Topic: Paris

Looptworks and Upcycling: By the Numbers

60,000 pounds Average amount of excess fabric, trims, buttons, zippers, thread, and the like produced at a midsize garment factory each week. $18,000 What a rag sorter got for a pair of collectible Levi's at an auction in ...READ»

• Scrappy Couture

SoBi Bike-Sharing Goes Completely Mobile

The new bike sharing network, piloting in New York City, raises the bar yet again.READ»

Waiting for the Paris Metro? You Might Be in an Ikea Ad

Ikea takes over Paris subway stations with life-sized living rooms.READ»

How brick & Mortar Banking Model will become a thing of past- Robin Trehan

The reason is that maintaining bank locations is extremely expensive and hurts the bottom line-robin trehanREAD»

Out of Sight, Out of Mind

Managing the pitfalls of taking an overseas assignment.READ»

Racism is Alive and Well and Its Home is in Retail

Oprah Winfrey not being allowed into an Hermes boutique in Paris is by no means the worst thing that has happened to a black person. But it is typical. They didn't recognize the most powerful person in television so they treated ...READ»

5 Travel Connections

5 ways to improve your Travel ease.READ»

Pollution All Over the Map

Sensaris aggregates info about smoggy hot spots.READ»

• A Mobile Office

COUTURE - wedding dress - Brief Article

for the forward-thinking bride who wants to be stylish yet different on her wedding day, there are many options from mini-dresses to pant-ensembles to sexy form-fitting gowns that truly make a statement. European couture ...READ»

What I Learned During My Summer Vacation

June through August, when I was young, entailed family trips around the state. In September, when asked about my vacation, I would say brightly, "I visited Mexico, Paris and Lebanon," and then in a quieter voice, ...READ»

CUSTOMER SERVICE: nuisance or added value?

Last month I did fly from Paris to Mexico City, where I was supposed to catch the next flight to Puerto Vallarta. Yes. I needed some sun and warmth…. While we were already boarded in Paris and waiting to take off, the message came ...READ»

Higher Synchronization Demands, Not Less

My colleague Tord Haulin gave me this brief summary of the synchronization demands as mobile backhaul networks goes packet. You can think of the demands as a three-step evolution:READ»

When Great Design Becomes Its Own Language

The brands that have been designed in the best possible ways have their own proprietary language that tells their story, sets them apart from all the brands they compete with, and connects them in a very meaningful way to their audience.READ»

• Joe Duffy's DPOV blog

Infographic of the Day: How the Global Food Market Starves the Poor

How can 1 in 7 people be malnourished in the modern world? A beautifully illustrated video shows the causes.READ»

Six Object Lessons in the New Restraint at Maison et Objet

While Americans checked out for the Labor Day interlude, the European design season got underway with Maison et Objet, one of the home furnishings fairs that set the agenda for the design year ahead. Maison is generally regarded as ...READ»

eGrandPrix Launches Electric Vehicle Race

What better way to attract mainstream interest to electric cars than with a good old fashioned race? EMXGP, a new auto series spun off from the TTXGP electric motorcycle grand prix race, will launch in June with a race through ...READ»

What Recession? Christie's $28 Million Chair

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

Q <amp></amp> A - Mary O'Hara Devereaux

How to save time in the global economy.READ»

Top 5: Green Gadgets

How is fashion infused with history and updated with green tech? Or, how can a watch save you from air pollution? We have scoured the web to find where tech and sustainability meet to make fun, interesting and sustainable gadgets. Gadgets, in and of themselves, are an eco-hazard with dangerous chemical compounds, but Sprint has thought about a solution to that too. Here are the...READ»

Throw the Advertising Out of the Search Engines by Phillip Sheu Ph.D.

Aren't we tired of getting search results that are influenced by advertising? We need problem-solving that works objectively. It's time for organic search.READ»

Totally Rad: Skycrapers Go off the Grid

Each year, the architecture magazine eVolo holds a competition to design the most radical, visionary skyscraper possible. Rather than big-name pros, the competition attracts highly skilled amateurs—that is, students who are young ...READ»

Thought for Food

I received my May issue of the magazine in the mail today -- yes, I subscribe -- and I was struck by the thought that this very well could be Fast Company's first food issue. I was also struck, while reading a report from the ...READ»

The Best and Worst Places to Meet Clients When You Work from Home

< This week, as befits a child of the English Midlands (not to be confused with Middle Earth, no Orc or Hobbit, I), I thought I'd get all Shakespearean on your asses. First, I'd just like to state that my editor, the bounteous ...READ»

Road Rules - Rule 14

Travel plans mean backup plans.READ»

McDonald's Design Heritage

The fast-food giant has built its success on ideas that bubble up from anywhere.READ»

• 2010 Masters of Design
• Super Style Me
• Where's Ronald McDonald?