If you’re heading out to the wilderness this summer, do it in style, with a fancy tent. I wouldn’t mind a small canvas teepee for my living room. Here are a few we’d like to take with us on our next trip:
 

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I recently found several beautiful videos by Lisa Durfee. One of my favorites is “Wallpaper excavation.” Watch closely. All fans of wallpaper will have a special appreciation for the peeling part of the video. Mind the brief Dire Straits interlude.
Wallpaper excavation 
“Paula @433 Warren Street” is also beautiful.
 

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Reminder: MOMA’s show on prefab architecture opens July 20
 
 Larry Sass’ housing for New Orleans design

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Design Field Trips
If you are starting to melt in the city or the confines of your perch in the country, here are a few fieldtrips worth taking:
 
Taliesin West
Founded in 1937 by Frank Lloyd Wright, Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona was FLW’s winter home and also a school, up until FLW’s death in 1959. Today, the [...]

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Out of This World: Shaker Design Past, Present, and Future at Bard Graduate Center for the Decorative Arts, March 13-June 15, 2008
  

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Design and the Elastic Mind, MOMA
 [Susana Soares]
 
February 24- May 12, 2008  From MOMA: The exhibition will highlight examples of successful translation of disruptive innovation, examples based on ongoing research, as well as reflections on the future responsibilities of design. Of particular interest will be the exploration of the relationship between design and science and the approach [...]

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