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For Joe Doucet, Optimism and Empathy Are the Keys to Good Design

"If you don't start with the belief you can change things, then you’ll never change anything,"...

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An Ecuadorian Doctor and Architect Duo Recount the Coronavirus Peak in Guayaquil

The UPenn students at Surface Summer School glean the lessons of COVID-19 in Ecuador as they...

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Michael Rock on the Role of Social Imaginary in Shaping Belief

The founding Partner and executive creative director of 2×4 shows students at Surface Summer...

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Mark Grattan Won’t Be Put Into a Box

The creative force behind Mexico City furniture studio VIDIVIXI meditates on the ups and downs of...

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Thom Mayne’s Design Philosophy: Break the Rules

The Pritzker Prize–winning architect and founder of the firm Morphosis encouraged UPenn students...

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V. Mitch McEwen: COVID-19 and White Supremacy are Dual Pandemics

The Assistant Professor at Princeton University and co-founder of design collaborative Atelier...

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Ferda Kolatan Champions Iconoclastic Design

The founding director of SU11 Architecture+Design finds virtue in unlikely affinities.

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Yves Behar on the Power of Design’s Reactivity

The designer and founder of the San Francisco–based Fuseproject kicks off the Surface Summer...

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Announcing the Speakers for the Surface Summer School Lecture Series

Yves Behar, Thom Mayne, Susan Sellers, and Dror Benshetrit are among the names speaking during our...

DESIGNER OF THE DAY
Designer of the Day: Ramona Albert

Whether envisioning a solar-powered pavilion sheathed in “digital flowers” or creating...

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Designer of the Day: Stefan Bishop

Much like the towering redwoods in his home state of Oregon, Stefan Bishop’s sculptures command...

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Architect Winka Dubbeldam Previews the Upcoming Surface Summer School

The Miller Professor and Chair of Architecture at Penn discusses the program for Surface's...

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Summer School: Surface to Partner with UPenn to Concept a Mobile Testing Unit for COVID-19

The summer competition will challenge students at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design to help...

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Designer of the Day: Kalon Studios

Johann Pauwen and Michaele Simmering, the husband-and-wife duo behind Los Angeles furniture studio...

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Designer of the Day: In Common With

Nick Ozemba and Felicia Hung, the founders of up-and-coming Brooklyn design studio In Common With,...