Stories
The Attention of Passersby
Joe Lloyd corrals the miscellaneous thoughts behind Thomas Heatherwick’s Humanise crusade for Design Reviewed #3.
Remnants of a Retreating Sea
For Design Reviewed #3, Michael Snyder reviews Tatiana Bilbao’s ruin-like aquarium in Mazatlán, Mexico.
Sugar/No-Sugar
For Design Reviewed #3, Oli Stratford dives into the world of soft drink branding and redesigns, and the rise of zero-sugar formulations.
No Fidget Spinners
For Design Reviewed #2 Adrienne Brown takes part in a Mobile Makers workshop and reflects on the radical potential of breaking down barriers to entry into design.
Beyond The Pursuit of El Dorado
Simón Ballen Botero returns to Medelin in search of a newly designed relationship with Colombia’s ecosystems for Design Reviewed #2.
Seeing Through the Hype
Natalie Kane took a good long look through a pair of NReal Air spectacles to examine the hype around AR and technology for Design Reviewed #2.
Death is in the Air
With Hollywood beset my movies about design, manufacture and marketing, Design Reviewed #2 invited Michael David Mitchell to review Air, the story of Nike’s breakthrough sneaker, and explore what lies beneath our 80s nostalgia.
Building Instructions
For Design Reviewed #2, Takt’s flat-pack furniture, designed to be perpetually repaired, is put to the test by a self-confessed fan of building manuals.
Waste Not, Want Not
For Design Reviewed #2, Nathan Ma meets with Hella Jongerius amongst the faded lustre of porcelain.
Pitch Dreams
For Design Reviewed #2, Lara Chapman talked tactics with Assemble’s plans to open up football pitches to more women and non-binary players.
In Praise of Public Toilets
For Design Reviewed #2, Piti Koshimura tours the public facilities of the Tokyo Toilet Project, raising questions about the social value of readily accessible bathrooms.
Time for a Change
For Design Reviewed #2, Ann Morgan trials a shift in her parenting approach with the introduction of Sumo, Luisa Kahlfeldt’s design for a reusable nappy.
Borderline Production
For Design Reviewed #1, Lily Wakeley enters the Chihuahuan desert, where questions over production of the spirit sotol get to the heart of cross-border identities and spatial politics.
Vacation, All I Never Wanted
For Design Reviewed #1, Oli Stratford swelters through the heat in Bali to review The Desa Potato Head resort’s zero waste strategy.
Better Sensation
Johanna Agerman Ross travels to Burgundy to interview designer Erwan Bouroullec at La Grange, the rural retreat that’s transforming his practice.
Front Did it First
A journey through the surprisingly prescient career of Front, the Swedish design studio selected as the Guest of Honour for the 2023 Stockholm Furniture Fair.
United by Design
How architectural workers in the UK and US are unionising to resist the industry’s toxic culture of overwork and underpay.