TY - GEN AU - Thompson, Jane AU - Lange, Alexandra TI - Design research : : the store that brought modern living to American homes SN - 9780811868181 U1 - 745.4072 PY - 2010/// CY - San Fransisco PB - Chronicle Books KW - N1 - Foreword By Rob Forbes 7 Prologue By Jane Thompson And Alexandra Lange 11 Why This Book? 14 1 Ben : The Man Behind D/R 16 2 Experiencing The Store : Brattle Street, 1953-69 34 3 A “Uniform For Intellectuals”:Marimekko Arrives 70 4 Expansion Without Imitation, 1959-65 96 5 A General Store Of Good Design 116 6 D/R”s Glass Bazaar : New Headquarters , 1969 114 7 The D/R Legacy 172 Afterword By Paul Goldberger 183 Ben Thompson Chronology 186 D/R Stores 187 The Backstory 187 Contributers 188 About The Authors 190 Acknowledgments 190 Credits 191 ER -