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"Great Design Daily\nInspired, and inspiring examples from architecture and interiors to automobiles and fashion...\n\"It's an example of thinking outside the box,\" designer Penny Drue Baird says of the modular kitchen developed by Drag Design for the Italian company Sheer. The split-sphere base includes a cooktop, a sink and an extendable steel dining table.\nArchitect Thomas Kligerman admires the saltbox for \"the simple, dark austerity that buckles down against Vermont's winter cold and yet opens up with such charm to Nantucket's breezy summer.\"\nThe 2001 Indian Motorcycle Scout marked the company's centennial. \"It's an enduring design, truly an American original. The voluptuous curves and streamlining make it seductive to the eye,\" says architect Bernard Wharton.\nWith a full-size frame, U-shaped handlebars, a tall seat pillar and a folding handlebar stem, the three-speed British-made Type M is both stylish and agile, yet it collapses into a storable\u2014and transportable\u2014 package in less than 20 seconds flat.\nDesigned in 1948, the chrome pens by Paul C. Fisher have pressurized ink cartridges, \"allowing them to write upside down, underwater and in extreme temperatures,\" says designer Mitchell Turnbough.\n\"Pierre Chareau's Maison de Verre was a labor of love by the owner, the architect-designer and the crafts-people at every level, from the most conceptual to the most hidden, intimate detail. It is a complete project\u2014a seamless weaving of function and poetry\u2014because of that spirit of unselfish dedication to all parts of the work,\" says architect Tom Kundig.\n\"Pierre Chareau's Maison de Verre was a labor of love by the owner, the architect-designer and the crafts-people at every level, from the most conceptual to the most hidden, intimate detail. It is a complete project\u2014a seamless weaving of function and poetry\u2014because of that spirit of unselfish dedication to all parts of the work,\" says architect Tom Kundig.\nA bold floral pattern defines a printed linen Raoul Dufy conceived for Bianchini-F\u00E9rier circa 1920. Dufy, who created nearly 100 fabrics for the manufacturer, \"was the first to bring a Modernist aesthetic to textile design,\" says designer Thad Hayes.\nDesigned by 28-year-old Japanese retailer Muji, the coats come in black and clear plastic and fit into an eight-by-10-inch pouch. \"You can slip it into your bag on those days when you think it might rain,\" says designer Elissa Cullman.\nRichard Ginori recently reissued a collection of porcelain done in 1923 by its artistic director, Gio Ponti, who was a champion of modern design in Italy. \"It epitomizes the marriage of decoration and modern form,\" says architect John Ike.\n\"I think I make sculpture you can wear,\" says Mahie, who spent five years working with raw gold to discover her own jewelry-making technique. \"It was all very primitive. I'm trying to be as basic as in the be-ginning, when there was nothing.\"\n\"Great lines and great performance,\" architect Richard Landry says of \"a stove that is relatively new to the U.S. market.\" The company, which is celebrating its 125th year, offers the 36-inch, six-burner model in eights colors, plus stainless steel.\nCoop Himmelb(l)au's BMW delivery center in Munich is, marvels Giovannini, \"a huge building supported by a funneling column that looks like a tornado. It rivals the Guggenheim in Bilbao in sheer spectacle and intelligence.\"\nAngelo Donghia's original 5th Avenue sofa\u2014designed in the 1970s for Ralph Lauren's New York apartment\u2014\"reinvented seat construction,\" says designer Jacques Saint Dizier. \"An overscale cloud of a seat almost floats on the minimal base.\"\nWith the Provoq, a concept crossover powered by a hydrogen fuel-cell system, Cadillac aims to give drivers a durable vehicle that emits only water. Besides its environmentally friendly bona fides, it also combines unique style and great performance.\nFew things are as evocative of the American West as a well-worn pair of cowboy boots, and few companies have produced them as long as El Paso, Texas-based Lucchese, which has been handcrafting boots since its founding in 1883.\nThe latest model is 2006's Air Max 360, but aficionados know that certain prized past editions, 1997's in particular, can still be tracked down. \"I love the general geometry of this object,\" says designer Pierre Yovanovitch. \"It reminds me of disco.\"\nThe aesthetic qualities of the Japanese lacquered-wood lunch box have long served as inspiration to architects and designers. \"It's an outrageously organized, systematic and elegant way to present food,\" says designer Thad Hayes.\n\"If you're going to leave one appliance out on the counter,\" designer Mark Boone says of the stainless-steel two-speed model, \"this is it. Functional and great-looking in a machine-age sort of way.\"\nWith a gasoline-fueled V-6 engine and a battery pack and electric motor generators, the sleek hybrid SUV offers the best of both worlds. \"It's a design that looks to the future through its styling and mechanical innovation,\" architect Bernard Wharton comments.\nThe German artist-designer's 2005 chandelier, aptly named Birdie's Nest, features 10 low-wattage bulbs adorned with goose-feather wings. \"Great design transcends challenges and illuminates new paths to explore,\" says architect Josh Heitler.\nThe 18-karat white-gold Flora necklace, from Bulgari's High Jewelry Collection, features 44 pear-shaped sapphires, 10 round-cut tourmalines, brilliant-cut and pav\u00E9 diamonds and a cascade of 15 briolette-cut mint tourmalines.\nThe ergonomic style of the fire extinguisher, which was designed by Arnell Group for The Home Depot, has two key advantages: It can be used with one hand, and it does not have to be stored out of sight.\nThe wine company's Napa Valley headquarters was the first U.S. commission for Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron. They filled walls made of steel cages with basalt rocks quarried from a nearby canyon.\nSally Sirkin Lewis admires a 1938 Coco Chanel ruby-red silk-velvet ensemble inspired by a masquerade costume and based on a dress in a painting by Jean-Antoine Watteau. Chanel liked it so much, she made one for herself, in black.\n\"The bean pendant was the first gift my husband gave me that came in the Tiffany's blue box,\" says designer Emily Summers. \"It's not just the organic simplicity of the design but the comfort and ease with which each piece is worn that makes Peretti jewelry so timeless.\"\nTimepieces from the Swiss watchmaker are known for the complexity of their movements and for their distinctive style. It's the latter that appeals to designer Thomas Allardyce. \"They're comfortable to wear with jeans or dress clothes,\" he says."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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