The way things look.

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• The Pottery Barn Revolution There's hope for American furniture.
  Karen Lehrman June 18, 1998
  
• The Cutting Edge Gillette's Mach 3 razor may be flashy, but it works.
  Thomas Hine May 7, 1998
  
• Sign o' the Times The origins of the neon OPEN sign.
  Michael Dolan March 5, 1998
  
• A House of One's Own A women's magazine surveys its readers to design a model home.
  Alexandra Lange Jan. 7, 1998