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521's Joseph Felt Bench will be included in the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum's 2009 exhibit: Fashioning Felt.

'This exhibition explores the varied new uses of felt—an ancient material, believed to be one of the earliest techniques for making textiles. Made by matting together wool fibers with humidity and friction, felting requires little technological expertise and is an extremely versatile material. The exhibition begins with historic examples of felts, showcases innovations in handmade felts and features contemporary uses of industrial felt in a range of fields, including product design, fashion, architecture and home furnishings.'

March 6, 2009—Sept. 7, 2009

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, New York City

Exhibition catalogue available through the Cooper-Hewitt

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On the block...

(June 2007) We're pleased to announce 521's Hive prototype #9 has been included in Sotheby's June 19th auction of Important 2oth Century Design.

The auction line-up includes Ron Arad, Zaha Hadid, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Marcel Wanders, Jasper Morrison, Jason Miller, Shiro Kuramata, Fernando and Humberto Campana and Maarten Baas. As well as Jean Prouve, Charlotte Perriand, Jean Royere, Greene & Greene, George Nakashima, Frank Gehry, Ingo Maurer...the list goes on.

For auction results, catalog purchases, or general info, log onto Sotheby's website

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The Wall Street Journal

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Josh Spear

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Limited edition digital prints by Chris Ferebee now available / Shop521.

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Ultimate New York Design
teNeues, 2006

"New York is known as the city that never sleeps and it’s a non-stop source of design innovation. This volume covers state-of-the-art New York design from fields such as architecture, interiors,... product design and lighting innovation. With numerous examples from both native New Yorkers, and designers who work in New York, this compendium of design showcases all that’s cutting-edge in the Big Apple."

Includes the Hive Shelving Unit, Hive H2, Joseph Felt Bench, 40 Sq. Yrds Bench, One Cabinet, Hollow Table, LowTek Table.

528 pp., Hardcover

ISBN: 3-8327-9107-8

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Great Scandinavian design reference flip books from Architonic.
Includes the Hive H2.

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