The designs that define America

What makes a design “American?”  That’s a question we’ve been asking ourselves as the United States nears 250 years of existence. In that time, the country has been defined through objects, ideas, and systems that, if not born in the U.S., at least reside here spiritually and culturally.  But American design is a deeply personal thing. The country has protected its individualistic streak, sometimes at staggering costs—so one person’s beliefs about what is quintessentially American...