Stories
The Past is the Future
In Disegno #37, Sheila Ngọc Phạm traces the history of written Vietnamese and explores the designers and type foundries working to make typefaces more inclusive.
Soft Power Architecture
The new Residence of the Swiss Ambassador in Algeria bucks the trend of imposing embassy architecture with a modest building designed for family life.
Tangible Action
Hamed Ouattara salvages oil drums and invests in his community in Burkina Faso.
Für Edward
Oli Stratford explores designs for pets, and the negotiations involved in living alongside a non-human animal.
Stories of Use
Inga Sempé writes design fictions imagining the objects left behind when a man goes out and never returns for Disegno #37.