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August 6 at 9:45am · 
Remembering Irving Harper: Revisit our 2001 profile of the designer of the Marshmallow Sofa and Herman Miller's classic logo.
Meet Irving Harper, the Man behind George Nelson's Marshmallow Sofa
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  • Giorgio Giovanni Corti nel segno della scomodità uno dei più brutti mai visto!!!!!
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August 5 at 5:04pm · 
Irving Harper, one of Modernism's great unsung heroes, died on Tuesday.
Irving Harper: 1916-2015
One of Metropolis's favorite designers, Irving Harper, passed away Tuesday. Harper, who was 99, is probably best known as the designer of Marshmallow Sofa for Herman Miller, as well as the company’s logo, and the Ball and Sunburst...
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August 4 at 11:37am · 
Workers who telecommute often lose the face-to-face interaction of being in an office. Co-working spaces like 42 West 24 allow for them to share work environments and avoid feelings of isolation.
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August 4 at 10:45am · Edited · 
Join us for a panel conversation about technology, connectivity, and movement - both inside and outside the workspace. AIA CEU Accredited.
Panelists to include:
Jake Sigal- Founder and CEO, TOME
Catherine Heaney, Ph.D, MPH- Associate Professor (Teaching), Stanford Prevention Research Center, the Department of Psychology, and the Program in Human Biology...
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July 31 at 2:49pm · 
MASS Design Group Brings Social Design to Boston--The nonprofit architecture firm directs its focus stateside with a new installation at the 2015 Design Biennial Boston http://bit.ly/1hbHfqm
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July 30 at 11:22am · 
The 30th Annual Doug Mockett & Company, Inc. Design Competition is seeking the best innovative ideas in furniture parts, components, accessories, and hardware.
First Place entries are awarded $5000, an engraved achievement trophy, and a royalty based on sales.
Deadline is October 1st
www.mockett.com
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July 30 at 10:07am · 
The division between life and labor is disappearing, as was demonstrated by the LiveWork SpanishStyle Design installation at NeoCon 2015.
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July 29 at 2:52pm · 
Metropolis ranks the best cities to live, work, and play in.
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July 29 at 8:58am · 
Modern, translucent partitions in an organic pattern from 3form reflect the surrounding environment and create an oasis inside this high-end, farm-to-table restaurant.
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  • J William Ovady Sorry this makes me dizzy, too much pattern.
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July 29 at 8:22am · Edited · 
Situated behind the Secretariat Building, the newly opened UN Food Gardens will produce herbs, vegetables, and fruits, all to demonstrate the importance of self-sufficiency.
The U.N. Celebrates Small-Scale Produce Cultivation with New Food Garden
On July 24, Nelson Mandela International Day, the United Nations Food Gardens was officially inaugurated at the organization's New York campus. Sam Kahamba...
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July 28 at 1:47pm · Edited · 
Rem Koolhaas speaks to Metropolis about the Fondazione Prada and rethinking the relationship between architecture and art in our July/August Global Cities double issue.
Photo by Bas Princen
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July 27 at 1:21pm · 
All of us treasure our time in outdoor spaces. So why do we devote so little of our attention to their design?
Designing Good Outdoor Public Spaces is Vital to the Future of Cities, Says Kirt Martin
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    July 27 at 10:07pm
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July 24 at 1:37pm · 
Nineteen million low-income families are “housing insecure.” Housing specialist Katie Swenson discusses different strategies to begin tackling this urgent issue.
America Has a Housing Crisis. What Role Will Design Play in its Resolution?
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July 24 at 7:58am · 
An ongoing exhibit at the Villa "Le Lac" Le Corbusier asked contemporary architects to design an addition to the landmark house.
Modernism Re-Loaded: Hadid, Libeskind, and Tschumi Riff off a Le Corbusier Gem
The preservation of iconic landmarks of the early Modernist movement—or any architectural period, for that matter—is just one half of the battle. Many of these...
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  • Joe Utman Just slap a shipping container down beside it. It would fit right in. People who are not familiar with the house would probably assume that the shipping container was part of the original design.
    July 29 at 9:34pm
  • John DaTech They should of had invited a modernist like Tadao Ando, to share his ideas or concepts of what an addition would look like.
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Metropolis Magazine
July 22 at 4:10pm · 
Eliga tables at the Versteel showroom at ‪#‎FirstLook‬ last night. The parallelogram shape and sleek understructure design allows tables to conjoin easily for collaboration.
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July 22 at 3:30pm · 
BeSPACE Collection from JSI Furniture defines the space between we and me with its lounge seating and casework of molded plywood and exposed edges.
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July 22 at 2:45pm · 
The Sway chair from KI Furniture can rotate, orbit, and swivel. It moves front to back and side to side on its axis like a gyroscope.
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July 22 at 2:03pm · 
The large scale bold geometric pattern of Compass from Arc-Com Fabricswas on display in all twelve colors at ‪#‎FirstLook‬
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July 22 at 1:56pm · 
Luna Textiles shows off their Jaunty fabric in the practical application of a bicycle bag at ‪#‎FirstLook‬.
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July 22 at 1:46pm · 
Pallas's Topstitch collection was designed by Brooklyn duo Pattern Pod and inspired by the topstitch sewing technique.
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