Michael Cannell

105 Days in a Space Condo for Russia's Mars-500 Team

Russian scientists test drive a pied-à-terre for Mars.READ»

Milan Furniture Preview: Five Eye-Popping, Drool-Worthy Design Trends

The Milan Furniture Fair opens next month, and with it, the design world’s annual bacchanal of hype and hoopla. More than any other event on the design calendar, Milan sets the agenda for the year ahead, and not just for ...READ»

The Power Palette of the Economic Collapse

Applying design forensics to the boom years: Will drab black and gray be remembered as minimum-security rather than minimalism?READ»

New Appointment: White House Farmer? [updated]

Leaders of the new food culture say rip up the South Lawn and plant a vegetable garden. Is this the beginning of the recessionary Victory Garden?READ»

Improving the Everyday: 8 Useful Objects that Need Fixing

Casting a critical eye on the commonplace, a cast of influential design figures selects items in need of work.READ»

Colorizing the American Home

As the neutral tones of modernism fade from favor, a flood of color is invading the home. So who's picking the palette?READ»

Suburbia R.I.P.

Does the downturn spell the beginning of the end for suburbia? Some experts say yesterday's cul-de-sac is tomorrow's ghost town.READ»

Would You Live in a Shipping Container?

Cheap, transportable and recyclable, Adam Kalkin's container homes may be the next wave of prefab.READ»

• Adam Kalkin's ABC of Container Architecture

Why the Concorde Still Matters, 40 Years Later

The supersonic icon would have turned 40 today. What made it aviation's favorite flier?READ»

What Recession? Christie's $28 Million Chair

A leather armchair defies the gloom by fetching a record price at auction.READ»

Downsizing the American Dream Home

After years of hypergrowth in housing size, the average U.S. home is now getting smaller. Will Americans learn to love the post-McMansion residence? READ»