Francesc Gasch
Founder & Editor, Mainifesto
Founder and Editor of Mainifesto. Barcelona-based designer writing about architecture, design, technology and culture, with responsibility for the publication’s editorial direction and standards.
Articles by Francesc Gasch
Otherwander Soho’s 566 sleeping pods test whether colourful shared interiors can make budget hospitality generous—or simply make compression look good.
Smart toothbrushes win attention. Accessible grips expand independence. Which kind of product innovation deserves design’s highest acclaim?
A fingertip-walking robotic hand suggests a different smart home: mobile tools, repairable parts and furniture redesigned around safety and control.
Casa POP’s Madrid renovation challenges the nuclear-family floor plan—and asks how homes can fit today’s occupants without trapping tomorrow’s.
Alexandre Arrechea’s basketball-hoop sculpture in Toronto tests whether playable public art can deliver fair access, reliable upkeep and shared space.
Meta’s camera-free Ray-Ban Audio glasses remove the lens, not the consent problem. What should wearables reveal about listening and data processing?
Dallas’s reported AI garbage truck cameras promise efficient enforcement. But who controls the footage, defines a violation, and hears your appeal?
Design Everything’s imagined apartment at Aram asks when inventive reuse becomes an aesthetic excuse for underfunding designers and their labour.
Herzog & de Meuron’s Amherst project tests selective reuse. When do carbon, spatial performance and architectural heritage justify replacing a building?
Yardbox’s Irish backyard prefab promises multigenerational living. But can a €100K home widen housing access when owning the garden comes first?
