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News from the New York Gift Show
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Michael Cannell's round-up of new products from the New York International Gift [...]
Electrifying news from PG+E
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As part of an enhancement to it’s Net Energy Metering program, PG&E announced this week that a customer who produces more power than they use, referred to as a “net generator”, will be eligible for reimbursement. The program, part of Bill [...]
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At CES this year there were a couple of product announcements that were overshadowed by the plethora of Netbooks, tablet PC’s and other shiny electronic ephemera that flooded the trade show floor. One thing that really caught my eye though were two [...]
You’ll never get sued for ugly
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Architects are the guardians of good aesthetics but if they can't uphold a code of decent design in the built environment they will lose that [...]
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I just found out today that the visionary Italian architect and designer Etore Sottsass died at the age of 90 on January 1st of this year. Even at the age of 90 he was active as a designer up until his death. Etore Sottsass was a designer of true historic [...]
Family Shelter – Decorated by 18 LA Designers
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Onward and Upward – always good to see good people doing good things. Upward Bound House is a community based social service agency in Santa Monica, California. Founded in 1991 to help deal with the affordable housing crisis in West LA County, the [...]
MASH Studios – Sample Sale and Sneak Peak
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MASH Studios – the creators of the minimalist, organic aesthetic of the LAX line of furniture is hosting an Open Studio Party and Sample sale. Aside from great company, cocktails and hors d’oeurves, they will offer reduced prices on some of [...]
Moderness on eBay
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Oh how you temp me with your evil delights. Ebay can be soo evil, as I look at an item and wonder “what can I sell to just buy this” or “just throw it on a card , pay it off later”. I must show self control. Get all the links after [...]
Playing in the snow
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While working for Frank Gehry, I would hear him say that his best projects were the ones with the most constraints. While it seems a bit counter-intuitive, it can be true that constraints can actually help sculpt good design. Now don’t get me wrong. [...]
When Is A Grocery Bag Not A Grocery Bag?
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Via: trendhunter When it's an ugly light fixture. [...]



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