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Ligne Roset celebrates the Winter Olympics

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Nina Boccia | Comments

Categories: Product design, Events, Shopping

Ligne Roset offers the perfect seat in which to re-live the thrilling moments of the Winter Olympics (as a spectator, at least).

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Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Erica Kim | Comments

Categories: Architecture, Events

No stranger in the architecture world, Samuel "Sambo" Mockbee and his revolutionary Rural Studio, a design-build educational program in Alabama, will be celebrated in an hour-long documentary film.

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Floating Island Spa by Anne Holtrop, Studio Noach and Patrick Blanc

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Paige Magarrey | Comments

Categories: Architecture, Landscape architecture, Urban planning, Green design

Dezeen has posted a noteworthy article on this artifical island, covered in hydroponic plants, which has been proposed as a house, gardens and a wellness spa.

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25 Ways to Read AZURE

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Azure | Comments

Categories: Events

What happens when young talent is given free rein with an iconic Emeco chair and the magazine’s 25th Anniversary Issue?

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Dream Home: The House That Herman Built

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Catherine Osborne | Comments

Categories: Architecture, Art, Events

Artist and activist Jackie Sumell is working toward building a house for Louisiana prisoner Herman Wallace, who has been in solitary confinement for more than 36 years.

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