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Living Walls
A tiny bit like the Renzo Piano-designed Pompidou Centre that wears its insides on its outside (pipes, ducts, all the 'ugly' stuff), this office building wears a garden.
written by: Laure Joliet09.09.08 -
Mixed Signals
Leave it to the French to have fun with something extraordinarily mundane.
written by: Laure Joliet09.18.08 -
Air France Terminal 2E
Flying from the Air France Terminal at LAX (which has been shifted out of the outdated Tom Bradley Terminal) and arriving in Paris at Terminal 2E is like moving from a basement into a penthouse...
written by: Laure Joliet09.29.08 -
Tools for Living
Just in time for budgets to shrink everywhere, Design Within Reach unveils their new Tools For Living line of impeccably designed everyday objects. All pieces that are much cheaper than a Saarinen...
written by: Laure Joliet10.20.08 -
New Color for Take-out
Bare fridges filled with nothing but hot sauce, a couple bottles of beer, and some old take-out will be getting a makeover with these porcelain versions of the classic to-go containers.
written by: Laure Joliet10.25.08 -
Green Dorm Design
When I was in college I lived in a cinder-block walled dorm room. I'm not complaining, I went to a small art school and had a pretty large room that I only shared with one other person. I...
written by: Laure Joliet11.07.08 -
Looks Like We're Getting That Train
The high speed rail system in France, called the TGV, has revolutionized travel within the country. Now it's easy to pop between Avignon and Paris in under 3 hours (a distance that used to be a 6-7...
written by: Laure Joliet11.10.08 -
Maharam Textiles at The Shade Store
The Shade Store just launched a new collection of window treatments featuring fabrics from the archives of renowned textile manufacturer Maharam textiles.
written by: Laure Joliet11.11.08 -
Lighting It Up
Perhaps the darker evenings are making me more sensitive to how beautiful light can be. I've been noticing innovative lighting and light installations all week.
written by: Laure Joliet11.17.08 -
Angela Adams for Architex
Angela Adams recently expanded her upbeat retro textile designs with more rugged and sustainable fabrics to help spruce up hospitals, office cubicles, and the outdoors.
written by: Laure Joliet11.21.08 -
iPod Ghetto Accessory
Four paper cups + two tooth picks + iPod with classic earbuds = affordable and modern looking DIY speakers.
written by: Laure Joliet11.23.08 -
MUJI and Thonet
Just when you thought they couldn't get any cooler, Muji announces that they've joined up with Thonet to re-imagine the classic bentwood and Bauhaus chairs.
written by: Laure Joliet11.24.08 -
Modern Chicken Coop
With all the talk of chickens being kept as pets in urban areas, it's nice to know there's a modern chicken coop alternative.
written by: Laure Joliet11.30.08 -
LA Event: Succulent How To at Big Red Sun
Succulents have been enjoying some time in the spotlight as eco friendly plants that take little water and even less care. This weekend succulent mavens Big Red Sun will be hosting a holiday...
written by: Laure Joliet12.12.08 -
A Very Eames Christmas
Even if you can't pony up the cash to buy a living room full of iconic furniture by Charles and Ray Eames doesn't mean that there aren't some Eames-related stocking stuffers to splurge on.
written by: Laure Joliet12.17.08 -
Leah Evans Textiles
Leah Evans is in the business of quilt-making. But seeing as how her creations feature aerial photography, maps, and satellite imagery, they are definitely not your grandmother's quilts.
written by: Laure Joliet12.25.08 -
Angela Adams and The Birds and The Bees
Angela Adams is largely known for her bold textile design, but more recently she's expanded her line to include clean-edged modern furniture.
written by: Laure Joliet01.17.09 -
8 Questions For Tina Roth Eisenberg
Tina Roth Eisenberg runs a successful graphic design company but is perhaps better known as the author behind the design centric blog, SwissMiss. The self described Swiss designer gone NYC...
written by: Laure Joliet02.04.09 -
Cable Camouflage
Now that laptops and iPods have become like extra appendages for most of us, tangled cords and unsightly nests of cables are a constant problem. Even with the myriad systems for keeping them...
written by: Laure Joliet02.06.09 -
New Marimekko Spring Line
The famed Finnish textile brand Marimekko, renowned for simple, bright prints (and owing their original popularity in the US to Jackie Kennedy's Marimekko shift dresses in the 60's) has released...
written by: Laure Joliet02.17.09
