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2011 Trends: This Way Up | Slideshow | Entrepreneur.com
High-design products are everywhere--and not just expensive midcentury furniture, but cars, housewares, electronics--even medicine bottles. Americans are finally catching on to the form-meets-function aesthetic of design-savvy centers like Scandinavia and Japan. With the rise of celebrity designers like Frank Gehry and Philippe Starck, the newfound interest in sustainability, the spread of small chain stores like Design Within Reach and the ability of unknown designers and artists to sell their creations online, quality design is more popular and accessible than ever.Springwise | New business ideas, trends and innovation
2nd April . No-frills chic hotels have appeared on our virtual pages on numerous occasions over the years, but recently we came across a new example with an interesting approach.
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In follow-up to " Tender ", his dedicated volume on vegetables, London-based food writer Nigel Slater turns to the fruit section of his garden in " Ripe ". The beautifully photographed tome serves as a comprehensive primer on 23 types of fruit and a collection of more than 300 recipes, but most importantly, reads like an alphabetically organized love letter to each and every variety, from apples and apricots to gooseberries, damsons and elderflower.
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Brands that behave more humanly, including showing their flaws, will be awesome. FLAWSOME explores why consumers are more focused on brand attitude and behavior than ever before, with examples from brands like Four Seasons, Chevrolet, Virgin America, FedEx and more.
December truly is the most wonderful time of the year for small business owners. Besides the spurt in shopping activity , it's the time when business pundits provide predictions for next year's trends. I'm feeling pretty good about my track record in picking winners -- you can check out my 2011 predictions post .
