Tom Vanderbilt
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Tom Vanderbilt writes on design, technology, science and culture, among other subjects, for many publications including Wired, Slate, The Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, The New York Times Magazine, Metropolis, and Popular Science. He is a contributing editor to Artforum, I.D. and Print, and contributing writer of the popular blog Design Observer.

His most recent book is the New York Times' bestseller Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us). He is also the author of two previous books - Survival City: Adventures Among the Ruins of Atomic America, an offbeat architectural travelogue of the nation's secret Cold War past; and The Sneaker Book, a cultural history of the athletic shoe.

Blog Entries by Tom Vanderbilt

Made in Midtown: Meet Paul Cavazza, Create-a-Marker

Posted June 22, 2010 | 21:38:11 (EST)

Earlier this month, the Design Trust for Public Space and the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), launched madeinmidtown.org, an inside look at the Garment District, the heart of American fashion. Featuring videos, comics, maps, diagrams, and written profiles of people at every level of the fashion...

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Made in Midtown: Meet Tony Singh, Four Seasons Fashion

Posted June 14, 2010 | 16:23:51 (EST)

Earlier this month, the Design Trust for Public Space and the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), launched madeinmidtown.org, an inside look at the Garment District, the heart of American fashion. Featuring videos, comics, maps, diagrams, and written profiles of people at every level of the fashion...

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Made in Midtown: Meet Ron Frasch

Posted May 25, 2010 | 18:39:37 (EST)

From factories to runways, showrooms to sample sales, fashion is woven into New York City's cultural DNA. Currently the City of New York is considering changing the zoning in the Garment District, the heart of American fashion. This decision would transform the industry and the neighborhood.

The Design Trust for...

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Made in Midtown: Meet Jason Wu

Posted April 26, 2010 | 17:56:50 (EST)

From factories to runways, showrooms to sample sales, fashion is woven into New York City's cultural DNA. The heart of the industry is in the Garment District, the cluster of blocks spanning 34th to 40th Streets between Broadway and Ninth Avenue. Currently the City of New York is considering a...

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Made in Midtown: Meet Anna Sui

Posted April 12, 2010 | 16:19:06 (EST)

From factories to runways, showrooms to sample sales, fashion is woven into New York City's cultural DNA. The heart of the industry is in the Garment District, the cluster of blocks spanning 34th to 40th Streets between Broadway and Ninth Avenue. Currently the City of New York is considering a...

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Made in Midtown: Meet In God We Trust

Posted April 5, 2010 | 15:33:39 (EST)

From factories to runways, showrooms to sample sales, fashion is woven into New York City's cultural DNA. The heart of the industry is in the Garment District, the cluster of blocks spanning 34th to 40th Streets between Broadway and Ninth Avenue. Currently the City of New York is considering a...

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Made in Midtown: Meet Andrew Rosen, Theory

Posted March 25, 2010 | 16:38:28 (EST)

From factories to runways, showrooms to sample sales, fashion is woven into New York City's cultural DNA. The heart of the industry is in the Garment District, the cluster of blocks spanning 34th to 40th Streets between Broadway and Ninth Avenue. Currently the City of New York is considering a...

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Made in Midtown: Meet Shelly Steffee

Posted March 18, 2010 | 19:33:00 (EST)

From factories to runways, showrooms to sample sales, fashion is woven into New York City's cultural DNA. The heart of the industry is in the Garment District, the cluster of blocks spanning 34th to 40th Streets between Broadway and Ninth Avenue. Currently the City of New York is considering a...

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Made in Midtown: Meet Ramdat Harihar

Posted March 11, 2010 | 11:35:46 (EST)

From factories to runways, showrooms to sample sales, fashion is woven into New York City's cultural DNA. The heart of the industry is in the Garment District, the cluster of blocks spanning 34th to 40th Streets between Broadway and Ninth Avenue. Currently the City of New York is considering a...

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