Social Good

John Thackara|Essays

Knife Sharpening

Last week I was taught how to sharpen our kitchen knives by a wood carver, Howard Raybould, who's been honing his technique for 30 years

John Foster|Projects

DART St. Louis

On DART St. Louis, a charitable photo project that brings overlooked neighborhoods to life.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Jane Austen, Architect?

Why is Austen next to Ballard on the Designers & Books lists?

The Editors|Miscellaneous

Sappi Ideas That Matter

Trio of 2010 Sappi Ideas That Matter grant recipients

Rick Poynor|Essays

On the Threshold of Sebald’s Room

Daniel Blaufuks is haunted by a picture of an office in W.G. Sebald’s Austerlitz. Where did it come from and what does it show?

Ernest Beck|Projects

San+Co

A pilot project developed for India provides santiation and electricity in a single venture.

Barbara Flanagan|Essays

Epiphany of an Ocean Swimmer

Essay on in the insights that come with immersion in the deep, cold sea.

Rick Poynor|Essays

Lost Inside the Collector’s Cabinet

The Collector’s Cabinet at the Frederic Marès Museum in Barcelona is a mind-bending, sense-bedazzling palace of artifactual wonders.

Jane Margolies|Projects

How to Start a Movement

Interview with movement entrepreneur Jeremy Heimans, founder of Purpose.com.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

New Apple HQ, 1957

Wouldn't it be more radical for Apple to move back to town?

John Thackara|Essays

Sweat Equity Infra

The Millau Viaduct is a tourist attaction in the making. Future vistors will gawk at it and wonder: “how *did* they build that?”

Alexandra Lange|Essays

An Atlas of Possibility

The Institute for Urban Design's By the City/For the City project provokes crowd-sourced possibilities for New York's future.