Design

A collection of ideas and thoughts that point to the future of architecture and urbanism.

A collection of ideas and thoughts that point to the future of architecture and urbanism.

A collection of ideas and thoughts that point to the future of architecture and urbanism.

Design can help find new solutions for wicked (social) problems. But the power of design is not used to its full potential because it doesn’t get properly connected with the practice of public or private parties involved with the wicked problem.

We visit the Pacific Pinball Museum and find a unique amalgam of design, visual art, software, mechanical interaction, and old-fashioned cabinet making.

A passionate collector and curator, Thomas Andrae’s Berlin home reflects his renowned talent for finding and capturing objects of beauty and significance. Freunde von Freunden and photographer Luke Abiol get a personal tour of some of Andrae’s most beloved pieces.

‘Measure twice, cut once.’ Peter Buchanan-Smith appreciates a job well done and has made a living meticulously crafting axes by hand in his Brooklyn studio. As Best Made Co. expands we have to ask, is everything still wonderful?

Where do you go when you’re haunted by a big question? Enter The School of Life, a 21st century forum that is part university, part library and even part church.

To maintain any semblance of happiness, the skill most of us will require in the future is sensemaking, the ability to connect discrete insights and synthesize large quantities of often incomplete or conflicting information.