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Neocon 2009 The White Theme Recession shows signs of improving and people are loving the white furniture in Chicago the new White town. Its always a sensory overload walking Neocon and this year was not different. Usually there is some sort of color theme and this year White seamed to stand out along all manufactures and brands. Is there a subliminal message?

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Barbie Turns 50 Years Young From Marilyn Monroe Barbie, Ballerina Barbie, Pajama Barbie to S&M Barbie the models play dress up extravaganza while the camera catches all.

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Retraining May Be the Answer In this economy, it seems that nothing is secure, especially our design and engineering jobs. There are ways to make ourselves indispensable to our managers and to avoid those terrifying two words: 'laid off'. In this article, I have outlined both things one can do to keep your job... and what do do after you catch that pink slip. By Bart Brejcha

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DECEPTIVE DESIGN exhibit 2008 Furniture is an icon. A chair has four legs and a table has four legs. Those icons are often so strait forward its boring. Change a few qualities and something interesting happens. deceptions... The focus of this exhibit is to push common conceptions of chairs, lamps desks and explore new rolls for those items. Pictures and Words by Bart Brejcha

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Photovoltaic’s brightest breakthrough since the 1970's Harvesting free power in the form of electricity from the Sun is not new. Various engineering schools across the country have pierced the glass ceiling in separating electrons off from silicone to power products. One seventh grader actually made some improvements.

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Fulton Guerrilla Truck Show Rent a UHAUL truck, deck it out with your one-off furniture and park it on Fulton Street at Morlen Sinoway Atelier and invite everyone from Neocon and throw a party complete with DJ's and beer. words and picture article by Bart Brejcha

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Neocon 2008 Sensory overload this year at Neocon. Shapes and colors can be overwhelming, all 1.2 million feet of it! words and picture article by Bart Brejcha

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Autodesk Sponsors Land Speed Record Software manufacturers sponsor all types of events including Autodesk in this NASCAR Dodge that currently holds a Land Speed record.

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Small Things in Good Packages The Suzuki Wagon R looks like overgrown Fisher-Price Power Wheels kiddie cars, but they are very serviceable in alleys, on one-lane streets and for tiny parking spaces. In fact, tight quarters in Tokyo and other large cities are part of the rationale for Kei cars, though they became popular and found enduring appeal for still other reasons.

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Italian Mechanical Engineer helps win title for Ducati's Moto GP win One of the backbone members of the Ducati World Superbike team is mechanical engineer Ernesto "Ernie" Marinelli. The lanky Italian is a familiar face both and Europe and on American shores as he has spent more than a decade helping Ducati achieve Superbike results here and abroad.

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