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Herman Miller, Whirlpool cut jobs
Office furniture-maker Herman Miller Inc. is eliminating 400 to 650 jobs because of slower ordering trends and reduced global demand. The cuts announced Tuesday should save the Zeeland, Mich.-based company about $60 million per year. Most of the affected...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Michigan, Unemployment, Ohio, Employees
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Blenko Glass Prices Rising; Silver Tray Is From Meriden
Collectors are beginning to realize that Blenko glass has had an important influence on glass design in America. The Eureka Art Glass Co. (later renamed Blenko Glass Co.) opened in Milton, W.Va., in 1921. William Blenko, Eureka's founder, had tried...Tags: Clothing and Textiles Industry, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Metal and Mineral, Sales
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Elements of Style
While New York has its clannish brownstones and San Francisco its overplayed Victorian veneer, Los Angeles is a deliberate fracas of residential styles or, rather, a collection of self-realizations from individuals who happen to share the same streets....Tags: Los Angeles, Ethics, Hawaii, Bette Midler, Homes
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CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT Michael Graves' Favorite Things
By Lisa SKOLNIK . . . Everyday objects are often dazzling—thanks to designers like Michael Graves. This architect was in the vanguard when he designed a stainless-steel tea kettle with a snappy red bird on its spout for Alessi in 1985. The now...Tags: Isamu Noguchi, CVS Corporation, Michael Graves
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South Florida Homestyle: Sunny FLOR rugs, GrooveToon for iPod nano, Bobby Flay at Kohl's
South Florida Sun-SentinelFLOR modular carpet tiles have always been high on the useful list, but some trendies may shift them to the hot list. The recognizable sun patterns, created by the late Alexander Girard, are now available in four rugs based on his designs from La Fonda...Tags: Building Material, New Products, Metal and Mineral, Fort Lauderdale, Kohl's Corporation
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The week ahead
Chicago TribuneMonday: -- Third-quarter current account balance -- Earnings: ACI Worldwide Inc.; Adobe Systems Inc.; Spartech Corp. Tuesday: -- November housing starts -- Earnings: Applied Signal Technology Inc.; Best Buy Co.; Darden Restaurants Inc.; FactSet...Tags: Apogee Enterprises Incorporated, Steelcase Incorporated, Rite Aid Corporation, Economy, Jabil Circuit Incorporated
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Bronwyn LeGette
Special to The SunWho knew there was a cache of fashionistas tucked up on the third floor of the Can Company in Canton? It makes sense, when you consider all the creative minds behind the technology start-ups headquartered there at the Emerging Technologies Centers....Tags: Clothing and Textiles Industry, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Downtown (Baltimore, Maryland)
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A fresh journey for familiar forms
Times Staff WriterNew York — DIPPED in a garish green rubbery coating, the ornate Louis-style dining chairs from Six Inch of Belgium looked like irradiated doggy chew toys. The white fiberglass centipede reared on its legs was really Scolopendra, a 7-foot floor...Tags: Metal, Los Angeles, John Reeves, Cindy Sherman, Manhattan (New York City)
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Where to stay and dine in Louisville
Chicago Tribune Staff WriterWHERE TO STAY: The Brown Hotel, 335 W. Broadway; (502) 583-1234, www.brownhotel.com. This hotel dates to 1923, but doesn't look it; from the gorgeous lobby with its ornate ceiling work to the rehabbed and updated guest rooms (wireless Internet throughout...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Muhammad Ali, Cadiz Incorporated, New York, Hotels and Accommodations
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San Francisco's Hayes Valley, epitome of cool
Special to The TimesSan Francisco — MY San Francisco neighborhood is not cool. It is sunny and cheap, but living there conveys zero hipness. So whenever I want to feel cooler than I really am, I give myself a weekend in Hayes Valley, the trendy neighborhood that sprang...Tags: Pamela Anderson, Road Transportation, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Rodeo, Personal Service
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House as art, dig?
Special to The TimesJosh Agle, the artist popularly known as Shag, doesn't just draw from life. He paints from his living room. Using the architecture and interior design of his own home, he creates the candy-colored, acrylic-on-Masonite works that have made him an art world...Tags: Los Angeles, Hawaii, Philosophy, Santa Ana, Easter
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Art--with an iPod--in a Louisville Hotel
Tribune staff reporter21C Museum Hotel, Louisville, Ky. 700 W. Main St. Two days before I was to check into the 21C Museum Hotel in Louisville, I got a phone message from Alicia. "We're looking forward to your stay," she said, "and just wondered if you had any musical...Tags: Muhammad Ali, New York Times, Personal Service, John Waters, Physical Fitness
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