In museum exhibitions and corporate projects alike, Formafantasma is pushing design to consider ecological impacts and the imperative of social justice.
We believe design has the power to change the world. With Kazam! we share stories about people, projects, and ideas that are shaping a better tomorrow.
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Circling the Brain
Artist Jim Stoten takes us on an odyssey through his creative process with a detour into his subconscious.
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The Iterative States of America
In a political era defined by dysfunction, can design play a role in engaging voters—and even help them believe in democracy again?
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Trash Talk
Two leaders in the shift toward the circular economy—at a NYC nonprofit and Nike—discuss the trials and triumphs of the quest for zero waste.
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Artist as Art Form
In work that segues from gorgeous fields of color to everyday inanities, Daniel Eatock defies categories, proving he has one muse: the process itself.
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Everyday Evolution
To stop the human and ecological destruction caused by linear design, environmental educator and activist Sage Lenier advocates for more intersectionality, circularity, and learning new skills.
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Design Q&A: Max Lamb
By connecting art and anthropology to materiality and improvisation, furniture designer Max Lamb creates work that embodies new histories of craft.
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Elemental Alchemy
Working in tandem with seasonal cycles, artist Natalie Stopka creates pigments and dyes from plants, then captures nature’s dynamism in her art.
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Screen Play
Leslie Diuguid’s fine-art prints are redefining the genre through a homegrown operation that gives artists—and herself—a greater voice.
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Windows Installation
For NYCxDESIGN, the Eames Institute lands in New York City with a street-facing design exhibit at Herman Miller’s Park Avenue flagship.
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