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Buck and Breck is Open When it’s Closed

The Berlin speakeasy tries to accommodate the few-too-many who are in on the secret.

Bar
A New Atlanta Bar Where Tokyo Meets American Prohibition

British designer Tom Dixon tackles his first project in the United States, importing influences...

Design
Don’t Call Kram/Weisshaar Futuristic

The duo may be ahead of most of us, but for them, technologically-advanced design is all in a day's

Design
An Interior Designer’s Longstanding Obsession With Kubrick

Hospitality and restaurant designer Adam D. Tihany shares how the famed director's aesthetic is...

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New York City’s Latest Transplants: Public Wi-Fi Kiosks

Intersection has set out to replace pay phones with Internet hotspots, but are they losing sight of

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How Carl Bass Went from Cornell Dropout to Autodesk CEO

A decade into the position, the software executive shares why he put his college degree on hiatus...

Design
Virtual Reality is Coming Faster than You Think

We're on the edge of VR breaking into the mainstream in a serious way, and everyone from game...

Design
Steven Haulenbeek Casts Metal in Ice

The young designer borrows from one of the most basic casting techniques to bring his bronze works...

Tech
Genius is Out to Annotate Everything

Brooklyn-based software company Genius may have started with rap lyrics, but now it plans to...

Studio Visit
Robots and 3-D Printers are Joris Laarman’s Tools of Choice

The Dutch designer lets us into his robotics factory, MX3D, which is spearheading programs that...

Design
Neri Oxman Is Redesigning the Natural World

From 3-D printing exoskeletons to creating biodegradable architecture, the MIT Media Lab professor...

Design
Sotheby’s Hosts Wyeth 20th Anniversary Design Auction in New York

In addition to it's routine design sale this week, Sotheby's is hosting Wyeth: The Art of Timeless...

How It's Made
How It’s Made: B&B Italia

As the Italian furniture giant turns 50, we take a look inside its Novedrate headquarters, where...

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This Kettal Executive Trusts Word of Mouth Above All Else

Alex Alorda's father launched the Barcelona-based outdoor furniture maker over fifty years ago but...

Studio Visit
Gaetano Pesce Embraces Clutter

He's one of the most celebrated Italian designers in modern history, and, as ever, social issues...