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Events this Weekend: 12.31-1.3
Out with the old and in with the new! As we put 2009 to rest and ring in 2010, we take a look at three exhibits from 2009 worth visiting before their doors are closed.
written by: Miyoko Ohtake12.31.09 -
Shelf Life
Though he appears to live alone, this graphically inclined Parisian commissioned an apartment that deftly houses his many roommates—scores of beloved comics—as well.
written by: Virginia Gardinerphotos by: Céline Clanet01.04.10 -
San Diego, CA
Nestled on the Pacific coastline, between Los Angeles’s sprawl and the Mexican border, San Diego is a surprisingly design-forward town with a handful of modern masterpieces to prove it.
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Bryce Duffy01.04.10 -
Loo & Improved
When Pamela Butz and Jeffrey Klug, principals of Butz + Klug Architecture, began renovating the master bathroom of a nearly 120-year-old home in Brookline, Massachusetts, they made “all sorts...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake01.04.10 -
Night Shift
Once a locker for a midnight loo, the bedside table has taken on a far sweeter function—and a score of forms for holding big dreams, and small specs, till the morning light.
written by: Miyoko Ohtake01.04.10 -
Mini Mania
During the holidays a friend sent me a link to these pendants of miniature classic mid-century modern chairs. The tiny metal necklaces include the Mies Barcelona chairs, Eames molded plywood,...
written by: Sarah Rich01.06.10 -
Marmitta Roaster from Kahler
Now that we're headlong into the thick of winter, and very well may have a little extra holiday cash to spend, little is more appealing that a hardy soup in a pulchritudinous pot. Designed in 2008...
written by: Aaron Britt01.06.10 -
Stephen Burks
For years there’s been a divide between manufactured first-world luxury items and handmade third-world crafts, but industrial designer Stephen Burks believes that the future of design lies...
written by: Jordan Kushins01.06.10 -
New Energy-Saving Gadgets from CES
The Consumer Electronics Show is in full swing in Vegas and there are lots of reports coming from the blogosphere about new energy-saving devices for the home. One early peek from Engadget looks at...
written by: Sarah Rich01.07.10 -
Greg Sharp of BSB Design
BSB Design was established in 1966 in Des Moines, Iowa, as a small architectural firm with a grand mission statement: Every family deserves to live in an architect-designed home. Forty-plus years...
written by: Dwell Staff01.07.10 -
Michelle Lord
Michelle Lord is a visual artist based in Birmingham, England. For the UK’s Architecture Week 2007, she produced an ambitious architectural model based on Jorge Luis Borges’s story ...
written by: Dwell Staff01.07.10 -
Konstantin Grcic: Decisive Design
Released at the end of last month, Konstantin Grcic: Decisive Design by the Art Institute of Chicago's design curator Zoë Ryan is a fine addition to the growing literature on the excellent...
written by: Aaron Britt01.07.10 -
Tom Dixon
"You can take the principles of what something stands for and use them in a completely new way. Otherwise you’re just a retrospective company," says designer Tom Dixon.
written by: Amber Bravo01.07.10 -
Housemouse Doorstop
Last weekend I happened into the very fine San Francisco shop ATYS Design and came across this charming doorstop.
written by: Aaron Britt01.08.10 -
Friday Finds 1.8.10
We're back for our very first Friday Finds of 2010, bringing you our favorite links from the past week.
written by: Amanda Dameron01.08.10 -
"What's Next?" Competition
It's a new year and if you're newly energized to enter some design competitions, you now have an extension to get in on the newest one from Social Designer. The "What's Next?" competition...
written by: Sarah Rich01.09.10 -
Composite Index
Corporate high-flyers and admitted neat freaks Bruce Thatcher and Kirsty Leighton couldn’t handle the chaos anymore. With two small boys and demanding jobs (he works in hedge funds, she&rsquo...
written by: Nicola Twilleyphotos by: Matthew Williams01.11.10 -
The Third and The Seventh
Late last week I was preparing to blog about this short film by Alex Roman, and clearly so were lots of other people, judging by the fact that today Roman's dedicated site, thirdseventh.com,...
written by: Sarah Rich01.12.10 -
Opdahl Remastered
Case Study architect Edward Killingsworth’s masterpiece, the 1957 Opdahl House, fell into ruin, but thanks to a musician with a passion for modernism, it is celebrating its 50th anniversary...
written by: Sam Grawephotos by: Catherine Ledner01.12.10 -
Josef Albers Exhibition
As a pioneering voice in the diffusion of modern art and design, Josef Albers's contributions to printmaking, color theory and pedagogy cannot be overstated.
written by: Aaron Britt01.12.10 -
Eero Dynamic
Eero Aarnio’s persistent quest for functional forms and manufacturing processes has been at the center of his iconic and prolific career.
written by: Asko Ahokasphotos by: Joanna Moorhouse01.12.10 -
Review: Tadao Ando
The architecture of Tadao Ando seeks to connect the building with its surrounding. In Tadao Ando, a book recently published by Birkhauser, author Yann Nussaume attempts to explain the work of the...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake01.13.10 -
Cerno at Ford & Ching
Our friends at Ford & Ching recently announced a new addition to the curated family of designers they showcase in their Los Angeles headquarters. Cerno Group, founded in 2008, consists of a...
written by: Sarah Rich01.13.10 -
Jason Miller
When people talk about Jason Miller, they invariably mention three things, in varying order: his wit, his youth, and his meteoric rise in the burgeoning United States design scene. Though all of...
written by: Amber Bravo01.13.10 -
Events this Weekend: 1.14-17
This long weekend sees two exhibition openings and two closings worth checking out: a look at Iannis Xenakis's work and the changing understanding of "landscape" in New York, Daniel...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake01.14.10
