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April 18th, 2011

A show at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey features the work of innovative designers making objects out of reused …

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A show at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey features the work of innovative designers making objects out of reused …
Laser-cut acrylic frame, bulb adaptor, 100 ft. orange extension cord. Design is supposed to be practical — that’s why it’s not fine art — yet sometimes it manages to create symbols by using the most radically practical, reductive means imaginable….

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April 17th, 2011

Recession rebounds: Turning passions into professions

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Recession rebounds: Turning passions into professions
Scarsdale’s Claire Paquin lost her job as a managing director at Bear Stearns in June 2008, and rather than going after another Wall Street position, she decided to open her own interior design firm, Clean Design. [0x1c]“I’m happy with my new life and new career,”[0x1d] she says.

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