stops. Case in point? Colorful pieces of broken LPs are visible in the...
written by: Geoff Manaughphotos by: Doug Fogelson/DRFP01.23.09 -
Home Stickers
In San Francisco we’re frequently confronted with barren bedroom walls—since hanging anything that can fall in an earthquake is potentially deadly. French company Nouvelle Images has a...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake01.23.09 -
Razing Arizona
Matthew Moore has found himself in the curious position of being both an artist and a fourth-generation farmer, working and living in the greater Phoenix area, one of the nation’s fastest-growing...
written by: Amber Bravo01.23.09 -
Terra Ephemera
Whether spanning acres or encased in amorphous glass ecospheres, Paula Hayes's singular landscapes blur the boundary between art and nature—and redefine the relationship between art and...
written by: Amber Bravophotos by: Raimund Koch01.23.09 -
How Small is Too Small?
The first few paragraphs of a recent New York Times article on architect Gary Chang's Hong Kong apartment read like a scene from a dystopian novel—from the Wii screen that "analyzes"...
written by: David A. Greene01.23.09 -
Et tu, Bertus?
People often introduce Bertus Mulder by talking about his extraordinary pedigree.
written by: Jane Szita01.23.09 -
The Suburbs Strike Back
Swedish prefab specialists Smedshammar + Holmberg are on a mission to rescue their compatriots from boring suburbs—and their deep-seated suspicion of architects.
written by: Jane Szita01.23.09 -
Handmade Nation
Like the Arts and Crafts movement that exploded at the turn of the century, today's DIY revolution is a return to community and creativity. The film Handmade Nation seeks to document the slow...
written by: Laure Joliet01.23.09
