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Aether  ⁄  Arabeschi di Latte   ⁄  Bernard Lee   ⁄  Carla Fernández   ⁄  Castor   ⁄  Chezweitz & Roseapple   ⁄  Chikara Ohno   ⁄  Dustdeluxe   ⁄  Floris Hovers   ⁄  Frauke Stegmann   ⁄  Grandpeople   ⁄  Hironao Tsuboi   ⁄  Ionna Vautrin & Guillaume Delvigne   ⁄  Jonathan Olivares   ⁄  Judith Seng   ⁄  Karen Ryan   ⁄  Kiel Mead   ⁄  Lekker  ⁄   Lifegoods   ⁄  Ludovic Balland  ⁄  Marco Dessi  ⁄ Mark Braun  ⁄  Matti Klenell  ⁄  Miri Uhm  ⁄  MOS Architects  ⁄  Nacho Carbonell  ⁄  Negro  ⁄  Oded Ezer   ⁄  OKAYstudio   ⁄  Philippe Bestenheider   ⁄  Philippe Nigro  ⁄  RBG6   ⁄  Rich, Brilliant, Willing   ⁄  ROOMS  ⁄  Roshi Givechi  ⁄  Simon Hasan  ⁄  Stamen   ⁄  StokkeAustad   ⁄  Vík Prjónsdóttir  ⁄  Wouter Scheublin

Departments

12 ...update
Developments in I.D. stories from JAN⁄FEB 2008

14 ...note
YOUNG DESIGN TALENT: At least some resources are infinitely renewable.
by Julie Lasky

17 ...expo
Designers use SMS to fight AIDS in Africa
RON ARAD builds his own Paris retrospective
Meet the new EXECUTIVE TOYS

24 ...q+a
A Chicago show reflects on CECIL BALMOND’S geometry-bending career.
Interview by Shonquis Moreno

26 ...rant
ENGINEERING is misunderstood. Let’s set the record straight.
by James Dyson

28 ...r+d
After 10 years of research, Niels Diffrient launches the world’s simplest TASK CHAIR.
by Julie Lasky

31 ...n+n
RAF SIMONS’S new Osaka boutique
STATIONERY SET by Michael Sodeau
Jens Fager’s hand-carved CANDELABRA for Muuto
by Jill Singer

95 ...crit
Architecture: ATLANTIC HEALTH JETS TRAINING FACILITY
(reviewed by Mark Lamster)
Product: DESKTOP FACTORY 125CI 3D PRINTER
(reviewed by Lisa Krohn)
Typeface: HISTORY
(reviewed by Paul Shaw)
Book: HANDMADE NATION: THE RISE OF DIY, ART, CRAFT, AND DESIGN
(reviewed by Alissa Quart)

104 ...back story
A whimsical history of the CUCKOO CLOCK
by Susan Yelavich