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critical design
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Project
2018
Graphic designer Johanna Burai's work is as critical and politically charged as ever
Publication
2020
O Turvo is a new publication bringing criticality to Brazil’s design scene
Project
2019
Astrid Seme elevates an artist’s work by challenging it through the lens of design
Project
2020
Anja Kaiser challenges the design industry’s neoliberal working conditions to shake up the status quo
Publication
2026
The revolution will not be optimised: on frictionmaxxing and the creative virtues of inconvenience
Project
2020
Jahnavi Inniss is a designer invigorating and telling the astonishing unheard stories of Black British history
Project
2019
Sally Thurer's critical design practice reaches beyond what you can see with your eyes
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2016
Design education is in crisis, but could Brexit help?
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Design Observer
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2012
It's furniture sure, but not as we know it – Critical Objects from HelloMe
Project
2022
“What do they have on me?”: explore the scary limits of data collection in design with Data Aeternum