Observed
America By Karrie Jacobs Local people, using local materials, may be the best solution for the ravaged country.
Learning Curve By Suzanne LaBarre An exhibition of student designs gives Grätzel solar cells their due.
In Production By Belinda Lanks Even with wooden legs, Michael Young’s design for Emeco unmistakably recalls the company’s trademark Navy chair.
Materials By Kristi Cameron Reclaimed wood with a patina as rich as its history
Productsphere By Paul Makovsky The ICFF is a magnet for international companies.
Reference Page By Suzanne LaBarre and Claire Levenson
|  | By Belinda Lanks With 15 locations in the works, the boutique-hospitality brand is taking a site-sensitive approach to building its global empire.
By Véronique Vienne Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance’s furniture— fluid, curvaceous and seemingly handmade— harks back to an old and noble French tradition.
By Martin C. Pedersen Because 200 Fifth Avenue is a historic building, the plans to renovate it had to run an all-too-familiar gauntlet: New York City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission, long seen as an enemy of modern additions.
By Fred A. Bernstein The kind of work environment Grey Group wanted—a series of memorable and clearly differentiated spaces, with a minimum of interior walls—couldn’t have happened without Clark Johnson’s ingenious mix of fixtures.
By Kristi Cameron Studios Architecture treated the Grey Group interior as if it were working for two clients: the creatives and the corporate staff. That left Paula Scher, who handled the environmental graphics, with a dilemma.
By Martin C. Pedersen Studios Architecture played an important role in helping L&L Holding Company close the 2007 deal for the property and, soon afterward, attract Grey Group as the anchor tenant.
By Paul Makovsky Taking a cue from the client’s desire for a less corporate look, Studios’ interiors team looked for authentic textures and finishes.
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