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IQAir HealthPro Compact
The IQ’s aesthetic is more institutional than the others, which makes sense since it’s the top choice of hospitals worldwide. Quality is key here. The IQ doesn’t do anything differently, it just...
$649.00
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Winix Plasma Wave 5000B
The 5000B uses a three-step filtering process, has filter alert and odor-sensing features, and doesn’t use ozone to neutralize chemical vapors and allergens. The all-black exterior shell, complete...
$229.00
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Bluair 201
The Blueair’s multidirectional airflow circulates more volume than most, ensuring that untreated particles are cleansed. Its galvanized-steel construction will outlive plastic cases, even if it...
$299.00
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Hoover SilentAir 2000
This purifier is so popular in Japan that it’s been incorporated into bullet trains. The fanless setup, which relies solely on ionization, produces a low buzz rather than the quiet hum of the fan...
$129.00
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Winix Plasma Wave 9000
This top-of-the-line model combines solid design with cutting-edge technology. The five-step purification process will rid any room of viruses, bacteria, and your uncle’s cigar smoke tout de suite....
$549.00
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A Proper Primer on Modernism
The historicization of modern architecture is quick to lionize Mies, Gropius, Wright and others, but too often treats them as though they existed in a vacuum, a far-sighted brotherhood whose sole...
written by: Aaron Britt01.28.09 -
Fuseproject
In the San Francisco offices of Yves Béhar’s industrial design and branding firm, the work environment suits the work.
written by: Sarah Rich01.28.09 -
An der Alster 1
The new office complex by J. Mayer H. Architects sits on the edge of downtown Hamburg, bordering the Aussenalster waterfront.
written by: Sarah Rich01.28.09 -
TBWA/Hakuhodo
In Shibaura, this former bowling alley is now the shared offices of international advertising agency TBWA and Japanese agency Hakuhodo.
written by: Sarah Rich01.28.09 -
Pallotta TeamWorks Headquaters
Inside a 47,000-square-foot warehouse, Clive Wilkinson built a veritable campus for Pallotta TeamWorks, a national charity-events company.
written by: Sarah Rich01.28.09 -
Trident 8-inch Classic Chef’s Knife
High carbon steel blade
$94.95
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Herman Miller Design Center
Herman Miller’s National Design Center in Atlanta achieved a LEED Gold rating for commercial interiors.
written by: Sarah Rich01.28.09 -
8-inch G-2 Chef’s Knife
Stainless steel blade
$89.00
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Gutenberg Glue Pen
$16.00
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Platinum Collection 8-inch Chef’s Knife
Stainless steel blade
$33.75
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Intelligent Design
The future of the office is about providing a balanced response to the environment and the person in the office—–or at home, in the park, on a plane, or wherever the “office” happens to be.
written by: Bill Fritts01.28.09 -
Vitra
The conventional version of the open-plan office is now regarded as a failure.
written by: Jürgen Dürrbaum01.28.09 -
Design at Work
With wi-fi and a laptop, the world is your office. No matter where you tackle your to-do list, good desk accessories are essential. The cubicle may soon be passé, but a perfect pen is perennially...
written by: Sarah Richphotos by: Peter Belanger01.28.09 -
Garden-in-a-Bag
The earth-friendly Potting Shed Creations produces leak-free paper bags full of soil; space-challenged gardeners simply have to add the enclosed packet of seeds and keep everything watered...
$7.50
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Streamgarden
Used by NASA and greenhouse gardeners for years, hydroponics offer a growing technique that substitutes water and a nutrient solution for soil. Streamgarden provides the technology; all you have to...
$146.94
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Self-Watering Pots
If you want a row of pots on the windowsill but are afraid to plant because of a busy schedule and a tendency to forget the required watering, these pots are the perfect solution. Tiny nylon...
$34.50
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The 12 Cent Calendar
Looking for a cheap calendar that will never run out of pages? Think you're clever enough to think like a computer? Then this is for you. All you need are 12 pennies, a piece of cardboard, and an X...
written by: Laure Joliet01.28.09 -
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
written by: Chelsea Holden Bakerphotos by: Peter Belanger01.28.09
