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Technology

  1. iRobot ConnectR
  2. PowerMower from Remington
  3. Panasonic Life Screen
  4. LaCie FireWire Speakers
  5. Sigma DP1

Transportation

  1. Japan Railways N700
  2. Singapore Airlines A380
  3. Mini Clubman
  4. Smart Fortwo
  5. Vélib'

Architecture

  1. National Stadium
  2. 40 Bond
  3. California Academy of Sciences
  4. George Ohr Gallery Pavilion
  5. Nordpark Cable Railway

Artisanal Food

  1. DB Salt
  2. Theo Chocolate
  3. Tzuni Tea
  4. Bee Raw Honey
  5. Del Posto Filtered Water
  6. Huilerie Artisanale J. Leblanc & Fils Nut Oils
  7. Agave 15 Signature Margarita Mix

Hotels

  1. The Mark
  2. The Tides
  3. Dellis Cay
  4. Manned Cloud
  5. St. Regis Grand
  6. The Connaught
  7. Coral Casino Club

Retail

  1. YSL
  2. Ermenegildo Zegna
  3. Lane Crawford
  4. Eco
  5. Bulgari
  6. Umbra
  7. Gucci

Displays

  1. Tod's
  2. Holt Renfrew
  3. Bergdorf Goodman
  4. Selfridges

Websites

  1. Deeply Madly Living
  2. Design Sponge Online
  3. Dezeen
  4. Green Home Guide
  5. Point Click Home
  6. Better Living Through Design
  7. Oh Joy
  8. Fab Prefab
  9. Re-Nest
  10. Ozo Life

Biodegradable

  1. Acca Kappa
  2. Physicians Formula
  3. Brelli
  4. Ikea

Lighting

  1. Foscarini's Allegro Hanging Lamps
  2. Jeffrey Goodman's Bubble Floor Lamp
  3. Bertjan Pot's Non-Random Lights for Moooi
  4. Bathsheba Grossman's Quin.MGX for Materialise
  5. Janne Kyttänen for Freedom of Creation 610
  6. Diller Scofidio + Renfro's Light Sock for Swarovski
  7. Ross Lovegrove's Solar Tree
  8. Marcel Wanders' Crochet Lamp
  9. Mmckenna's Orchadia Lighted Mobile

Beauty

  1. L'Homme Yves Saint Laurent
  2. Le 2 de Guerlain
  3. My Blend
  4. Edward Bess's Private Eye

Multitaskers

  1. Leanne Shapton
  2. Thomas O'Brien
  3. India Mahdavi
  4. Greg Lynn
  5. Harry Allen
  6. Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec

Fashion

  1. Yves Saint Laurent's Muse
  2. Jimmy Choo's Ramona
  3. Balenciaga's Motorcycle
  4. Chloe's Paddington
  5. Marc Jacobs' Stam
  6. Chanel Jacket
  7. Burberry's Trench
  8. Dior Bias-cut gowns
  9. Dolce & Gabbana's Corset Dress

Specialists

  1. Keiichi Tahara
  2. Martino Gamper
  3. Sylvie Fleury
  4. James Jean
  5. Kate Hume
  6. Brodie Neill

Inn Crowd

  1. Bill Bensley
  2. David Rockwell
  3. Philippe Grandou
  4. HBA Design
  5. Virginia Fisher

Initiatives

  1. Too Precious to Wear
  2. Future Fashion
  3. TOMS Tours
  4. Open Architecture Challenge
  5. Design Can Change
  6. The Blue Project

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Retail

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