Ten Years as a Designer
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Ten Years as a Designer

It always feels astonishing. This thing I imagined up appears before me, slowly and then all at once. It’s a type of magic that never loses its power over me, an antidote to any cynicism that may have crept in during the process.

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Ask a Designer: How do I buy light bulbs?
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Ask a Designer: How do I buy light bulbs?

No one has ever taught anyone anything about lighting, and the technology shift only made it worse. Very few people understand what they’re looking at when they read a light bulb package, and I’m going to fix that. Class is in session.

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Neocon 2021: Trend Spotting
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Neocon 2021: Trend Spotting

I spent several days last October at Neocon in Chicago. While I walked around, I was really keeping an eye out for connections between the showrooms. I’m not a trend-chaser, but I think it’s so interesting to see the way trends develop and get incorporated into the wider design lexicon.

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