Age of Analogue
A dive into designer Paul Smith’s retro-tech world, playful mementos of what the modern used to look like
Mirror Mirror
Chatsworth House has been a locus of art and design for generations. Here, the co-curator of its upcoming exhibition – which through …
Jony Ive is inspired
No designer has done more to change the way that we all live than Jony Ive, Apple’s former chief design officer and co founder of …
Architectural Intervention
At once comprehensive and highly idiosyncratic, Adam Štěch’s monumental project saw him photograph nearly a thousand works of modern …
Sustainably expanding the edges of the object
While design has been instrumental in servicing human needs and desires, it has long been predicated on the understanding that nature …
Talking Chairs
Anima still life with iconic chairs
Learning from Lausanne
Lausanne’s ECAL school of design has a worldwide reputation for producing talented graduates. Anima challenged some of its ECAL’s …
Tom Dixon in full bloom
The British designer’s gently subversive work – which spans furniture, lighting, and domestic accessories – combines the gritty and …
He abbreviated trees
What has been lost in the transition from hand-drawn to digital rendering? In conversation with architect Norman Foster, we …
Is this the world’s first piece of architecture?
The carved rock-shelter of Nawarla Gabarnmung is considered to be one of the oldest works of architecture. Accompanied by an elder …
Everyday design language
Antonio Citterio is perhaps the most successful and prolific furniture designer of his generation, having had a particularly long and …
Double portrait
Through the Incontri series, with its ambiguous and imprecise image-making, celebrated photographer Paolo Roversi captures the soul …
Assab One
Bringing art, design and architecture under the same roof, the not-for-profit has become an essential venue during Milan’s design …
Future gazing with Vitra
By keeping it in the family, furniture company Vitra has continued to flourish. We investigate its remarkable expansion under the …
Magistretti, Albini, Castiglioni & Ponti
Anima visits four studios that made design history
Molteni moves outside
Vincent Van Duysen, Molteni’s creative director, has reshaped the company’s Giussano HQ to make a platform for the launch of its new …
Notes on reflection
Anima still life with iconic furniture and furnishings
Milan map
An artistic take on the design sights of Milano
The art of the chair
Personally responsible for hundreds of eclectic designs – from garden chairs to opulent chaise longues – Antonio Citterio has always …
What are design museums for?
Understanding that design goes beyond utility and appearance, four directors from world-leading institutions explore its vital role …
Why Andrea Branzi matters
With a career long and varied enough to read as a history of contemporary design, Andrea Branzi’s restless creative thinking has led …
Antonio Citterio
Anima Issue 2
The thinking behind our latest issue.
Afrosport
AFROSPORT, a new publication from Mami Wata, spotlights Africa’s history and global influence through sport and design
Alessandro Mendini Retrospective
Alessandro Mendini was a designer who was as interested in ideas as he was in things
A language without words
From ancient hieroglyphs to the Olympic Games and architectural signs for the deaf community, pictograms have become a powerful tool …
Nathalie du Pasquier is inspired
The artist Nathalie du Pasquier talks about the things that influence her work
Nuclear Sublime
Michael Collins was given access to Britain’s nuclear power stations. His photographs provide an insight into a remarkable series of …
What is next for Samuel Ross
The polymath in conversation with Ayla Angelos
Where design meets art
Clémence and Didier Krzentowski set up Galerie kreo in Paris as the outcome of their personal collection. It provides a distinctive …
The political uses of typography
Few typefaces carry as much political weight as Futura. From avant-garde to mainstream, to being in Barbara Kruger’s hands and then …
Dieter Rams looks back at Braun and forward for Vitsœ
Designed 65 years ago, Dieter Rams’ shelving system, now made in Britain, has outlived his work at Braun
Designing the uncanny: How sci-fi has shaped our future
From 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) to the Metaverse, Vitra Design Museum's new exhibition showcases the mutual influence of …
Alternatives to Charcoal
For affluent westerners charcoal is the means to add flavour to garden barbecues. But in much of the world, with no affordable …
The thinking behind the first compactly stackable chair
In an extract from Phaidon’s monograph on David Rowland, Erwin Rowland and Laura Schenone explore the development and impact of the …
Living on the Moon
What does it take to design a habitable civilisation on the Moon? Hassell reveals the Lunar Habitat Masterplan, offering a glimpse …
Joseph Zeal-Henry on designing inclusive urban spaces
From the Greater London Authority to the Venice Architecture Biennale, Joseph Zeal-Henry is revolutionising urbanism with a focus on …
Issue 2 Launch Party
Anima toasts to Issue 2 at The Cadogan
The secret recipe behind designing BAO London
From zines to karaoke, BAO London’s co-founder Erchen Chang sieves her fine art background with Taiwanese culinary traditions to …
Notes on Design: Andu Masebo’s Tubular Chair
Andu Masebo delves into the making of his Tubular Chair, revealing insights into his design process, materiality and collaboration …
Hydroelectric Sublime
The Émosson dams, located in a remote corner of the Swiss Valais, where towering mountains cradle serene reservoirs, stand as both a …
A recipe for the future of food
If the world is going to feed an ever-growing number of mouths even as global warming upends agriculture, our approach to food will …
Faye Toogood on bringing humanity into design
Renowned for her hard-edged creations, Faye Toogood brings a fresh softness to her practice in collaboration with Poltrona Frau. In …
5 emerging designers to watch at Singapore Design Week
As the festival returns with a focus on addressing global issues, festival director Jody Teo spotlights five up-and-coming talents, …
Future Makers: Kumi Allen on food and design
Using hand-bound books, bold visual motifs and influences from Irving Penn, the London-based grad dives into ‘tablescaping’ to show …
Flos icons of design
Since 1962, Flos has pioneered the field of lighting through collaborations with some of the world’s most celebrated designers. In …
Elio Fiorucci
As Triennale Milano unveils a new retrospective of Fiorucci’s life and influence, Anima speaks with the exhibition’s curator Judith …
The making of Grand Theft Hamlet
Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane discuss their groundbreaking project – a site-specific performance of Hamlet staged entirely within the …