Barbara Kruger’s monumental texts in Paris expose a museum paradox:
Can Black design exhibitions recover overlooked histories without boxing designers
Should an Exhibition Let the Artwork Break the Format?
Immersive exhibitions promise easier access. But should visitor journeys dictate which artworks we see—and how long we are allowed to stay?
When Information Design Starts Inventing Memories
MoMA’s Full Disclosure puts AI-generated memories inside information design. Can designers preserve emotional meaning without manufacturing evidence?
Can a Design Festival Succeed by Arguing for Fewer Products?
Tallinn Design Festival asks what product design should become. Could repair, maintenance and retirement displace the launch—and who would pay?
Public Art You Can Play: Who Gets to Make the Rules?
Alexandre Arrechea’s basketball-hoop sculpture in Toronto tests whether playable public art can deliver fair access, reliable upkeep and shared space.
Scarcity in Design: Resourcefulness or Precarity?
Design Everything’s imagined apartment at Aram asks when inventive reuse becomes an aesthetic excuse for underfunding designers and their labour.
Who Owns the View of a Monument?
Nicholas Galanin’s intervention before the Gateway Arch turns its iconic sightline into a battleground over land, memory and Indigenous presence.
Nick Cave’s Soundsuits: Hidden Bodies, Public Power
Nick Cave’s Soundsuits conceal identity while commanding attention. Can spectacular design protect individuals and amplify collective political power?
Police Shield Pavilion: Shelter or Political Spectacle?
At London Design Festival, the Pangolin Shield pavilion turns police equipment into shelter. Does reuse expose coercion—or make it easier to overlook?
