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This Virtual Lecture Series Offers a Crash Course in Authentic Design

In response to Covid-19, Be Original Americas democratizes its annual student fellowship through a...

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This Furniture Giant Can’t Stop Copying Original Designs

Home furnishings behemoth Restoration Hardware again finds itself in hot water after knocking off...

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Two Students Embark on a Month-Long Design Adventure

The fourth annual Be Original Americas fellowship sent two promising design students on an...

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Manhattan’s Starrett-Lehigh Building Is Covered in Fake Furniture

Our CEO points to a problem that pervades real-estate projects around the world: originality.

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What’s New This Winter, From Our List Members

Carl Hansen & Son revives two archival Kaare Klint furniture designs, an Abstract...

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The David Lynch Foundation Unites Global Fans in Meditation, and Other News

Plus, Fendi Casa expands to the Miami area and Allied Works receives a staggering Middlebury...

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RIBA Publishes Its Shortlist for the Grenfell Tower Memorial, and Other News

Plus, Frieze L.A. will proceed as planned, and the AIA denounces President Trump's civic...

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A Sweeping David Hockney Retrospective Heads to Fondation Louis Vuitton, and Other News

Plus, Oscar de la Renta's strong showing at Inauguration weekend and Adjaye Associates' National...

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Concepted Around Community, People’s Sets The Stage for Connection

The ground floor of a historic Greenwich Village townhouse has been transformed into a cocktail...