Observed
Essays
By Martin C. Pedersen
Some of our favorite writers and typographers weigh in on the subject of localism
By John Hockenberry
Fellow wheelchair user Ralf Hotchkiss taught our author the importance of local resources, the value of low-tech, and the true meaning of sustainability.
By Bruce Sterling
In the ultimate irony, the Italian journalist Carlo Petrini has created a global movement to combat globalism.
By Roberta Brandes Gratz
The values of historic preservation go far beyond the clichéd notions of nostalgia and NIMBYism.
By James Howard Kunstler
When oil becomes scarce, our current way of life will become obsolete.
By Joel Kotkin
Manufacturing is still more relevant to long-term economic development than glitzy museums or massive sports stadiums.
Far Corner
By Philip Nobel
A unique set of circumstances has combined to create the most insane building boom in the history of man.
America
By Karrie Jacobs
Lofts! Transit! Density! What’s not to like? Ask the fine citizens of adobe-encrusted Santa Fe.
Portfolio
By Erich Nagler
A design duo produces two lines of goods, one specific to Finland and the other to South Korea.
Letter From New Orleans
By Andrew Blum
With his Make It Right project in New Orleans, Pitt may be on his way to becoming architecture’s most important patron. Is architecture up for the challenge?
Next Generation
By Suzanne LaBarre
Could freeways hold the answer to Los Angeles schools’ pollution problem?
Productsphere
By Paul Makovsky
Designers have more choices for creative surfaces than ever before.
In Production
By Belinda Lanks
McGuire’s new Arts and Crafts–inspired armchair takes a geometric approach to rattan.
Materials
By Mason Currey
Floorworks’ durable and sustainable engineered hardwood arrives in the U.S.
Learning Curve
By Suzanne LaBarre
The Rose Fellowship schools recent architecture grads in the rewards and challenges of meaningful work on low-income housing.
Dîa-logue(s)
By Oren Safdie
The Times’s longtime architecture critic breaks his silence and reveals what compelled him to come forward with his allegations, how high up the conspiracy goes, and what (or who) is the “Bilbao-12.”
Text Message
Inga Sempé answers a few questions on industrial design, inspiration, and process—using her thumbs.
In Review
By Mason Currey
New and notable books on architecture, culture, and design
Reference Page
By Suzanne LaBarre and Carl William Lisberger
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A broad look at local design and production in the age of unhinged and expanding international trade.
By Julie Taraska
The Campana brothers have created an engaging body of work that’s both global and deeply tied to their Brazilian roots.
By Jade Chang
Fritz Haeg’s joyful assault on the front lawn aims to put nature back into our denuded landscapes.
By Stephen Zacks
Contrary to popular belief, American manufacturing jobs haven’t all been shipped over-seas. Utilizing better design and state-of-the-art technology, the sector has actually grown.
By Peter Hall
The world’s first digital database of Asian head and face shapes could help change the way all industrial designers think about ergonomics and fit.
By Michael Silverberg
Nike has designed a shoe specifically to reflect the physical traits and cultural values of Native Americans.
By Lara Kristin Lentini
George Nakashima spent a half century building up a woodworking studio in the Pennsylvania town of New Hope. Now his daughter, Mira, a craftsman in her own right, is steward of that legacy.
By Belinda Lanks
A sampling of people and programs supporting the work of traditional artisans
By David Sokol
Over three decades, the center has fostered a glass-blowing industry in the Pacific Northwest.
By Eva Hagberg
Eastern Michigan is home to one of the most active crafts movements in the country.
By Martin C. Pedersen
The transformation of Mata Ortiz— renowned today for its pottery—is a recent phenomenon.
By Kristi Cameron
A former New York designer returns home to create a unique partnership with gifted local artisans.
By Eva Hagberg
A crafty, DIY-inspired furniture movement emerges in New York’s most creatively vibrant borough.
By Belinda Lanks
A crafts group enlists local artisans to create a one-of-a-kind dwelling.
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