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An Evening with Richard Longstreth
Join The Los Angeles Conservancy at the Neutra VDL House in Silver Lake for a fundraiser featuring architectural historian, author, and professor Richard Longstreth. All proceeds will go directly...
03.20.09 -
Friday Blog-Spotting
Today begins Dwell.com's Friday round-up series, in which the editors take a look back at our week in Web-reading and call out a favorite post from the blogosphere. Check out this week's editors'...
written by: Sarah Rich03.20.09 -
Greywater Installation Workshop
Interested in learning how to reuse your greywater? Then come to a three-part design and installation workshop given by The Greywater Guerrillas. ...
03.20.09 -
Spring Sale at Renegade Handmade
Stop by the brick and mortar shop, located in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood, for DIY goods from over 300 independent artists. To celebrate spring, Renegade will offer 25% off select housewares...
03.20.09 -
Energy Alternatives: Weaning New York from Fossil Fuels
Ashok Gupta, Air & Energy Program Director for the Natural Resources Defense Council, will moderate a discussion on practical near-term opportunities and barriers associated with the deployment of...
03.20.09 -
Chuck Waste Paper Basket
The Chuck Waste Paper Basket, by studio CRANK, is constructed of 100% recycled cardboard, printed with low VOC based inks, and is totally recyclable. It's assembled by simply folding and tucking,...
$9.99
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Natalie Jeremijenko's MoMA Lecture
One of the best things about the Internet is the ability to virtually attend lectures we couldn't get to in real-time. A series of lectures that took place at the MoMA's Design and the Elastic Mind...
written by: Sarah Rich03.20.09 -
Fibonacci Lampshade
You can always count on a pendant light to brighten up a room. The Fibonacci lampshade from the MoMA Store was inspired by the eponymous Italian mathematician who explored the complex number...
$75.00
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Karim Rashid at the MAD
The designer and guest curator of Mad's current exhibition Totally Rad will speak about innovations in contemporary design, as part of a conversational exchange with MAD chief curator David McFadden.
03.19.09 -
The Hill House by Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Pamela Robertson, Senior Curator, Hunterian Art Gallery and Professor of Mackintosh Studies, University of Glasgow, will lead a discussion on the architect's Hill House project, and whether or not...
03.19.09 -
Tokyo!'s Urban Anxiety
The new movie Tokyo!—a triptych of short films directed by Michel Gondry, Leos Carax and Bong Joon-Ho—presents three increasingly neurotic architectural visions of the teeming,...
written by: Aaron Britt03.19.09 -
Fruit Tree Grafting Workshop
In this hands-on workshop from Slow Food Chicago, you will graft and take home a low-maintenance fruit tree that can produce fruit organically without harmful spraying. There will also be fruit...
03.19.09 -
Furniture ICU
What do you do when your Wassily chair snaps a strap, or the leather on your Eames lounge starts to look less like a well-used baseball mitt and more like a slice of gnarled Swiss cheese? You call...
03.18.09 -
The Haute Seat
I want to say one word to you. Just one word. Plastics.
written by: Christopher Brightphotos by: Martien Mulder03.18.09 -
A Little Light Reading
If your manuscript is far from being illuminated, it’s time to drop the task at hand and find a new lamp to read by.
written by: Shonquis Moreno03.18.09 -
Designing Detroit
If the Great Recession has an unofficial mascot, it's Detroit. Even though the once-mighty Motown has been in a slow-motion death-spin since the days of the K-car, the city's abandoned factories...
written by: David A. Greene03.18.09 -
Jens Bench
Benchwarming never looked better. Iconic designer Jens Risom has created a modern classic to match a chair and ottoman duo he introduced in 1949. Slide the cushion from left to right and a side...
$1168.75
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Torch Light
Fancy yourself a flower arranger but can't keep a blossom in bloom? Target your talents at the Torch Light. Available as a single stem or in bunches, the simple design lets you create your own...
$1890.00
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How to Get the New Sustain MiniHome
Ever wondered what it would be like to own a compact, green, mobile, prefab home? You will soon have a chance to find out.
written by: Sarah Rich03.18.09 -
Maun Windsor Chair
Made by female workers in Botswana, where Mabeo is based, and under economically and environmentally sustainable conditions, this colorful new line of crafted furniture by Patty Johnson is designed...
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Twiggy Table Lamp XL
This thin stick of a table lamp, standing trim on its fiberglass base, comes in four colors for every fashionista—and its innovative, reflective light "diffuser" spreads a warm glow throughout the...
$900.00
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Pippi Stools
Sometimes you just need another place to sit. Whether you're hosting a party or sending someone on a time-out in the corner, this simple spindle stool is just right, and comes apart for flat...
$68.00
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The Jonathan
Tired of waiting for innovative architecture to come to San Diego, this proactive architect added developer to his job description, and brought it there himself.
written by: David A. Greenephotos by: Randi Berez03.17.09 -
Killspencer Bags
I came across a handsome group of weekender and messenger bags by Killspencer last week in my online meanderings. I learned from the website—the only place you can buy a bag—that they...
written by: Aaron Britt03.17.09 -
Paperfold Lamps
Architects are notorious for being sticklers for detail. Often, and in the best cases, this leads to beautifully uncomplicated structures and well thought out product design.
written by: Laure Joliet03.17.09
