General

How Modernism Got Its Curves
A look at the extraordinary career of designer Eva Zeisel.
A slideshow essay
Slate, September 1, 2005

How changing the sheets can make a hotel room "new"
The New York Times, March 24, 2005

The Function of Fashion, (.pdf files here and here)
Blueprint, April 2005

Why Buy What You Don't Need? The Marginal Appeal of Aesthetics (.pdf file)
Innnovation, Spring 2004

Interviews

U.S. Companies and the Substance of Style
NPR "Morning Edition," August 2, 2005

Wall Street Week with Fortune

The Atlantic Unbound

Boxes and Arrows

The American Institute for Graphic Arts' GAIN magazine

The Aesthetic Economy

How changing the sheets can make a hotel room "new"
The New York Times, March 24, 2005

In New Age economics, it's more about the experience than about just owning stuff.
The New York Times, September 9, 2004

Light Until the Wealth of Nations
How Christmas displays illuminate a strong economy
Reason Online, December 19, 2003
(A shorter version was published as Got a Light? in The Wall Street Journal, December 19, 2003.)

The Economics of Aesthetics
Strategy and Business, Fall 2003

The Aesthetic Imperative
Wired, July 2003

How Can the Marketplace Gauge Fashion?
The New York Times, May 23, 2002

Can Good Looks Really Guarantee a Product's Success?
The New York Times, July 12, 2001

How Well Can Economists Measure Variety?
The New York Times, April 19, 2001

The Aesthetic Economy (.pdf download for Adobe Acrobat)
Milken Institute Review, Summer 1999

Looks Matter
Forbes, May 3, 1999

The Acrylic Sector
Forbes, November 2, 1998

The Nail File
Reason, October 1997

Personal Beauty

The Eye of the Beholder
The New York Times, August 14, 2003

Free Hand and photo here
Reason, March 2002

Electoral Beauty Myths
Reason Online, December 11, 2000

Like It or Not, Appearance Counts in the Workplace
The New York Times, December 28, 2000

The Built Environment

The Eichler Dilemma, Dwell, January/February 2004
(.pdf download) title page, first page, second page

Designing Rules
Reason, October 2003 (excerpt from chapter five)

The Truth About Plano (Trading Spaces and suburban homes)
D Magazine, May 2003

Come All Ye Faithful (megachurch design)
D Magazine, July 2002

We Are Where We Eat
D Magazine, January 2002

Beyond "Machines for Shopping"
D Magazine, November 2001

This Bold House
D Magazine, October 2001

Aesthetic Conflict

The Eichler Dilemma, Dwell, January/February 2004
(.pdf download) title page, first page, second page

Designing Rules
Reason, October 2003 (excerpt from chapter five)

When It Comes to Enforcing Taste, It's Best to Tread Lightly
The New York Times, July 13, 2000

When the "Cool" Look Is Illegal
Forbes, November 27, 2000

The Esthetics Police
Forbes, November 1, 1999

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