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Live/Work Contest Winner

Amanda Ip 's Innermix Desk design is the winner of Dwell on Design and Design Within Reach's Live/Work Contest.

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John Foster: Accidental Masterpieces

John Foster profiled in the San Francisco Chronicle by Judy Walgren, Director of Photography.

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DOG Spottings: Apple Features Design Observer

Design Observer has been featured by Apple in the last two big product rollouts – the new iPad and MacBook Pro.

Observed|Recommended Books

Air Guitar: Essays on Art & Democracy

Rob Walker recommendeds Dave Hickey's "Air Guitar: Essays on Art & Democracy".

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Week in Review: 06.09.12

That Was The Week That Was: Miami Vice, radical aesthetics, t-shirts, Erik Nitsche, air traffic and more.

Observed|Essays

31,000 Flights Over Holland

Mind Design in Amsterdam recently visualized Dutch air traffic in a short animated film.

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Week In Review: 06.02.12

That Was The Week That Was: Ezra Winter, snapshots, heavy metal, Muiccia Prada, marbles and the cloud.

Observed|Gallery

30 Posters for a Sustainable World

30 Posters for a Sustainable World brings together international designers to visualize the UN RIO+20 summit goals.

Observed|Exhibitions

Leonard Ross : Photographs of Social Change

Leonard Ross was a distinguished photographer who believed that the camera had the power to transform society.

Observed|Events

Hillman Curtis Celebration Benefit

A Hillman Curtis celebration benefit has been organized by his friends and colleagues.

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Week In Review: 05.26.12

That Was The Week That Was: libraries, exhibitions, funny signs, why we write about design and more.

Observed|New Ideas

Meet Chip : A Recycled Chipboard Clock

"Good design comes from good compromise," observes Matt Ford, who, along with Nick Jessee, is part of the Washington D.C.-based design collective known as Capital Craft.