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If you missed the debut of American Masters - Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect & The Painter on PBS tonight, you can look for the reruns (through Dec 27) on KQED on this page - or go see it in the cinema at The Balboa in the City this week for a

A lovely tongue-in-cheek infographic from CoreToons explaining how to describe your furniture for sale. From: http://www.core77.com/blog/cartoons/core-toons_how_to_describe_your_used_furniture_on_craigslist_18103.asp

Select showrooms at the San Francisco Design Center will be participating in their Summer Designer Sample Sale which is open to the public. As you may know, unless you are a credited designer, you may browse but not buy at this behemoth showcase of f

I'm not quite sure why I'm on the Design Within Reach email list for events when they neglect to send notification about the one we care about: the famed DWR warehouse sale! Just heard that it's happening this weekend, March 27 & 28, in the Potrero H

This is pretty incredible. Someone has built the familiar George Nelson bench (retail about $700 depending on what size you get) out of LEGO plastic toy blocks. And it looks great!

Although initially this project was prompted by the cost of the be

The Wright auction house of Chicago, which specializes in modern design, is holding an Eames Auction April 8, featuring not only many of the classic chairs, room dividers and shelving units, but also more esoteric items including photos, items from t