stark raving mad? A probably apocryphal but still plausible story has Philippe Starck greeting a client by asking, "Would you like to talk about design, or should we make love?" Starck would most likely prefer to make love; reticence about design is one of his favorite postures. (see article "Starck Realities")
starck realities Reporting on the debut of Philippe Starck's new line of "nonproducts," Philip Nobel follows the bad boy of design to find out whether he's an underrated genius or simply a PR virtuoso. More in the print edition of Metropolis il provocatore In the 1970s Alessandro Mendini was a master of design as provocation, but as Valerie Steiker discovers, he has since become a master of design as business. learning verve Can design-based education save America's schools? Yvonne Abraham investigates. the hero takes a fall The Yale School of Architecture can't fill its classes or find a dean. In a time when there is no clear model for architectural education, Marc Wortman asks if the school needs a new kind of leader. titanium How did this high-tech metal become the Madonna of the material world? Ted Gachot examines titanium pre- and post-Bilbao. wonder droog After five years of hype, the Dutch design group is still riding high. Metropolis takes a look at their latest work international contemporary furniture fair A portrait of this year's ICFF: enterprising designers; the Metropolisconference on design and consumerism; results of our reader survey; winners of the 1998 ICFF Editors' Awards; Murray Moss and Joakim Blomquist dissect the Fair; Eugenia Bone explores digital domestic environments.		see article "stark realities"
dialogue Readers' letters and competition notices (competition notices on-line are in Events & Exhibitions). the metropolis observed Urban agriculture at Chicago's Cabrini-Green; Buffalo's war over the Peace Bridge; Houston's framework for public art. what goes up Michael Sorkin takes in Ken Burns' new documentary on Frank Lloyd Wright and finds it a bit wide-eye in review Alexandra Lange on Victoria Newhouse's Towards a New Museum; Philip Nobel on Maya Lin's furniture. More in the print edition of Metropolis insites Apple goes translucent; Andrée Putman disappears into the Guggenheim; interior designers burn rubber; super Stade; nuclear submarines as art. enterprise Barry M. Katz reports on Silicon Valley industrial design firms that discount their design fees in return for a piece of the action down the road. pop Cremation is hot, and funeral homes are scrambling to keep up. Eugenia Bone looks at designs for death. visible city Providence's notorious Mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci exploits his city's creative power to turn its fortunes around. Lisa Prevost pays a call. by design Barbara Lamprecht meets the great American stud. up and coming Craig Kellogg previews October's exhibitions, events, and conferences. index of advertisers classifieds perspective Benjamin Barber rails against the dangers of private investment in public space. ben katchor Ben Katchor on spontaneous construction.		see article "what goes up"
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