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New + Notable 2008


Live
Silent Whisper by Sigrid Strömgren

Work
Optimus Maximus by Art Lebedev

Shine
Numen Lights by ForUse

Play
Hyperdunk by Nike

Rest
Embody by Herman Miller

Move
Lunocet by Ted Ciamillo

Eat
Cordially Invited by Fabrica

Wear
Merletti by Elena Manferdini

Raw
A Collection in Whites by Suzanne Tick

Spend
Periodic Table by One & Co

Green
MicroFueler by EFuel100

Exit
Shadowy Chair and Sunny Lounger by Tord Boontje

Do
DBA, a new product design company, seeks to wrest innovation from simplicity.


Departments


...letters
How to bring AMERICAN FURNITURE DESIGN out of the doldrums.

...note
BARACK OBAMA for president.
by Julie Lasky

...expo
Max Lamb’s STONE CHAIRS debut in New York
Hermès’s first design COMPETITION
ROCK CANDY inspires Tokujin Yoshioka’s new chaise

...q+a
DOROTHY COSONAS redefines luxury at KnollTextiles.
Interview by Julie Lasky

...rant
What’s wrong with the SPEEDOMETER
by Tom Vanderbilt

...scape
In DUBAI, nothing succeeds like excess.
by Teun Voeten

...m+a
Materials and technologies you might find in the AIRPORT of the future.
by Chris Lefteri

...crit
Building: MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN
(reviewed by Thomas de Monchaux)
Product: COLORMUNKI DESIGN
(reviewed by Ellen Lupton)
Environment: JETBLUE AIRWAYS TERMINAL 5
(reviewed by Greg Lindsay)
Book: GEORGE LOIS ON HIS CREATION OF THE
BIG IDEA
(reviewed by David Hirschman)

...back story
An uplifting history of SUSPENDERS
by Susan Yelavich

...web exclusive

Top Design: Seven designers pick their favorite products of 2008.