beyond extraction
Araucanía and antofogasta’s geological narratives
in daily memoriam
Digging up the Dirt
“A cheese is just one small piece of the world – one lump of microbe-riddled milk curds – but each is a point of centuries of tradition.”
Seasons of House and Human
The crisp springtime air sends a thin layer of yellow and brown pollen tumbling across the driveway.
She Could Be a Cult Leader
Incessantly rubbing your nerves against the limits of cognition, she is the only one who, if fully understood, can possibly lead her audience on a self-made cult.
Purse Construction : Vessels, Beads, and Two-Sided Molds
The purse is small but not abstract enough to be made out of one homogenous material - like our models. Cult Gaia and Susan Alexandra make purses that each have their own construction systems, but a wearable accessory like the purse is not restricted to the world of fashion : We can reconsider it in our own terms and fabrication methods as architecture students. And unlike, say, a chair, if it is designed a certain way, we can make it ourselves without jumping into a whole new realm of unfamiliar craft.
‘listening and being considerate with the words we give to people’
A conversation on thoughtful engagement
5:36 minutes
The Lonely Glove Phenomenon: Lonely Glove Locations
“No glove is immune to loss… After a while, they all seem to blend together. What truly distinguishes these lonely gloves from each other is where they ultimately end up.”
Morbid Doors - Either Maniacs Or Philosophers
The boundary can be crossed with or without the door. Doors distance, deceive, provoke, manipulate, and reveal.
Experiment 01: Make a Salad
Results from an exercise in visualizing the embedded meanings of salad, featuring 5 participants.
‘you will be surprised by how many people get what you're saying’
A conversation on working through honesty
404 words
The Immersive “Room” : Designing Collaborative Craft
Glossier’s unique immersive retail spaces inherently invite and include collaborators that range from floral artists to trained sculptors. Senior Experiential Designer, Kendall Latham shares a bit of his own experience in creating these spaces with out-of-house expertise we aren’t typically familiar with.
It worked for me
(2/3) stories of alternative urban planning by women from self-organized urban poor communities in Zimbabwe
The Lonely Glove Phenomenon: What is a Lonely Glove?
“Anywhere I went, there was always a forgotten glove laying there, limp. Lifeless. Lonely.”
‘when i say easy, it’s really about what is easy for you’
A conversation on working easy
4:24 minutes
To Be Automated: Finishing
Learning from union metalworkers to automate mirror polishing in Kansas City.
The City We Told Our Parents About
Due to the disastrous port explosion that claimed the lives of over 200 innocent souls, this week we write in tribute to their memories, to our city, Beirut.
A House to Look from and One to Be Looked at
The house is the most intimate shelter of a soul, as intimate as a piece of clothing.
Chai time somewhere
For my family, chai is the elixir of life. It is had at least twice a day and offered to all who enter our home. And for most of my life, I have consumed it within the walls of my home in Tennessee and Bombay, knowing it to be a lasting testament of my Gujarati heritage.