| Crystal Chair, The If there's one profession that's given license to indulge in control-freakery, it's design. Why, then, did the Japanese industrial designer Tokujin Yoshioka leave it up to nature to decide how one of his new products, a chair, would turn out? Because he thought the result would be much, much lovelier than anything he could have dreamed up himself. That's why he filled a large glass tank with water and submerged in it a block of polyester fibers arranged in the shape of a chair. After adding a s... nytimes.com |
School Specialty Publishing Offers Singapore Math Supplemental... The same math curriculum that has enabled students in Singapore to become top global performers has taken root in America, but until now, parents and educators in the United States have had to rely on supplemental workbooks written and designed for users in Singapore. topix.com |
Ethan Allen CEO honored "You learn here in America, more so than anywhere in the world that I know of, that if you do well and make money, you learn to give away your time and money," he said. topix.com |
Steelcase to host conference for Education and Facilities Planners International Steelcase Inc. will host the Midwest regional conference of the Council for Education and Facilities Planners International next week. topix.com |
Accounting students awarded scholarships The Joplin Tri-State Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants is proud to announce the following scholarship awards at local universities. topix.com |