NoiseFour represents a design experiment unmotivated by profit, clients, or internal procedure. Glimpse this "couture line" before it revolutionizes the mainstream.READ»
Don't turn Lego sets into model-airplane equivalents, urges one mom. The product's gift was its ability to engage a child's imagination, not his direction-following skills.READ»
Former senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, passionate advocate of cities, outlines a plan for galvanizing New York, beginning with the rehabilitation of Penn Station.READ»
As American mayors debated the repercussions of terrorism for their cities, the former leader of Bogotá, Colombia offered an inspiring vision for the future at the Urban Land Institute's big fall meeting in Boston.READ»
Technology promised to make our lives easier. Instead, too many gadgets today seem to require an engineering degree to operate. Designer Brett Lovelady aims to change that by teaching his clients the mantra "Simplify, simplify."READ»
Sarah Susanka is the champion of a big idea -- the proposition that Americans should embrace "Not So Big" houses that satisfy their real needs, rather than build starter castles designed to make a statement.READ»
Paper(media) experiments with cutting-edge technology and maverick design techniques on Web sites for pro bono clients such as Doctors Without Borders.READ»