In Disegno #39, Rachel Lee and Sarita Sundar trace a shapeshifting chair from its colonial origins to modern deconstructions.

Phil Garnham, executive creative director at Monotype Studio, joins The Crit to talk about the changing landscape of type design.

Designer and researcher Vera van der Burg trained an AI model to generate ceramic forms that she later hand-built in clay, challenging anthropomorphic ideas about the technology by treating it like a material.

Johanna Gibbons, landscape architect and current keeper of the Faculty of Royal Designers, joins the Crit to discuss the entanglements between communities and ecology.

James Melia of Blond visits the studio for a discussion about reductionism in design, the challenges of designing refillable packaging, and his dream of designing a catheter.

Conceived by the charity Scottish Action for Mental Health, Glasgow’s The Nook is the first of a new series of mental health hubs which borrow from the design language of community spaces.

In Disegno #38, design studio Folkform shared an ode to Sweden’s last Masonite factory.

Stephen Burks Man Made collaborated with wood veneer company ALPI to create The Lost Cloth Object, a speculative ceremonial site designed to resemble Kuba textiles from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Liliana Ovalle visits the studio for a discussion about collaborating respectfully with artisans, balancing commercial design work with research, and her dream of making altars for the home.

Tessa Silva’s Smock collection pays homage to historically gendered labour practices by using hand-pleated fabric and techniques and materials typically found in kitchens.

Brown Office’s Ward 2045 CO2e Monitor is a speculative device installation that monitors and visualises carbon emissions from hospital wards. 

Our first guest of 2026 is Pentagram’s Jon Marshall, who discusses the pleasures of seemingly intractable design problems.

In Disegno #38, Helen Gonzalez Brown traces the digital legacies of Tamagotchis.

In Disegno #39, Rupal Rathore visits Studio Saar’s gaushala in Rajasthan, which was designed to house a native breed of cow.

The Crit’s 2025 holiday episode is here, with Charlene Prempeh of A Vibe Called Tech reviewing not only her own career, but also festive season!

Emilie Palle Holm uses origami folds to create textiles that morph into different forms, colours and textures.

Spandana Gopal, founder of Tiipoi, visits the studio for a conversation about the representation of Indian design and craft to global audiences.

Rio Kobayashi mixes new and repurposed materials to create furniture that is both humorous and ceremonial.