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New York Post reports that Tiffany & Co. has hired controversial architect Frank Gehry to design a line of jewelry to help boost sluggish sales. According to the article, Gehry is "the first new jewelry designer hired by Tiffany since it brought in Paloma Picasso 25 years ago."

Two designers traveled to China to check out the country's industrial design scene. Their BusinessWeek article is a very good summation of the unique social, business, and political challenges designers face in China.

Wired reports of a new company called Adcandy that matches companies with wanna-be advertisers who have that "million-dollar idea." Well, more like fifty-dollar idea. "In exchange for their advertising slogans, catch phrases or campaign ideas, participants could win cash prizes from $50 to $500 and the bragging rights of seeing their ideas used to sell anything from Coke to Levi's jeans."

Parsons and the Design Trust for Public Space invited members of the taxi industry, New York City’s taxi regulators, and some top designers to brainstorm changes to the taxi cab. STEP inside design's Ina Saltz reports on the quest to improve those ubiquitous and iconic vehicles.