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Nendo Brings Minimalist Magic to New Issey Miyake Shop

The shops furniture evokes shopping carts, in a beautifully funky way.READ»

Nendo Exhibition

A Japanese Design Master's Disappearing Act

Oki Sato, who heads the firm Nendo, is one brightest talents in a new generation of Japanese minimalist designers. His designs have seldom been seen in the U.S.--but that changes with "Ghost Stories: New Works from Nendo," a new show at New York's Museum of Art and design which runs through January 10.READ»

MetalChair
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Not So Heavy Metal: Three Experimental Designs

Good designers have a way of fashioning surprises from familiar materials. Here's three new projects--all of which elevate metal into something wonderfully strange--that made us sit up. Tim Parson's zooms in on materials with a ...READ»

Africa
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Milan 2009: Moroso's Maxed-Out, Ethnically Inspired Designs

One thing you'll notice at the Milan Furniture Fair is how totally international the designs appear---and I don't necessarily mean that as a compliment. The designs, and the designers could have come from anywhere. Modernist ...READ»

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MILAN 2009   |  Comment

Three Facets of Minimalism from Milan: Minimal, Minimalism+, and Elemental

We've covered the current trend for wobbly, mottled design at Milan. But the dominant aesthetic is still decidedly minimal: Stripped down and super clean, a perfect fit for that cavernous, $10 million downtown loft. These designs ...READ»

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