Anti-AI design promises privacy and human agency. But does rejecting
Luffu Link promises shared family health tracking. But when does
Can 3D-Printed Housing Deliver More Than a Faster Build?
Denmark’s 36-home experiment tests whether 3D-printed housing can widen access—or simply automate construction’s existing inequalities.
Who Designed Manchester City’s AI Kit?
Manchester City's new Puma shirt was shaped by a fan and AI. We ask who owns the design when participation becomes automated.
When Every Home Listing Becomes AI Fiction
AI makes real-estate listings seductive and cheap. But when does digital staging become deception, or housefishing?
Can a Bicycle Punish Gentrification?
Justin Blinder’s Citi Bike intervention slows rides in rent-burdened blocks. Is punitive mobility design protest—or public coercion?
The Shirt That Refuses to Be Seen
Simon Weckert’s Digital Camouflage turns clothing into digital resistance—and asks who public space is really designed to serve.
When AI Becomes the Craft in Design
AI is shifting design from image-making to editing, judgment, and taste. What remains human may be the real creative edge.
Personal Climate Control Is Reshaping Design
Inflatable air-conditioning fashion and reactive objects signal a future where comfort becomes portable, intimate, and unequal.
The Politics of Air-Conditioning and Urban Heat
Air-conditioning is now a climate, health and justice battleground as cities overheat and comfort becomes infrastructure.
