It was the German philosopher Emanuel Kant who posited a creative tension between a prevailing "thesis" and an opposing "antithesis" that inevitably would give way to a new "synthesis" - an idea that Karl Marx made the foundation of his theory of chaotic social evolution. Now it may be a stretch, but if the muffin…

While much focus is placed on workspace design in terms of office environments, casegoods and task chairs, common spaces are frequently an afterthought. Even in the most beautifully designed, light-filled workplace, the only common area is often a dark, stuffy break room, crammed in at the end of a hallway. Successful employee spaces should be…

"Step into the living room, study, office, studio, or den of just about any engaged, imaginative, passionate individual and you'll gravitate toward an item that, although it may not appear particularly valuable, is reverentially displayed as though it were a precious, irreplaceable artifact." Such is the contention of Boston-based writer and editor Joshua Glenn?-?who suggested…