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Design Retail Ziba Olympian Li Ning

Li Ning and Ziba Design Want to Build China’s First Truly Global Brand

You may think you've never heard of Li Ning. But assuming you were one of the 4 billion or so people watching the opening ceremony of last year's Beijing Olympics, you've seen him.READ»

Femme Den Design products for women

Design in Action

The Femme Den points to an array of products that smartly and subtly consider women in their design.READ»

Femme Den's Five Tenets of Designing for Women

1. EMPHASIZE BENEFITS OVER FEATURES: Rather than touting feature sets and specs (how fast or big or slick something is), make the product's benefits clear. Who can it connect her to? How does it make her life easier? How will it save ...READ»

femme den

Forget "Shrink It and Pink It": the Femme Den Unleashed

Boobs. The Femme Den talks about them easily and often -- and about the challenges they present to designers. Backpack makers don't seem to have a clue what to do about boobs. Ditto designers of unisex hospital scrubs, famous for their gaping V-necks. "One surgeon told me there wasn't a woman at the hospital whose boobs he hadn't seen," says Femme Den member Whitney Hopkins.READ»

Barbie Retail Store Shanghai Mattel Toys Dolls Girls

Inside Barbie's Fun House

Girl has a new dream house! With a flagship shop in Shanghai, the American idol reveals her emerging-market ambitions.READ»

Reverse Graffiti Subliminalism

"Reverse Graffiti" Artist Paul Curtis Shows Us How Dirty We Really Are

If there is a lesson in the work of the British artist Paul Curtis (aka "Moose"), it would be that the world is a mess. Curtis's signature technique is cleaning.READ»

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