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Today and tomorrow is the last chance to see the Central Library competition entries at Jätkäsaari bunker. Go visit! http://t.co/1puU6QJ8 Continue reading →

Jennifer S. Altman for The New York Times Barrie Berg, the chief executive of American operations for What If, in one of the diner-style booths the firm installed in its Manhattan office. “There’s something very satisfying about a booth,” she said. The walls have come tumbling down in offices everywhere, but the cubicle dwellers keep putting up new ones. They barricade themselves behind file cabinets. They fortify their partitions with towers of books and papers. Or they follow an “evolving law of technology etiquette,” as articulated by Raj Udeshi at the open office he shares with fellow software entrepreneurs in downtown Manhattan. “Headphones are the new wall,” he said, pointing to the covered ears of his neighbors. Cubicle culture is already something of a punch ... Continue reading →

Investors are people. They like novelty; get excited by something new, especially if it holds the promise of making them a whole lot richer and provides bragging rights at their next cocktail party. Maybe that’s why amateur and professionals alike tend to lose their minds in bull markets, particularly when a hot initial public offering, or IPO, is offered to them by their broker. On one hand, had you bought into the initial public offering of Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Walt Disney, Dell, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Target, or Starbucks, you may have had some volatile price fluctuations along the way, but there is no question that you have made enough money to substantially change the quality of your life. A single share of Coca-Cola purchased for $40 ... Continue reading →

The Milan Fairground in Rho, designed by architect Massimiliano Fuksas, opened in 2005. Milan in April – what could be better? I know! Eating in Milan in April. I’ve scoured the globe and gotten recommendations from the best of the best on where they love to dine in Milan – and will share it with you. Please note: Where you see ** is where I’ve personally dined. On the business of design, this year is truly the mega year for BDE boasting the greatest list of design firms in world today! (If I do say so myself). We’re thrilled to be representing Alessi (Showroom Alessi E3 Corso Italia Est/Ponte dei Mari Est; www.alessi.com); Artek (Pavilion 16, D26; www.artekfurniture.us); Flos (Corso Monforte, 15; www.flos.com); Fritz Hansen ... Continue reading →