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William Drenttel|Essays
Report from Hale County, Alabama
H.E.R.O. (Hale Empowerment and Revitalization Organization) headquarters, Main Street, Greensboro, Alabama. Photo by Alissa WalkerAn occasional report from Winterhouse Institute on its Design for Social Impact & Innovation Project, …
John Thackara|Essays
The Internet of Things
Should we be sprinkling technological devices across the planet like dust?
Mark Lamster|Essays
No More Neon on the Novy Arbat
In legislation somewhat reminiscent of Mike Bloomberg's restaurant smoking ban, Vladimir Putin isshutting down all casinos in Russia, effective tonight.
Mark Lamster|Essays
MAS Macho
Behold the Museum aan de stroom (MAS), Antwerp's new municipal history museum. The building, designed by the Dutch architects Neutelings Riedijk, is due to open late next year.
Mark Lamster|Essays
The Most Beautiful Crapper in the World
In 1772, the Antwerp alderman Adrien van den Bogaert purchased a historic property in the center of the city and then hired architect Engelbert Baets to renovate the place.
Mark Lamster|Essays
Kosher in Antwerp
This is the first in what will be a series of posts generated over my recent trip to Belgium. Call it an appetizer, served with pleasure.
Mark Lamster|Essays
Lamsterdam
Master of Shadows will be published in Europe this November, and I'm hoping my distinguished Dutch publisher will undertake a guerilla art project to promote it in Holland.
Michael Bierut|Essays
When Design Gets in the Way
When it comes to fulfilling simple human desires, can design get in the way? A call for more incrementalism in design.
Mark Lamster|Essays
Moscow's Jewish Museum
Earlier this week, plans were released for the new Jewish museum in Moscow.
John Thackara|Essays
Make Sense, Not Stuff
John Thackara presents a three-step plan to connect design schools to the green economy.
John Thackara|Essays
Doctors with iPhones
The neighborhood doctor is back — and this time, he has an iPhone.
John Cantwell|Essays
Trump, The Logo
The logo above the Trump Tower’s main entrance, huge and gleaming in 34-inch brass block letters, bluntly announces Donald Trump’s presence on the street. It’s crude, perhaps, but undeniably effective. In a neighborhood …
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