Opinion
“To stick it to The Man, first you have to let him trouser your money”
“It’s easy to make fun of Bjarke Ingels on Instagram”
“Can public enterprises adopt the popular dynamics of private enterprises?”
“We must examine the human cost of objects, not just their semiotic resonances”
“It’s time to refigure the design problem of the London street”
“Self-driving cars are the answer. But what is the question?”
“We need to place ideas, not gender, front and centre”
“The future is a small, ugly town in the south of Holland”
“The digital is a lens through which we can view the entire history of design”
“Design critics make an exception for certain technology products”
“Sinister objects demand attention just as much as beneficial ones”
“The beach is part of the same landscape as the city”
“It’s only a matter of time before the design bubble bursts”
“In the battle between tech and the city, should designers choose a side?”
“Christmas decorations are winter as skeuomorphism”
“Design is complicit in economic and political systems that are inherently violent”
“The philanthropic causes of tech billionaires tell us what tomorrow’s design challenges will be”
“The history of human culture is written not in text but in objects”
“Design education needs space to explore”
“Product design should do so much more than encourage consumption”
“Apple and Samsung will have to change their game”
“Finnish design can no longer afford to be complacent”
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