Lightening-quick construction, manufacturing predicated on minimal waste, (relative) affordability, instant cultural cred—who wouldn’t be seduced by the benefits of building prefab? This week, we were (relatively).

The Week-in-a-minute:

+ Keep It Cartesian: practical faceplates that work doubletime
+ The ChargerFrame was convenient, yes, but do you want to look at it?
+ Atmospherics showed off the elegance of rapid prototyping
+ See the wheels of time in action with Delay
+ Home Delivery is the prefab exhibit at MoMA that features 5 designs, including:
++ System3
++ Cellophane
++ Burst*
+ Fresh MoCo: custom fabric and crazy forts
+ This Week in Tokyo: Plus Minus Zero goes international
+ Mag Reviews: Ugly in a Good Way – What can this possibly mean?
+ This Week at Art MoCo: Twinkling toast and ceremonial horns

Above: Esquire magazine features eleven grads from the RISD class of ‘08 who "dress for the immediate future in fall’s best new collections and predict the shape of things to come.". Our favorite quote, "Yes, you can sit on it.".