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Elizabeth Helman Minchilli|Gallery

Rome Sustainable Food Project

Alice Waters has been working tirelessly to change the way we eat in America. Four years ago, she sent chef Mona Talbott overseas to reform the kitchens of the American Academy in Rome.

Kate Andrews|Interviews

Dori GÃslason

Interview with design educator Halldór Gíslason about his work in Mozambique.

Allan Chochinov|Event-Bellagio

Bellagio Design Symposium: Core77 Report

Allan Chochinov of Core77, sums up his experience at the Bellagio Design Symposium, the annual Salone Del Mobile Furniture Fair in Milan and being hostage to the whims of a volcano.

Mark Lamster|Essays

The Outlier: Philip Johnson’s Tent of Tomorrow

The latest World's Fair, Expo 2010, opened earlier this month in Shanghai. The US entry is pretty weak (someone and I can't recall whom, recently commented that it looks like a Lexus dealership).

William Drenttel|Projects

Design for Change Contest

Kiran Bir Sethi is a designer, teacher, principal, advocate and social entrepreneur. Now her “Design for Change Contest,” a recent initiative that swept India in 2009, is expanding globally.

Michael Bierut|Slideshows

The Bones of Francois Robert

Francois Robert has spent hundreds of hours arranging the bones of a single human skeleton into a series of striking iconic shapesto create a series he calls "Stop the Violence."

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Via bobulate: New York City as business

Mayor Michael Bloomberg runs New York City like a business.

Adrian Shaughnessy|Essays

Safety and Comfort: A Walk with Paul Davis

Davis has asked me to write the introduction to his latest book. I told him I didn't want to write about the usual stuff. He agreed and suggested we go for a walk instead.