DESIGN STUDIES BLOG
Design, especially when we write about it in the public realm, claims to be in the details so that it may be recognized for [...]
What does traditional masonry have to do with computational design and architecture? A three-week experimental workshop at a design school [...]
When George Carwardine designed the Original 1227 desk lamp in 1935 he had no idea that this “minor miracle of balance”[...]
“Take a drive down memory lane.” The expression was particularly poignant, as I drove to my grandparents’ house [...]
At first glance, an online contest like Top 10 Ugliest Buildings in China might not seem very influential. Blatantly subjective and [...]
Within the realm of made things, thingamabobs deserve special notice as a type of fantastical object which exerts agency [...]
On March 3rd and 4th, 2017, artists, scholars, designers, and activists from around the world gathered to discuss a very timely subject matter [...]
The monk Huai Su (懷羹, 737-799 CE) grew 10,000 banana trees outside his home so he could use the leaves for calligraphy practice [...]
In her analysis of the “offshore” activities of the Museum of Modern Art in the early 1950s, art historian Gay McDonald noted [...]
It can be argued that in today’s self-service and information-driven economy, the gatekeepers of knowledge have been usurped [...]