Julie Lasky

Julie Lasky|Report

Chandigarh on the Block

Furnishings designed for Corbusier's urban masterpiece are being sold at auction. How outraged should we be?

Julie Lasky|Essays

Lit from Above

Kindle be damned. The love affair between designers and printed books is a smoldering thing. Consider the outcry that followed AIGA’s proposal to fold its 86-year-old “50 Books/50 Covers” show into the broader stewpot …

Julie Lasky|Reviews

Design Indaba 2011

Review of Design Indaba 2011 conference in Cape Town, South Africa

Julie Lasky|Interviews

Alex Steffen: Worldchanging II

Interview with Alex Steffen on the new edition of his book Worldchanging

Julie Lasky|Projects

Rock Girl Benches

Rock Girl in Cape Town offers real and symbolic safe places for girls and women.

Julie Lasky|Essays

Horseman, Pass By!

I’ll admit right now to a fleeting dream of appearing on Antiques Roadshow.

Julie Lasky|Projects

DesigNYC, Round 2

Report on second round of pro bono design initiatives fostered by DesigNYC.

Julie Lasky|Essays

Spider-Man: Turn Off the Hype

After sitting through two dozen aerial stunts, accompanied by a score with a U2 pedigree, and by something that might be described as a plot, I emerged astonished by only one thing: that no one has actually died while making this …

Julie Lasky|Essays

Bushpunk and the Future of Africa

Why Maker Faire Africa is a model for economic development

Julie Lasky|Essays

Index Names Design Challenge Finalists

Among the seven projects dedicated to schoolchildren are educational games, classroom furniture and products that support comfort and hygiene.

Julie Lasky|Projects

MSC Greenhouse Project

On learning about science, nutrition and politics at the Manhattan School for Children.

Julie Lasky|Essays

"Do Not Touch!"

An art-gallery chair plays hard to get.