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The article discusses the work of architect Christian Unverzagt of the architectural and graphic design studio M1/dtw in Detroit, Michigan. His education at the University of Michigan College of Architecture and Urban Planning is discusses as is his work on the "Michigan Architecture Papers" (MAP) journal. His interdisciplinary approach to architecture, graphic design, and typography is discussed.

Winner of the" Best of Competition" award at NeoCon 2002, the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based furniture manufacturer Nucraft has enhanced its Origin product line by creating two groupings, Casegood Systems and Contemporary. Casegoods, to address the needs of multitasking executives. The most significant difference between the two groupings is the way in which technology accommodation and access to power and communications are achieved. While the Casegood System relies on the Tech Wall to house power and data connections, the Contemporary Casegood offering features a variety of simple technology accommodation and access capabilities that allow for greater configuration options and more attractive pricing.

The Grand Rapids, Michigan based furniture manufacturer Steelcase Inc.'s new midpriced office chair, Think, is designed with a three-part "brain," flexors that adapt to the user's movements, a reclining mechanism that creates resistance proportional to the user's individual weight, and an adjustable back selector. The company worked with McDonough Braunguart Design Chemistry to give the chair a "conscience," as well. Comprised of 98 percent recyclable content and up to 50 percent recycled material, Think is the greenest office chair on the market to date.

This article states that when inventor Jeff Yakobics is not flipping burgers at the greasy-spoon restaurant he owns in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, he is at home slinging drywall mud to test new wallboard prototypes. Yakobics has developed a product he calls "tapeless" drywall. Incorporated into the board's paper backing is a flap impregnated with a pressure-sensitive glue. One screws the panel to studs, peel off a plastic backing, stick the tab and mud the seam. Workers still have to tape butt joints and bead outside-corner joints.