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As Tiffany Meyers observes in her overview of the 100 winners, one can’t peg 2009 as the year of any specific color or typographic convention. But the winning projects are reflective of today’s increasingly diverse design discipline. In fact, one has to wonder if there is any longer such a thing as a design discipline—in light of today’s fast-changing and even amorphous practice, the word discipline seems a little out of place.
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SOFT & HARD WARES
Items for expecting mothers, box-wine drinkers, and media buffs highlight some of this issue's soft & hard wares. 
Nov/Dec 2006
SOFT & HARD WARES
The Latest and Greatest Gadgets and Accessories

MODERN LULLABY
Industrial designer Patrick Messier crafted an elegant rocking chair after learning his partner in life and business, Sophie Fournier, was pregnant. With sensual curves and modern sensibility, the Mamma Rocking Chair is made from a single piece of fiberglass with a special high-gloss urethane finish … and the design is based on the Fibonacci sequence!
PID Mamma Rocking Chair, €5,380, www.pid.se

PLACE HEAD HERE
The stitched stripes of CB2’s Spencer Multi-Stripe Pillow will add impact to any chair or couch. Vivid lime, orange, and chocolate wool stripe a taupe flannel. Includes a feather-down insert for comfort and wool-cotton cover with knife edges and zipper for durability. Pillow is 18 inches square.
CB2 Spencer Multi-Stripe Pillow, $29.95, 800.606.6257, www.cb2.com

DURABLE UNDER DURESS
Designed to go and write anywhere, the Titanium Inka Pen has been lauded by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, National Geographic Adventure’s Gear Guru, Backpackgeartest.org, and Across the Atlas. Attaches securely to objects via a key ring, is easily accessible, and when closed is watertight with an O-ring sealed enclosure. Its replaceable pressurized ink cartridge ensures it will write at any angle and in extreme environments, even underwater. Now you just need something waterproof to write on.
Inka Pen, $25, 303.443.5121, www.inkacorp.com

CLEVER CATCHALL
Winning numerous awards for their dripfree concepts, Eva Solo designers Henrik Holbæk and Claus Jensen present the latest addition to the line—the Drip-Free Dressing Shaker. The flask is made of dishwasher- and microwave-safe transparent glass, allowing you to clearly see what and how much it contains. Pour with confidence. PID Drip-Free Dressing Shaker, €286, www.pid.se

CD CHARMER
Designed by Peter Boy, the CD Snake is a puzzling configuration of 24 interlocking storage elements. Piece them together on a flat surface or as a fixed, wall-mounted composition. The individual brackets may be interchanged to create colorful snake patterns, reminiscent of setting up dominoes to topple.
Arango Design CD Snake, $40, 800.279.1602, www.arango-design.com

BAG THE BOX
The many elegantly designed wine bottles still seem to be the preferred package for true connoisseurs. However, PID’s Bag-in-Box Wine Dispenser, designed by Patrik Svanberg, may sway a few minds. Its smooth look makes for smooth pouring. Now the trick is to find the perfect boxed wine to match his alluring design. Wine dispenser is made of metal and available in white, red, or black. 13.58 x 4.06 x 7.09 inches.
PID Bag-in-box Wine Dispenser, €44, www.pid.se

READING IS AN ART
Functional and beautiful, the Wallpaper Magazine Rack will have office occupants wondering if someone is abusing a piece of art instead of placing their reading material back on the rack. Designed by Maria Berntsen, the Wallpaper Magazine Rack is constructed of brushed anodized aluminum. Add one to your office and let the pondering begin.
Arango Design Wallpaper Magazine Rack, $155, 800.279.1602www.arango-design.com

LOOK LIVELY
Have the time of your life with Calumet, the colorful creation from designer Stefano Pirovano. Wrap your wrist with its polyurethane straps and never miss your midnight ride with its easy-to-read dial. Modern hues ensure any contemporary Cinderella will have the perfect arm-piece for the ball. Select lime/ orange, orange/dark red, red/lime, blue-green/red, or eggplant/lime.
Alessi Calumet Watch, $70, 212.941.7300, www.alessi.com

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