Opinion
“It’s easy to make fun of Bjarke Ingels on Instagram”
“It’s only a matter of time before the design bubble bursts”
“We must examine the human cost of objects, not just their semiotic resonances”
“Christmas decorations are winter as skeuomorphism”
“Self-driving cars are the answer. But what is the question?”
“The philanthropic causes of tech billionaires tell us what tomorrow’s design challenges will be”
“The future is a small, ugly town in the south of Holland”
“Design education needs space to explore”
“Design critics make an exception for certain technology products”
“Apple and Samsung will have to change their game”
“The beach is part of the same landscape as the city”
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“In the battle between tech and the city, should designers choose a side?”
“Can public enterprises adopt the popular dynamics of private enterprises?”
“Design is complicit in economic and political systems that are inherently violent”
“It’s time to refigure the design problem of the London street”
“The history of human culture is written not in text but in objects”
“We need to place ideas, not gender, front and centre”
“Product design should do so much more than encourage consumption”
“The digital is a lens through which we can view the entire history of design”
“Finnish design can no longer afford to be complacent”
“Sinister objects demand attention just as much as beneficial ones”
“Don’t be afraid to learn by copying others”