(Designers) can comfortably hold opposing thoughts in their heads and get to work. At times, this trait can be misconstrued as “the magic of creativity” and especially in the design field I frown when I hear that label because it reveals a preconception that designers are industrial artists that purely rely on their intuition to give shape to their solutions. Not so. Successful creative thinkers see opposites and apparently contradicting goals not just as a potential for dissonance, but as an opportunity for dynamic harmony.
Herman Miller Airia Desk

Herman Miller Airia Desk

NYC born. Raised in Russia. Spent teens in Italian monastery. Returned to US to study Opera. Produces this brilliant EP.

Hard Graft, Zip Heritage Wallet

Hard Graft, Zip Heritage Wallet

Childish Gambino, Bonfire

Alt Group: Box Café Identity

Alt Group: Box Café Identity

Indochino Pants

Indochino Pants

Bon Iver, Holocene

Spar Light, by Jamie McLellan

Spar Light, by Jamie McLellan

Zaha Hadid, London Aquatics Centre 2012

Zaha Hadid, London Aquatics Centre 2012

Hotel Lone by 3LHD Architects

Hotel Lone by 3LHD Architects

Hard Graft, Laptop Folio

Hard Graft, Laptop Folio

House of Santa Teresa, Brazil

House of Santa Teresa, Brazil

“An Abrupt End” High-speed photo series of exploding balloons that doubles as a serious statement about the end of creative funding in the U.K.

“An Abrupt End” High-speed photo series of exploding balloons that doubles as a serious statement about the end of creative funding in the U.K.

Front Page Fingerprint, by Derek Chan

Front Page Fingerprint, by Derek Chan