Stories by Kieran Long
“Kamprad is dead, but IKEA has a long way to run”
“It is difficult to feel unreservedly optimistic about the future”
“Elements makes you unutterably sad for Koolhaas and what he thinks architecture is”
“Design, fashion and architecture hold something mysterious in the objects they produce”
“London’s fire station closures represent the inevitable carelessness of contemporary cities”
“We must examine the human cost of objects, not just their semiotic resonances”
“Sinister objects demand attention just as much as beneficial ones”
“The most important design event in the world is one you’ve probably never heard of”
“Holidays bring out the best in designers”
“There is without doubt institutional prejudice in the furniture industry”
“We cannot absolve ourselves of responsibility for the implications of a project”
“The philanthropic causes of tech billionaires tell us what tomorrow’s design challenges will be”