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- ↑ Adams, Tyler (2016). Sound Materials: A Compendium of Sound Absorbing Materials for Architecture and Design. Amsterdam: Frame Publishers. p. 211. ISBN 978-94-92311-01-6.
- ↑ Sanderson, Vicky (7 November 2014). "Creative ways to quiet down your condo". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ↑ Wang, Lucy (23 November 2015). "Brilliant origami-like paper furniture creates portable rooms that can pop up anywhere". Inhabitat. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ↑ de Boer-Schultz, Sarah; Moreno, Shonquis; Wales, Suzanne (2013). GOODS: Interior Products from Sketch to Use. Amsterdam: Frame Publishers. p. 364. ISBN 978-90-77174-46-3.
- ↑ Museum of Modern Art. "The Collection, Paper Softwall". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ↑ Chloë Colchester (2007). Textiles Today: A Global Survey of Trends and Traditions . Thames & Hudson. p. 199. ISBN 978-0-500-51381-1.
Stephanie Forsythe and Todd MacAllen studied architecture at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They formed their ... Molo Design was founded in 2003 and their design, Softwall, received the Index Award in 2005.
- ↑ 10x10: 100 Architects, 10 Critics . London: Phaidon Press Ltd. 2005. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-714-83922-6.
- ↑ Adams, Tyler (2016). Sound Materials: A Compendium of Sound Absorbing Materials for Architecture and Design. Amsterdam: Frame Publishers. p. 211. ISBN 978-94-92311-01-6.