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Opposite House Hotel, Beijing

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by Alex Pasternack In the wake of the Beijing Olympics, the Chinese capital doesn't hold too many surprises. But Opposite House—a glass-box boutique hotel in Sanlitun, a historically chaotic nightlife district—makes a …

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Sort of Coal

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by Noah Armstrong Founded by Pernille Lembcke and Louise Vilsgaard, Danish brand Sort of Coal focuses on bringing the natural purification power of white charcoal to Western culture with a range of …

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Boscolo Exedra Milano Hotel

by Paolo Ferrarini of Future Concept Lab Despite Milan's de facto world design capital status, the city lacks design hotels. Boscolo Exedra, a new hotel opening very soon, will fill the gap. …

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Erik Halley Accessories

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by For fifteen years Erik Halley has been handcrafting one-off pieces—triple-tiered shoulder pads encrusted with rhinestones and metal-spiked headphones—in his Parisian atelier for the best names in fashion, e.g. Lagerfeld, Yohji, Givenchy, …

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Zipcar iPhone Application

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by Laura Neilson After announcing it at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference last July, car-sharing service Zipcar launched their newest "mobile" venture, an iPhone application yesterday. Improving on their already useful mobile site, …

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FullyVisual Metal Toys

by Jeremy Brautman FullyVisual makes heavy metal, but it's not for listening. The brand started as a side project among friends and quickly evolved into a line of part toy, part art …