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Vishaan Chakrabarti on 10 years of PAU
The architect, urbanist, and writer reflects on the first decade of the studio he founded to connect architecture and urban design.
Jan 13
Sam Valenti on how music and design shape culture
The founder of the acclaimed record label Ghostly International talks about the visual side of music and creating a cultural brand.
Jan 7
January 2026: Better design writing, Designers on Sofas, and New Year's Resolutions
Happy New Year!
Jan 5
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Thomas Weaver wants better design writing
The editor, writer, teacher, and critic on subverting our expectations for architecture and design writing.
Dec 10, 2025
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Michael Bierut on the enduring influence of Theo Crosby
A conversation about the Pentagram co-founder on what would have been his 100th birthday.
Dec 4, 2025
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Michael Bierut on the enduring influence of Theo Crosby
Dec 4, 2025
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Jeffrey Schnapp on what we can still learn from Bruno Munari
Jan 16, 2025
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Scott Klinker’s Life After Cranbrook
Jul 17, 2025
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How Ian Lynam wrote a history of Japanese Graphic Design
Mar 20, 2025
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Michael Bierut on the enduring influence of Theo Crosby
A conversation about the Pentagram co-founder on what would have been his 100th birthday.
Dec 4, 2025
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Julia Watson on the intelligence of water
In the follow-up to her popular book, LO-TEK, the designer and researcher returns with a field guide that blends ancestral wisdom and digital…
Nov 11, 2025
Inside Mitch Goldstein’s Studio Practice
The designer, educator, and author reflects on the recent evolution in his work and where it's heading next.
Sep 23, 2025
Nat Pyper’s Queer Year of Love Letters
A conversation about using typefaces to connect to the past and how all writing is collaborative.
Aug 14, 2025
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January 2026: Better design writing, Designers on Sofas, and New Year's Resolutions
Happy New Year!
Jan 5
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December 2025: The Invention of Design, The Intelligence of Water, The Venice Biennale
This month we had conversations about design history and architectural intelligence and published stories about experimental graphic design and what we…
Dec 1, 2025
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November 2025: Podcasts for People and Plants
Plus, my new essay on Bruno Munari, mapping architecture discourse, and a handful of new books that arrived in the studio.
Nov 3, 2025
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October 2025: New Episodes and Reflections on the Chicago Architecture Biennial
Plus 10 years of Wilson's Republic, Mitch Goldstein's studio practice, and a peek inside Virgil Abloh's archive
Oct 6, 2025
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