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Written by Alex Simon
Tommy Lee and Edward Chen’s Shiwaiyuan.com Brings Western High Style East
In recent years, China has seen its economic growth rate approach 10% annually—the fastest in the history of the world for any large country. With a population of 1.3 billion, give or take a few million, this means that the middle class—i.e. a portion of the population with disposable income—now numbers well over 100 million. In sum, China now has a population with the wherewithal and desire to emulate the consumption standards of the West, and it’s doing so.
Read more: Spreading The Good Life
Written by Morris Newman
Internet, shminternet, says Jae S. Min of Audi Design Center California in Santa Monica. Contrary to prevailing opinion, he says, some things just can’t be learned online. One of those things is the corporate culture of Audi Motor Cars in Germany. With the Web, says the chief of design of Audi DCC, “People can get a false sense of understanding something without direct contact.
Read more: Envisioning the 21st Century Auto
Written by Morris Newman
Monday, February 01 2010 00:00
As GM's Global Chief of Design, Ed Welburn looks to the future
Ed Welburn says he was cheered to find the new Chevrolet Camaro emblazoned on the front page of the New York Times this past July. “Believe it or not, General Motors has a hit car on its hands,” wrote reporters Bill Vlasic and Nick Bunkley.
Read more: Now's His Time
Written by Morris Newman
Executive Director, Ford Americas Design
Moray Callum is talking about the Mustang this morning, ticking off his favorite parts. As befits the executive director of Ford Americas Design, fine points of style come first. The current model “has a strong face and is very recognizable,” he says approvingly. The profile of the car, meanwhile, tense and muscular like a cat about to pounce, is the “signature that really identifies the car.”
Read more: Moray Callum
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A & L Highlights
GE’s Paul Klein opens up about designing a kitchen for the Information Age
The future has changed, and definitely for the better this time. Forget the old future with its Buck Rogers pajamas, robots with flashing lig
How is the deep recession affecting the museum world? Many—or, shall we say, most?—museums are downsizing staff, programs, and otherwise cutting costs. Curiously, there is also a high turnover rate among museum direct
With three new archival acquisitions under its belt, the Getty Research Institute has poised itself at the vanguard of architectural scholarship.
We’ve had some very pleasant surprises,” says Wim de Wit, curator
French doyenne of design Andrée Putman illustrates that life is best lived not in black, white, or gray, but rather in rich contrast.
Upon opening the door to Andrée Putman’s office in the 14th arrondissement of Pari
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Chief of Design, Audi Design Center California
Internet, shminternet, says Jae S. Min of Audi Design Center California in Santa Monica. Contrary to prevailing opinion, he says, some things just can’t be lear
Team Up For Contemporary Piano Design
Recently, automotive powerhouse Audi has allied itself with musical excellence. It has sponsored an annual series of live concerts in Ingolstadt, Germany that has greatly enhan
 THE PRESIDENT OF CHRISTIE’S DISCUSSES THE STATE OF ART TODAY
It’s been an exceptional year for Christie’s auction house.The company’s spring season 2006 sales have realized a total of $438,768,924 in New York and t
After Five Years, The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is Going Strong
John Pepper realizes the importance of history. “The youngsters are the nucleus of change,” says the retired CEO of Procter & Gamble
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