Design CultureSeeking Sparksby Susan HodaraInspired public dialogue unearths novel concepts and connections impossible to predict. And, when we're lucky, it enables us to witness brilliance in real ... more
Design CultureListening Like a Singerby Wendy RichmondThere’s a freedom and playfulness that comes with dipping into a discipline outside your own. Especially when you take it seriously.
Design CulturePlaces of Solaceby Wendy RichmondPhysical spaces can inspire creativity. By vaporizing the thoughts that exist before crossing the threshold they can leave the mind clear and ready to ... more
Design CultureWhen in Romeby Wendy RichmondA brief month as a Visiting Artist at the American Academy in Rome is spent observing the city’s version of the “personal bubble”—the private space that ... more
Design CultureAlone in Publicby Wendy RichmondAt times we want to tone down the city's intrusive behavior of noise and grittiness. So we create “Personal Bubbles,” immersing ourselves in private ... more
Design CultureVisual Atrophyby Wendy RichmondThe goal of drawing or photography or writing is not always to make great art, but to undertake them as a means of immersing oneself in observation.
Design CultureHousing the Muse, Part Twoby Wendy RichmondEach element, of any indoor or outdoor space, plays two roles: hide and reveal. In the landscape as well as inside buildings, it is just as ... more
Design CultureHousing the Muse, Part Oneby Wendy RichmondThere are buildings with interior spaces that literally take our breath away; that, after crossing their thresholds, vaporize everyday thoughts ... more
Design CultureThe Talented Audienceby Wendy RichmondThe word “audience” implies a passive, inactive body. Its antonym is “participant.” But a talented audience is always participating. Even when it is ... more
Design CultureIn Response to "Just Do It."by Wendy RichmondThere is a mountain of data on the most effective ways to market a product or look for a job, but it’s essential to identify, pay attention ... more
Design CulturePermission to Loiterby Wendy RichmondAn artist’s work cannot begin with a business plan. It’s antithetical. The most authentic endeavors—the personal projects that stick and are the most ... more
Design CultureContemplating White Spaceby Wendy RichmondThere’s a new exhibit at the Guggenheim in New York, Contemplating the Void: Interventions in the Guggenheim Museum Rotunda. Imagine the ... more
Design CultureA Prototype Partyby Wendy RichmondWhen developing a body of work, you strive to achieve a balance between a state of experimentation and the drive towards a finished product. By exposing ... more
Design CultureWhat Do You Own?by Wendy RichmondExploring the question “What do I own?,” shows how layered and contradictory the answers can be, and how it reaches—often unconsciously—into every aspect ... more
Design CultureBlogging with a Different Perspectiveby Wendy RichmondRather than seeing a blog as flat, look at it as a window to many dimensions that allows viewing, listening, categorizing and ... more