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Dispatch from Design Week

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Nelda Rodger | Comments

Categories: Product design, Art, Lighting design, Events, Interior Design , Fashion

The editors are back, after the whirlwind that was last week's Salone del Mobile in Milan. Here are some snapshots of designers (Karim Rashid, Piero Lissoni and Jaime Hayón) and creations that caught our eyes.

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It'll take Manhattan: new Cityscape wallpaper

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Nelda Rodger | Comments

Categories: Graphic design, Interior Design

A wallpaper and textile pattern created for the new W Hotel in Hoboken, New Jersey captures the allure of the big city on the other side of the Hudson.

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A Few of the Year's Best Buildings

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Nelda Rodger | Comments

Categories: Architecture

Azure's editor-in-chief reports from the World Architecture Festival, held last week in Barcelona.

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Meet Craig Webb, Gehry's man-on-the-AGO

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Nelda Rodger | Comments

Categories: Architecture

Shortly after its opening, Azure’s editor-in-chief, Nelda Rodger, met with architect Craig Webb, design partner on the new Art Gallery of Ontario for L.A.-based Gehry Partners, LLP. Sitting in the completely transformed Walker Court, now the luminous heart of the museum, Webb reveals the inspirations, obstacles, and surprises involved in the rebuilding of the AGO.

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A Stylish Take on Sustainability

Posted on January 27, 2008 by Nelda Rodger | Comments

Categories: Product design

Michigan-based office furniture manufacturer Haworth's new presence in Toronto is a gorgeous new showroom that channels a message of sustainability that's as substantial as it is stylish. Image - Haworth

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