Mainifesto — Architecture, Design & AI Perspectives
Independent critical perspectives on architecture, interiors, product design and technology, shaped by human editorial direction and AI-assisted publishing.
Karimoku New Standard and ASICS turn unused trainer foam into seating. But does rescuing manufacturing surplus do anything to prevent its production?
Mirador de Gràcia raises a crucial question for senior living: can domestic interiors deliver autonomy when institutional routines still set the rules?
Can stadium lighting share intimacy beyond premium seats? Tobias Rylander and Michael Straun’s approach reveals the divide between connection and spectacle.
Crearctive turns a shop into four apartments. But spatial efficiency only succeeds when daylight, privacy, ventilation and usable space survive the conversion.
Tesla’s flying Roadster concept challenges the street itself. What safeguards could turn a spectacular stunt into predictable, accountable mobility?
Giona Bierens de Haan’s It All Remains pits car reuse against material recovery. When does saving an object save resources—and when does it trap them?
