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Events

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  Design USA: Contemporary Innovation

  This exhibition features outstanding contemporary achievements in American architecture, landscape design, interior design, product design, communication design, corporate design, interaction…

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  Tufenkian's Annual Rug Sale

  Tufenkian Los Angeles will host their annual sales event, offering samples, recently discontinued rugs and one-of-a-kind pieces at reduced prices for ten days in September. Designer rugs by Barbara…

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  Union Design Festival

  The Union Design Festival is a continuation of the Capsule Design Festival, and focuses on original independent creations produced by SF Bay–based designers. There will be clothing, bags…

Articles

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  Monika Järg's Wooden Carpets

  While wood floors are generally more elegant than carpeting, rugs and textiles can bring warmth and texture to otherwise hard and hollow spaces. Estonian designer Monika Järg has a novel…

• Pattern Recognition in Review

  Pattern Recognition is the debut monograph from New York based architecture practice Leven Betts. Not to be confused with the William Gibson novel of the same name, this Pattern Recognition opens…

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  Eco-Friendly Carpeting

  Dear Dwell: I'm not into the hard modernism of concrete floors: I miss the cushy carpet of my youth. Are there eco-friendly options for wall-to-wall? —Craig Dewey, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Dwell Collections

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  Architect Peter Cohen's Floor Plans

  In addition to the wonderful letters architect Peter Cohen sent to Editor Aaron Britt while he was working on a feature story on his home, Maison Amtrak, he also sent in drawings of the four other…

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  Geigy's Graphic Design

  Design Musem Zurich's current show Good Design, Good Business showcases the great graphic design from 1940-1970 of the Swiss chemical company Geigy.

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  Small Farms Across the United States

  We're creating a map of small farms, where dirt under the fingernails and sweat on the brow mean self-sufficiency, sustainability, and unbeatably delicious homegrown food. Help us build out the map…

Videos

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  Design Leader: Ken Isaacs

  As part of our Design Leaders video series, architect Ken Isaacs reflects on the innovative projects that defined his career, from the Shoebox House to the Knowledge Box.

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  Emerging Designer: Louise Campbell

  The Danish designer Louise Campbell has animated Royal Copenhagen and other traditional brands with a playful, experimental spirit.

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  Emerging Designer: Jason Miller

  The first subject in our emerging designers series, Jason Miller draws on threadbare bits of Americana, serving up something entirely new with a sly, subversive spin.

Products

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  Furoshiki Rug

  Its geometric seams follow the folding patterns of the traditional Japanese furoshiki—a wrapping cloth designed to transport goods—and if we could walk on this 100 percent New Zealand…

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  Crystals Rug

  Since temperature and water-vapor humidity determine how ice crystals take their shape, we’re guessing it was superhot when this rug formed in Angela Adams’s studio. Things will cool…

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  Puzzle Rug

  Trying to furnish your flat with all of BarberOsgerby's oeuvre but don't have the time to shop around? Puzzle, a flat-weaved wood rug, packs the contents of the designers' sketchbooks onto a…

Tips

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  Rugs, Naturally Speaking

  Look for natural materials, which can be incredibly long lasting as well as earth-friendly. The biggest consideration with rugs is who’s making them; there are organizations that certify…

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  Use a Rug to Define Space

  A rug can create a smaller room in a larger room, like an island. The rug might collect three or four disparate pieces of furniture and make a smaller, connected space.

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  A Rug Should....

  ...invite you to sit on the floor as if it were another piece of furniture.