Mainifesto — Architecture, Design & AI Perspectives
Independent critical perspectives on architecture, interiors, product design and technology, shaped by human editorial direction and AI-assisted publishing.
Charlotte Perriand’s surviving Paris interiors expose a domestic dilemma: how much freedom should residents surrender to preserve an integrated design?
North America’s pedestrian-mall revival challenges retail-first urbanism. Can a street succeed as public space even when its shops struggle?
TU/ecomotive’s VENTRA captures tyre dust. But can turning pollution into cabin materials beat preventing it? Efficiency and containment decide.
Nothing’s folding-lid cups could cut packaging waste. But home composting is a promise that depends on more than clever paper engineering.
The Afsluitdijk revamp tests whether flood defence can also repair habitats—and whether fish passages deliver ecological change or merely a greener image.
Beautiful vacation rentals need more than durable furniture. Two opposing cases for repair, cleaning and replacement—without making guests caretakers.
