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- The most exciting news for families in Tribeca last weekend was the opening of Words on Warren. The new children’s book store is designed to encourage reading and writing (there are typewriters throughout the space). I asked the store’s owner Jean Maeng what the biggest surprise has been since opening last month. “The amount of support from the
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One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.
Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.
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