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November 2004
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Modular Option

When a manufacturer merged three product lines into one, the solution created a sleeker, more sustainable model.
Notes from Metropolis
O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A!

Cheerleading architecture students at OU.
Notes from Metropolis: O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A!
Notes from Metropolis: Jun-ichi Arai: The Futurist of Fabric
Notes from Metropolis: Modular Option
Notes from Metropolis: Mass Consumption
Notes from Metropolis: Crystal Clear
Observed
Buying the Bridge
Kitchen Confidential
Building on Tradition
Southern Accents
Learning from Lexington
The People's Court
Mass Consumption

In Production
Crystal Clear

Yves Béhar talks about the design of the Jawbone cell-phone headset for Aliph.

America
Pleasantville

How a perfectly nice little town in the Catskills is being renovated courtesy of reality TV.

Portfolio
Poster Children

Montreal-based poster-design firm Seripop is coming soon to a wall near you.

Materials
The Bee’s Knees

Supracor Honeycomb uses the latest technology to produce a highly versatile shock-absorbing material that provides old-fashioned comfort.

Productsphere
Workout

Products that make the latest communications technology and
healthy materials a core part of the office routine.


Reference Page
Reference Page: November 2004
More information on people, places, and projects covered in this issue of Metropolis.
Prairie Poetry

Chicago architect Doug Garofalo uses digital technology to remake the American farmhouse.

Design '04

A close look at the presidential campaign's official logos reveals more star-spangled similarities than partisan differences.

Jun-ichi Arai: The Futurist of Fabric

Blending technology and ancient arts, the 72-year-old “dream weaver” continues to push textile design into unexplored realms.

Office Space

Cesar Pelli & Associates's new monograph reveals the messy process behind the firm's pristine built work.

Defining Speed

At two exclusive, invitation-only exhibits, Nike attempts to reinforce its essence while rebranding itself in the eyes of the cultural elite.

MoMA's Master of Pure Line

With the reopening of the museum weeks away, observers wonder: can New York's construction industry execute Yoshio Taniguchi's exacting vision.

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