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An Exclusive Look at the Making of Joris Laarman's Bone Chair

Dutch designer Joris Laarman describes how he turned an algorithm created for the automotive industry loose on a chunk of material and spawned a chair that mimics how bones and trees grow.READ»

Joris Laarman's Hamster-Cell Powered Lamps

Joris Laarman's chairs grow like bones, his tables mimic leaves, and his lamps are powered by luminescent hamster cells. Is this science run amok or the future of design?READ»

Joris Laarman Lets His Skeletal Chairs and Hamster Cell Lamps Do Their Own Thing

Joris Laarman's chairs grow like bones, his tables mimic leaves, and his lamps are powered by luminescent hamster cells. Is this science run amok or the future of design?READ»

Bits 'n' Pieces: High-tech Design

If you're curious about high-tech design techniques, a new exhibit should appease your appetite. READ»

Nine Stylish Ways to Banish Powercord Clutter

Most power strips are flagrant examples of terrible design--always conspicuous and hideously colored, they actually create more ugliness, by causing ugly wire tangles. What do you do with them? Here's a few of the best-designed ...READ»