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This month the Bisazza Foundation opened a new cultural center dedi- cated to design and contemporary architecture in its Montecchio Mag- giore headquarters. In addition to displaying works that span the company's archives, the Foundation will also host temporary exhibi- tions, including its inaugural show, John Pawson—Plain Space, a major retrospective of acclaimed British designer Pawson in conjunction with the Design Museum, London. The show will also include the unveiling of a site-specific work by the designer—his first in mosaic tile. fondazionebisazza.it 12 13 GOOD DESIGN ISN'T just about looking good, especially not for the Mexico City- based VERDMX, whose vertical gardens are cleaning up a city known as much for its air pol- 32 CULTURED lution as its armored cars. While these sculptural gardens don't fight crime, they do beautify the city while also making its air cleaner to breathe. To wit, each square meter of landscape generates a year's supply of oxygen for one person. verdmx.org Silver Ware by Studio Job 14 Issey Miyake took home top honors at the London Design Museum's annual Design Awards for fashion design for his 132.5 collection, including the dress above. Each garment is constructed from recycled materials as a single piece of fabric that works both as a two-dimensional folded object and as a three-dimensional garment. PHOTO ALBERTO FERRERO (BISAZZA); HIROSHI IWASAKI (MIYAKE)