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9 DESIGN CULTURE NOW This sprawling exhibit at New York City's Cooper-Hewitt Museum, the first of what is planned to be a triennial event, epitomized Americans' rising interest in design. The show celebrated vital contemporary work in an accessible frame that laid plain the degrees of separation--and connection--between Frank Gehry's buildings and Martha Stewart's merchandise.
10 THE NIKE iD Here's a nifty thing to Just Do: Nike allows Web surfers to customize this sneaker online, selecting style, colors and lace types, even stamping the shoes with a personal ID code. Any bets on how long until you can pick your own sweatshop worker online?
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