When We Talk About Good Design
We assess whether the time-honored seal of approval has become a wax statue in a living lexicon.
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This story was originally published in Dwell’s July/August 2008 issue.
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Aaron Britt
Aaron writes the men’s style column “The Pocket Square” for the San Francisco Chronicle and has written for the New York Times, the Times Magazine, Newsweek, National Geographic and others.
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