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April 2012
Features
Permission to Move

Konstantin Grcic’s Pro chair takes a radical approach to classroom furniture, insisting that students can’t—and maybe shouldn’t—sit still for hours at a time.
Features
The Invisible In-Betweens

A stunning series of photographs by Georg Aerni reveals the other Mumbai—neither fabulously rich nor desperately poor.
Features: The New Ingenuity
Features: Dialogue
Features: Original Views
Features: More Complexity
Features: Happy Discovery
Features: Stall Tactic
Features: Long-Term Support
Features: Bold Move
Features: Opening Up Opportunities
Features: Cooking for Urban Nomads
Features: Green Getaway
Features: Repriming the Pump
Features: Shelf Life
Features: Holographic Design
Features: Homebound Luxury
Features: Bookshelf
Notes from Metropolis
The New Ingenuity

The Rotterdam Design Prize celebrates a serious new chapter in Dutch design.

Dîa-logue(s)
Dialogue


Observed
Original Views
More Complexity
Happy Discovery
Stall Tactic
Long-Term Support
Bold Move
Opening Up Opportunities
Cooking for Urban Nomads
Green Getaway

America
Repriming the Pump

The state of New Jersey, addicted to casino revenues, reinvests in a struggling Atlantic City.

In Production
Shelf Life

Ka-Lai Chan’s first mass-produced design is a storage system that signifies self-expression.

Materials
Holographic Design

The pattern-shifting Illusion textile is designed to make an impression.

Productsphere
Homebound Luxury

These designs can turn a simple bathroom into a rejuvenating spa experience.

In Review
Bookshelf
New and notable releases on architecture, interiors, and design history

Shop Talk
John Pawson
The minimalist architect on his new book, the value of Flickr, and why holidays are overrated.

Reference Page
Reference


The Dream Hotel

A prominent group of globe-trotting architects and designers helps us create the ultimate hospitality experience.

Selling What They Like

A pair of young, design-savvy entrepreneurs bring a discerning eye and a fresh personal take to a home furnishings store in Toronto.

Murray’s Next Act

Moss—impresario, provocateur, and inventor of the store-as-museum concept—is the retailer most responsible for transforming Soho and taking high-end design mainstream. Now he embarks on a new adventure. Moss, the iconic shop, is gone. In its place, Moss Bureau, the consultancy. Here, he talks about his decision to “kill” his beloved store and reinvent
the brand as a showcase for the gloriously messy business of design.


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