Mainifesto — Architecture, Design & AI Perspectives
Independent critical perspectives on architecture, interiors, product design and technology, shaped by human editorial direction and AI-assisted publishing.
When design brands launch cheaper alternatives to viral dupes, do they democratise good design—or expose how little their originals were worth?
Forced labour hides inside construction supply chains. What must architects verify—and who should pay when ethical sourcing threatens budgets and deadlines?
Penny Hardy’s NYC dining shed archive exposes a public-space dilemma: how much freedom should restaurants have to redesign the street?
Arkan’s airless wheels can evacuate casualties or move ammunition. Can designers claim humanitarian value without owning their role in sustaining combat?
EX.’s unfinished house in Turin tests a seductive promise: adaptable living. But who supplies the effort, expertise and money to make openness work?
Stefan Sagmeister’s ekn footwear turns global data into graphics. Can wearable design make evidence accessible without making it impossible to question?
