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Dutch design duo Kiki + Joost on the power of co-creation

Design Wanted

Their collective identity is defined by experimentation — experimentation with materials, form and function. She adopts a free-form approach, as can be seen in Ceramic Wall Stories (2020-21) , a series of hand-built ceramic mirrors in which slabs of glazed ceramic are placed around a mirror to create a 3D collage.

Design 52
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Episode 44: Gabriele Chiave

VMS

These diverse resident experiences enable him to bring a global perspective to design like no other. These experiences helped Gabriele master the subtle nuances and delightful balance between form and function, industry and art, structure and experimentation.

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A Legendary VC Has a Plan for Solving Climate Change

Robinson Meyer

It is an airport business book about climate change in the form of a global checklist for climate action. He cited it in his 2007 TED Talk, in which he declared green technology to be “bigger than the internet … It could be the biggest economic opportunity of the 21st century.” (Much of the book is free to read on its website.)