The Great Rewilding

Words by Ewan McEoin

The Bullshit Detector, Thierry Geoffroy

Words by Harriet Thorpe

Does Real Always Triumph?

Jing He




Cultural Calendar

Long Reads

A Hustle on the Catwalk

Gus Van Sant

Since the late 80s Gus Van Sant has been directing movies that have resulted in cult classics and box-office pullers. A film is a film for him regardless of the […]

Invisible Depot to be Seen

Words by Dawn Hung

“Many museums are very preachy,” says Winy Maas, principal architect and co-founder of MVRDV. “That is what we tried to avoid.” The studio’s latest project is the world’s first publicly […]

Happiness Index 4.14

10 Years Later... Alice Wong

Ten years ago, information and story designer Alice Wong graduated from design school in Hong Kong with Happiness Index 4.14, a book about happiness. Her project was a response to […]

Research & Realities

THE R’s—REASEARCH AND REALITIES, Benjamin McMillan

BIO: Benjamin McMillan is a recent graduate of the graphic design department at ArtEZ Arnhem, the Netherlands. His current work investigates the intersection between machine-minds and design. PROJECT: Full Auto […]

IT’S A BEAUTIFUL LIFE

Hans Lensvelt gives good anecdote, after all this is the man who gave the go ahead for the special edition Torture Chair. It’s probably why he is working on a book to preserve and share his memories.

Tools of Invention

Rather than seeing digital and analogue productions methods as opposites, the research behind the works design duo Janne Schimmel and Moreno Schweikle created for their exhibition A Tree Full of Splinters asks us to consider what a ‘real’ material is.

Productivity

FORNASETTI

Last spring, Fornasetti presented an exhibition in the nave at Les Arts Décoratifs in Paris, with more than a thousand pieces, both historical and new creations for the table and for […]

Smeg 50s Retro Style collection

Together with Matteo Bazzicalupo and Raffaella Mangiarotti of deepdesign, Smeg delved into the not- too-distant past and re-emerged with sinuous lines and warm colours, put together with the latest technology. […]

From: Smeg

valerie_objects

valerie_objects is a newly presented collection initiated by Axel Van Den Bossche, Frank Lambert, and art director Veerle Wenes. With the mission of translating signature works into affordable design objects, […]

STEINBEISSER

Steinbeisser, founded by Martin Kullik and Jouw Wijnsma, is a creative studio that aims to challenge the contemporary eating culture. Having launched the initiative Experimental Gastronomy at the Lloyd Hotel […]

From: Steinbeisser