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The Marcel Wanders Collection You Won't See at Target This Holiday

The witty Dutch designer played it safe for the discount retailer, but a new behind-the-scenes look book released by his studio reveals the Christmas that could have been.READ»

From Overwrought to Overly Simple: Is Green Design Anti-Style?

Like everyone else, the design field braced for the fallout from the financial meltdown. At the time, some of us argued that good things could come from a period of constraint and reexamination. The consumer culture of design had ...READ»

Design Develops Body Issues

An intriguing exhibit at SFMOMA explores designs that take cues from the human body.READ»

ICFF Wrap-Up: The End of Luxe

With high-end furniture in eclipse, the furniture fair looks for a new esthetic of efficiency.READ»

Funky Fresh: Ace Hotel's New Breed of Design Comes to New York

The New York branch of the Ace Hotel just opened yesterday, and it's a great corrective to the bloated, blinged-out interiors we've come to expect from boutique hotels. Rooms begin at a very reasonable rate for New York--$199 ...READ»

Marcel Wanders Designs a Device to Slash Energy Use

This week Eneco, a Dutch energy company, kicked off a "battle of the watt" to challenge people to lower their energy use. The device, naturally, was designed by Marcel Wanders. Produced by Innovaders, the Wattcher ...READ»

Morgan’s New Hotel Site: Are you Cool Enough to Book a Room?

There’s a serious problem with Morgans Hotels’ new Web site, which launches today. It’s such an engaging experience, you may forget to book a room. Morgans Hotel Group was the crew that originally launched the boutique ...READ»

Bling-Bling Design's Last Hurrah

Design in the last few years has been enjoying it's own bubble, as the mega-rich hovered up $50,000 tables and million-dollar chaise lounges. Not any more. And as a symbol of that gilded age, the newly opened Mondrian South Beach, ...READ»

The 12 Most Creative Minds Of 2008

Culled from the pages of Fast Company magazine, this year's top creative minds take risks, spur ideas, and represent a masterful force driving nearly every facet of business forward. Meet the 12 most creative minds of 2008.READ»

Partying in the Name of Art

This is what Art Basel Miami looks like: it's Wednesday night at the Mondrian, the city's hottest new hotel, and a crowd is gathering for the official opening party -- a cocktail soiree toasting Marcel Wanders, the hotel's designer.READ»

• Design Stars Shine at Marcel Wanders Event
• Scene Report: Art Basel Miami 2008

Design Stars Shine at Marcel Wanders Event

Inside the luncheon at Art Basel Miami celebrating the opening of the Miami Beach Mondrian, the first hotel created by Dutch designer Marcel Wanders.READ»

• Marcel Wanders Designs Miami's Mondrian
• Masters of Design

Dishing with the 2008 Masters of Design

Marcel Wanders talked about the fairy tale that informed the design of the new Mondrian Hotel in Miami, and the fear he has to face down every time he begins a new project. John Maeda spoke of design's hidden return on investment --  ...READ»

Marcel Wanders’s South Beach Mondrian

Available in most units at Wanders's Mondrian, this all white bathroom with vanity mirror is luxurious. The large tub is fit for a king, and with only glass separating it from the bedroom -- replete with floor-to-ceiling windows -- ...READ»

Letter From the Editor of Fast Company: Shock Value

If I had thought ahead, I would have gotten a pedicure. A few weeks ago, I was at an executive retreat and found myself in a strategy session that took place in an open-air porch. All of us were sporting shorts (or skirts) and bare ...READ»

Marcel Wanders Designs Miami's Mondrian

As his multipart empire expands into the U.S., Marcel Wanders's moment has come. He's riding it for all it's worth. READ»

• 2008 Masters of Design
• Marcel Wanders’s South Beach Mondrian
• The Vision of John Maeda
• Slideshow: Future Trends: What’s Hot and What’s Not
• The Global Portfolio of Architect Steven Holl
• Biomimicry: Design Inspirations from Nature
• Cool Products From the Labs of Five Top Design Firms
• The Port of Los Angeles is the Gateway to Ingenuity
• Building a Sustainable Design Community
• Biomimicry: Nature-Inspired Designs
• Intel Atom: Intel Makes Its Smallest Chip Ever
• Li Edelkoort: Famous Trendspotter
• Steven Holl's Global Architecture Footprint
• Five Top Design Firms Make the Gadgets We Love
• The Masters of Typography: House Industries
• Behind the Scenes Peek at “Typographreaks”