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Arts & Culture
The best design evolves from the collaboration of designers with the greater world. We love being a part of — and contributing to — the larger arts & culture community.
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Arts & Culture
A Hankering for Hexagons
Hexagons are pretty awesome, you've gotta admit. Bees have certainly made fantastic use of them. But what about us humans? Here, Ben explores the pros and cons of using hexagons in architectural design.
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Arts & Culture, Historic & Traditional
Moderne Art Deco Modern Atomic
Moderne vs. Modern. Art Deco? Atomic? Modern Atomic? What do all these words mean? We know, it can certainly be a bit confusing or overwhelming. Fortunately, we have resident historic-ophile Robert on hand to explain it.
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Hello World! Quilt Bomb Hits Capitol Hill, by Artist Luke Haynes
One of the more exciting projects we're working on here at Board and Vellum, Ada's Technical Books & Café, recently got a bunch of pre-construction publicity when the clients hired artist Luke Haynes to wrap the exterior of the building in yarn scraps spelling out "Hello World"!
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