Neiman Marcus' CEO Karen Katz to Sell Luxury Through Social Media Karen Katz currently runs Neiman Marcus's department stores and will take over as CEO of the entire corporation in October. The next step is to better exploit social media, to turn luxury retailer Neiman Marcus into an authority and an educator on fashion.
Updated Wed Aug 31, 2011
Upgrade: The Classic Mackintosh Top Coat Mackintosh fuses past and present with modern raincoats long on lineage.
Updated Wed Jun 29, 2011
Object Of Desire: Strip Chair And Frame Side Table By Lacoli And McAllister Size doesn't always matter -- just ask design duo Jamie Iacoli and Brian McAllister. In two years, the pair's eponymous line of simple, handcrafted furniture has attracted nationwide attention, despite coming from a two-person operation in a small Seattle studio.
Updated Wed Jun 29, 2011
A Starry Night On Sark Island FORGET BLUE skies -- for a growing community of stargazing tourists, darkness is all they want. "People have never seen the Milky Way," says Rowena Davis of the International Dark-Sky Association, which identifies the earth's best locales for appreciating the heavens.
Updated Wed Jun 29, 2011
Tony Blair's Secret Club And Other Clubs We Want To Crash When the rich and powerful really want to talk, they do it behind closed doors.
Updated Wed Jun 29, 2011
The Perfect (Wooden) Surfboard Surf's up! A Maine studio returns to surfboard building's roots with a wooden, sustainable board.
Updated Wed Jun 29, 2011
Moleskine Creates A New Line Of Sleek Accessories The classic brand moves beyond your favorite notebooks this spring.
Updated Wed Jun 29, 2011
Coralie Bickford-Smith Shares the Inspiration Behind Her Book Covers The Penguin Books cover designer shares the tools and inspirations behind her stunning designs.
Updated Thu Feb 17, 2011
Object of Desire: Naef Play Objects Bauhaus Chess Set Step away from the video game. While playing chess on an HD screen may be convenient, nothing beats the real thing -- especially when it comes to growing minds. "Kids are learning about their world, and if they only learn through the limitations of a computer, they won't learn about themselves," says Jeffrey Ryan, designer for Naef U.S.A. The Swiss toy company launched in 1956 with a single building block as its flagship, and despite the wired ways of today, Naef has stuck to its message of simplicity.
Updated Wed Feb 16, 2011
How Marc Belton's Online Communities Are Boosting Boomer Health Marc Belton is boosting boomers' health by creating engaging and interactive communities online.
Updated Wed Feb 9, 2011
Light My Fire: The Matchbook Makes a Cultural Comeback As the smoke clears from bars and restaurants, matchbooks find new industries -- from fashion to music -- to call home.
Updated Fri Feb 4, 2011
Object of Desire: Monique Péan Nihiru Necklace To craft the perfect piece of jewelry, sometimes you have to journey to the ends of the earth. Designer Monique Péan realized this on a 2007 trip to Shishmaref, Alaska, a community south of the Arctic Circle where the land is slowly sinking into the water. After traveling to the village by sled, Péan worked with native artisans to find fossilized walrus ivory and woolly-mammoth bone that they then carved by hand. The materials have since become her calling card, used throughout her work.
Updated Thu Jan 27, 2011
Perfecting Your Flight Accommodations With Pete Guard of Boeing Pete Guard is leading Boeing's efforts to improve in-flight design and comfort for aging passengers.
Updated Tue Jan 25, 2011
Debbie Weil, Corporate Blogging Expert Debbie Weil is known as the corporate blogging expert, and though she's no doubt earned the title -- she's worked for clients including GlaxoSmithKline and the American College of Radiology -- she can't help but find humor in the name.
Updated Tue Jan 18, 2011
Certification Labels That Make The Grade In a marketplace saturated by certification labels, some have gained consumer loyalty and others miss the mark.
Updated Tue Jan 18, 2011
How Boomer Bodysuits Help Researchers Empathize With the 50+ Crowd Rozanne Puleo and Lisa D'Ambrosio use a suit called AGNES (the age gain now empathy system) to research the changing needs of boomers.
Updated Fri Jan 14, 2011
GE's Marc Hottenroth Is Building a Home Made for Baby Boomers Marc Hottenroth heads GE's team as they learn how to design better appliances for older Americans.
Updated Fri Jan 14, 2011
Deb Citrin of Philips Home Healthcare Weaves a Boomer Safety Net Deb Citrin is rethinking how to market products for the elderly -- by targeting their aging children.
Updated Fri Jan 14, 2011
How Retailer Hot Mama Is Rethinking Shopping for Moms Midwest retailer Hot Mama is building an empire by rethinking shopping as a mom.
Updated Fri Jan 14, 2011
Thomas Broberg’s Vision for Volvo’s Crash-Free Future Thomas Broberg studies the driving habits of the aging to develop cars that will keep them -- and other drivers -- safe.
Updated Fri Jan 14, 2011
