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New York City
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From The Corner Store to La Tête d’Or, New York’s most coveted tables are to be found in spaces by David Rockwell. At Milan Design Week 2025, Rockwell unveiled plans with the nonprofit Cork Collective to use recycled wine corks in community projects like playgrounds.