Arts + Culture

Lorraine Wild|Opinions

On the Basis of “Art”

A letter to Stephanie Wiles and Kymberly Pinder.

Rachel Lehrer|Audio

The Futures Archive S2E1: The Disco Ball

What are the relationships between design and pleasure? And how can we design the most pleasurable experiences? On this episode of The Futures Archive Lee Moreau and Rachel Lehrer discuss the disco ball and the importance of embodied …

Susan Morris|Essays

Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith: Flowers, Poetry, and Light

A review of Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith: Flowers, Poetry, and Light at Selby Gardens.

Maurice Cherry|Books

Make the Path by Talking

The Birth of Revision Path: The year is 2006.

Susan Morris|Essays

Documentaries at DOC NYC and Architecture & Design Film Festival

Documentary films were in full flourish with the DOC NYC film festival, which ran back-to-back with the Architecture & Design Film Festival.

Lee Moreau|Audio

The Futures Archive S1E11: The Recipe

On this episode of The Futures Archive Lee Moreau and Lesley-Ann Noel discuss how recipes apply to human centered design and the importance of abductive thinking. With additional insights from Xinyi Liu, Julia Collin Davison, and Jon …

Lee Moreau|Audio

The Futures Archive S1E10: The Shoe

What do your shoes say about you? On this episode of The Futures Archive Lee Moreau and Garnette Cadogan discuss the challenge of designing shoes, and the way we assign meaning to our shoes.

Susan Morris|Essays

2021 New York + Toronto Film Festivals

A review of the 2021 New York + Toronto Film Festivals from Susan Morris.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei joins Debbie Millman to discuss his new memoir 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows, depicting a century-long epic tale of China told through a story of his family.

Lee Moreau|Audio

The Futures Archive S1E5: The Uniform

On this episode of The Futures Archive designer Lee Moreau and this episode’s guest host, Grace Jun, discuss the notion of a uniform, and the importance of inclusivity in human-centered design.

Jessica Helfand|Audio

S9E9: Deborah Willis

Deborah Willis is an artist, curator, and a professor at New York University. Her most recent book is The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship.

Spaeth Hill|Books

äntrepō: Volume 1

äntrepō is a studio project by the DC-based design practice Spaeth Hill.