Word: sleeked
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...very long ago, we liked everything to be smooth and sleek and glossy. We liked glass coffee tables in our living rooms and black lacquered tiles in our bathrooms. Then suddenly everything changed. Fabrics became worn and soft. Leather became old and brown and distressed. Smooth was out, texture was in. What happened? It all started with two gay men and an English bulldog in a tiny town in North Carolina...
Over the past decade Strasbourg has been transformed from a provincial French city into a model of urban living. Cars have been virtually banished from the center, traffic circles have been converted into pedestrian squares and road space has been given over to sleek trams. The new Musée d'Art Moderne is typical of this regeneration. The dramatic building, which is dominated by a wall of glass facing the river, is matched by an equally impressive collection of paintings inside: Picassos, Dalís and Kandinskys, plus remarkable collections by local artists Tomi Ungerer and Hans (Jean...
...Wear a dress and swimsuit that flatter your particular figure. Statistically and historically, white or nice blues seem to have graced the winners of pageants more than any other colors. Long, sleek and sexy gowns are better than big, puffy prom gowns. Don’t overdo it, yet for the Miss Harvard pageant, I figure anything goes! If you’re a male—I usually don’t recommend this for women in real pageants—show some leg and the cleavage that you worked so hard to produce for the night...
...floor plans familiar to passengers trotting through the nation's airports may soon be more casualties of Sept. 11. Architects who specialize in airport design say a quiet change is taking place: long-planned airport renovations in at least a dozen cities, once predicated on moving passengers quickly through sleek terminals, are being revamped to emphasize security. Airy observation decks and artsy furnishings are giving way to hidden security corridors and concealed bomb sensors. "We're not building fortresses," says Ron Steinert, who oversees aviation projects for Gensler architects, "but we have to think about protection along with passenger comfort...
...small-fridge market. A few years ago, Haier noticed that American college students wanted locks on fridge doors and that hotels wanted an auto-defrost feature. The big manufacturers weren't delivering. So Haier did, and added style to the mix, making iceboxes in different colors and producing a sleek stainless steel unit. Haier's fridges aren't the cheapest. But the firm has captured 40% of U.S. sales and forced manufacturers like Sanyo to play catch...