The Flute Lamp, designed in 2007.

2007: Olafur Eliasson and Kjetil Thorsen Resembling a top or a space-age slide projector, the Scandinavian duo’s design was ringed with a ramp lined in twisting white suppots, which looked outwards towards the park, and inwards to a sloping pavilion with custom upholstery and inflatable furniture. Photograph © 2007 John Offenbach

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Landen public seating for Vitra Edition, 2007.

A Cesar Vallejo, 2007, by Barcelona sculptor Jaume Piensa.

Passami Il Sale utensils for Serafino Zani, 2007.

The Tulip Lamp, with a base of metal rods, was designed in 2007.

1929 - Miele debuts the first dishwasher in Europe.

Aarnio turned 75 in 2007, but the commissions continue to flood in.

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A photomontage made by Perriand in 1929.

The Escape, Máze, 2009

Adjustable Table E 1027 for ClassiCon, $1,720 Named for the house she shared with partner Jean Badovici, Eileen Gray’s 1927 design is now available in the matte-black lacquer finish the designer envisioned.

Among Sofield's work is this private residence in Colorado, completed in 2007. Photo by Don Freeman.

Rows of rolling earth comprise the 2009 Storm King Wavefield, the artist’s largest site-specific installation.

The Cardinals won Game 6 of the World Series 10-9 in 11 innings—one of the best games in the history of baseball.

Corinne Wasmuht, Here Today, Gone Tomorrow, oil on wood, 2007. In her large-scale oil paintings, artist Corinne Wasmuht layers found images of urban landscapes until they break apart into pixelated abstraction.

Smaller is Smarter features this awesome, space-saving, 426-square-foot loft in San Diego, California. Photo by: Misha Gravenor

The E 1027 Adjustable Table: one of many Eileen Gray pieces that are manufactured by Aram Designs Limited.

The resulting building, its angular form inspired by Japanese origami—was designed and built in two and a half months in early 2007.

Designed by Stockholm-based architects Johan Oscarson and Jonas Elding in Landskrona, Sweden, this 1,300-square-foot townhouse, completed in 2009, presents an elegant approach to urban infill. Tucked between two older buildings, the stark, white structure sits in an 800-square-foot lot that measures just 15 feet wide.

21200 Center Avenue in Los Banos, California, is currently listed for $4,250,000 by Crosby Doe of Crosby Doe Associates.

Architect Bergendy Cooke, who worked for Zaha Hadid and Peter Marino before returning to her home country in 2007, is an admirer of the strong, sculptural architectural forms that appear in Japanese and Spanish architecture. Outside Queenstown, she put her ideas into practice in a home that would be the benchmark for bc+a studio, her own venture. The combination bunk bed and playhouse is a whimsical gesture the architect designed specifically for her two daughters. The spaces are organized in such a way that they can play independently or together.

Original transom windows from 1929 were preserved during the two month renovation.

Rineke Dijkstra, Almerisa, Leidschendam, the Netherlands, March 24, 2007, 2007; chromogenic print; 49 3/16 in. x 41 5/16 in. ; Courtesy the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery, New York & Paris; © Rineke Dijkstra

Though Detroit is often associated with urban decay, it too has seen its share of development in the past five years. This image was taken in 2007.

Gary_Snyder, at Art Miami, 2009. From the Series "Art Fares"

An empty building in Detroit, 2009.

A street corner on Kent Street in Brooklyn, New York, 2007.

The view down Spring street to City Hall in Downtown Los Angeles, 2007. All images by Google Maps Street View.

Quadrifoglio Floorlamp, Sophie Larger, 2009.

Claire_Oliver_Gallery, at Art Miami, 2009. From the Series "Art Fares"