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Annie Block and Mark McMenamin -- Interior Design, 1/1/2010 12:00:00 AM

An Icon Remembered

Based on archival evidence that's, at best, sketchy, 2010 may have us toasting the 50th anniversary of Verner Panton's first drawing for his namesake chair. Or else the congrats are a year overdue... >>More

Pointing the Way

The current objects of our affection, arrows themselves have become directional. Let's hope they point up for 2010. >>More

Go, Big Blue

Public transit is the most sustainable way to roll. So, when the HOK office in Los Angeles tackled a City of Santa Monica maintenance facility, the firm knew that—regardless of the name Big Blue Bus—the depot had to be green. >>More

A New Wave

London is the longtime location of Ron Arad Associates, but its namesake principal's native country is Israel—where the Design Museum Holon has been slowly rising from the ground.>>More

Martin Puryear Prints

Most people know him for his thought-provoking wooden sculptures, many with slightly irreverent titles. Fewer probably know that he's also a draftsman and printmaker. >>More

How Many Billboards? Art in Stead

Drivers may have a tough time keeping their eyes on the road after the February 5 unveiling of "How Many Billboards? Art in Stead." The MAK Center for Art and Architecture in Los Angeles has commissioned California conceptual artists to take over 23 of the ubiquitous advertising panels, creating work that responds critically to their role in urban environments. >>More