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July 2011
Features
Best Seat in the House

Once a bathroom accessory of almost static beauty, the high-end toilet is now a high-tech contraption offering a bewildering (and potentially embarrassing) array of options. Are Americans ready for the full-service treatment?
Features
Starchitecture High

Coop Himmelblau’s wildly ambitious L.A. high school opened to great acclaim and local controversy. Two years later, we ask: how is it actually working?
Features: Starchitecture High
Features: Best Seat in the House
Features: Total Design
Features: Beyond Shelter | Architecture and Human Dignity
Features: One Voice
Features: Maritime History
Features: The Animator’s Chair
Features: Stacking It Up
Features: D-School Unbound
Features: A Touch of Panton
Features: Serving Up a Better City
Features: Simple Influence
Features: More or Less Minimal
Features: Love and Money in Bridgeport
Features: Monuments to Paranoia
Features: Tipping Forward
Notes from Metropolis
One Voice

Interior designers, both young and seasoned, push for a merger between their two trade organizations.

Observed
Maritime History
The Animator’s Chair
Stacking It Up
D-School Unbound
A Touch of Panton
Serving Up a Better City
Simple Influence
More or Less Minimal

America
Love and Money in Bridgeport

The beleaguered Connecticut city is showing signs of real life.

Portfolio
Monuments to Paranoia

Abandoned military bunkers on the Pacific Coast stand testament to a nation’s attitude to war.

In Production
Tipping Forward

Barber Osgerby finds that it makes sense to bring a rocking chair to the classroom.

Materials
Concrete Savings

The beauty of Unikabeton’s CNC-milled forms is born out of efficiency.

Productsphere
Clean and Seamless

Kitchen and bath manufacturers went smart, minimal, and high-tech at ICFF this year.

Reference Page
Reference Page


Total Design

Dutch designers renovate a music hall in Eindhoven, tackling everything from the interior spaces to the cups and saucers in the café.

Beyond Shelter | Architecture and Human Dignity

A new title from Metropolis Books looks at the role of architects and designers in rebuilding communities devastated by natural disasters.

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