Yes We Can: debating the future of American design

Yes We Can: debating the future of American design

A recent panel discussion at Washington DC’s International Design Festival got to grips with the somewhat provocative question, “What Happened to American Design?”, the implication being it doesn't enjoy the singular, coherent identity of other national design cultures. Here, journalist and panel moderator David Sokol outlines and extends the debate. Lire
Milan 2013: Design Hones its Craft at Brera Design District

Milan 2013: Design Hones its Craft at Brera Design District

Looking, now more than ever, for ways of adding value to its products, there’s a renaissance of craft-based thinking within design manufacturing taking place. Where better to see this trend presented and discussed than in Milan’s leading design quarter, Brera, which has long been the cradle of artistic expression and craftsmanship?
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The Grand Hotel: The Bourgeois Dream of an Aristocratic Castle

The Grand Hotel: The Bourgeois Dream of an Aristocratic Castle

Journalist Klaus Leuschel provides a crash course in, and a guided tour of, grand hotels, and how even design excellence in the five-star tradition is of no avail when the quality of hospitality does not match it.
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