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...bounce sound and would lose a certain amount of depth. If that's your situation, you might want to try a speaker such as Polk Audio's SurroundBar ($950), which does require an amplifier, but replaces five unsightly speakers in a way that's not dependent on the shape of the room...
...ZEISEL A sensuous, multifunctional shape with a pedigreed past is reborn. Originally created in 1952 by the world-renowned Hungarian ceramics designer Eva Zeisel, the Classic Century teapot makes a comeback in a creamy neutral. Zeisel, considered one of the foremost designers of the 20th century, created sculptural pieces with rounded curves, arches, teardrops and wave motifs. Out of production for many years, during which it became a collector's item, this timeless piece of high-fired earthenware was resurrected exclusively for Crate & Barrel...
...design he touts as a historically relevant option for urban Southern communities. It's a crossbreed of the shotgun and the dog trot, a similar house with large side doors "so the interior feels like it's spilling outside," he says. The Shot Trot retains the shotgun's basic shape but replaces its railroad-style rooms with an airier, more open-plan layout. Just 16 ft. by 80 ft., it's perfect for narrow inner-city lots. And to cut cost and complexity, it uses standard component sizes, like 4-ft.-by-8-ft. plywood sheets...
...empty chair mean different things to people in the same family? Absolutely, especially if someone is missing and you don't know when or if or in what shape they're coming home. We don't tolerate ambiguity well because our culture socializes us to solve problems and get closure. I tell family members that it's O.K. to have different convictions about whether that person will return as they were. I urge them to be patient with each other and, even in dire circumstances, not to judge the hopeful person as weak or deluded. It's human to nurture...
...Parish House has a complex geometry that defies traditional housing-construction methods. Its design was made possible through computer modeling. The pair sliced up the house onscreen to shape each structural piece for its role, then extracted those pieces from the model and numbered them. With another program, the pieces are arranged on plywood sheets to maximize use of the wood. "We save a lot of waste that way," says Gauthier. And a lot of time. The boards can be cut locally and shipped to the site on two flatbed trucks. No railcars needed...