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Inside the Fashion Asylum; Is the Sun Shining on Solar?

Hosted by Frances Anderton Oct. 15, 2013
Simon Doonan talks about the connection between madness and fashion. Plus, a look at the future of solar in California; and bantering appliances in Everything Talks.

From this Episode:

Inside the Fashion Asylum

This is the month for fashion weeks – in New York, now Paris and – somewhat under the radar -- LA. So what better time to consider the world of style with Simon Doonan --...

14 min

Solar Decathlon

In the past two weeks 60,000 people went to the Orange County Great Park in Irvine to check out the “Solar Decathlon.” That’s the exhibition of net zero energy houses,...

9 min

Everything Talks

Everything Talks is a new DnA series where comedy writer Tom Saunders reveals to us what our objects really think. Today we are in the kitchen and sitting on the counter...

5 min

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Frances Anderton

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Frances Anderton

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