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Mysticism by design: How a new generation of creatives is approaching the unknown

Emma Hammar — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 16:02:03 +0000

From tarot decks to star reading apps, most mystical practices rely on material objects inspired by celestial bodies and their cycles. Often overlooked in this connection, artists and designers play a profound role in shaping these objects and their use. Over the centuries, their visual interpretations have provided an important link between the power of

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Three women at the intersection of sustainability, inclusion, and wellness

Emma Hammar — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 08:56:00 +0000

Sinikiwe Stephanie Dhliwayo Sinikiwe Stephanie Dhliwayo always says her full name “it grounds me in Zimbabwe, where I was born. I have American sensibilities (I came here when I was seven), however, my soul belongs to the [African] continent.” By embracing and understanding her position as a Black immigrant woman, Sinikiwe has developed an approach

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What you need to know about digital pollution according to four industry experts

Amelie Varzi — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:05:16 +0000

How can digital publishing, along with other branches of the creative industry be rendered more sustainable? In the attempt to address these questions, broaden our views, and challenge our own creative practices—an interest we share with our design team at MoreSleep—we discovered a number of eye-opening projects spanning web design, digital design, publishing, and digital communication. We spoke to four of them about their insights and learnings.

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Intimacy and desire through the eyes of three mind-opening creatives

Ellen McBride — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 15:27:28 +0000

The inclination of creatives to probe these themes through their work spans generations, cultures, and disciplines. Greek god of sexual desire Eros enjoys a steadfast, prominent role in many artworks and mythological tales, usually as a roguish child or a handsome youth. Songs of love and longing have been a mainstay for composers and musicians since ancient

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How a new guard of creatives is changing the way we engage with data

Emma Hammar — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 17:38:00 +0000

Designer Giorgia Lupi (Pentagram and Accurat) Some of Giorgia Lupi‘s earliest memories are of her grandmother’s tailor shop in the northern Italian town of Mirandola. Her parents would drop her off there on their way to work and she would amuse herself by counting and cataloging all the different buttons and threads. “I would organize

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What community gardens can teach us about creativity, advocacy, and navigating the present

Emma Hammar — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:08:00 +0000

While gardening has been around for centuries, recent years have seen sharp surge of interest in the natural world. During the Covid-19 pandemic, mandated isolation prevented many from going further than their garden gate and fueled a new attentiveness to (perhaps neglected) rose bushes and unruly weeds. But the past years also coincided with a

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How Beirut’s creative scene is imagining a new future for its city

Emma Hammar — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 15:45:00 +0000

As a creative capital and cultural hub for the SWANA region and the world, Beirut is home to visionary artists revolutionizing the fields of design, fashion, architecture, and art globally. In the wake of the August 4th, 2020 port explosions, caused by more than 2,000 tons of ammonium nitrate recklessly stored in a warehouse, Beirut’s

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We asked five artists and designers how technology is reshaping the future of creativity

Maria Paris — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 09:09:07 +0000

Cindy Valdez Cindy Valdez is the co-founder of Migration of Matter, a Berlin-based studio that, by merging the ancient craft of ceramics with custom-designed 3D printers, creates organic yet evocative patterns that show the possible harmony between the plant world and machines. Cindy’s inspiration stems from childhood memories in Peru. Growing up in the “mud

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