chapters

53 stories

radical softness and the quiet frequencies of soft world making

what if the future wasn’t louder, faster, or bigger, but softer, slower, and more attuned? what if it unfolded, instead, through a meticulous attention to emotion, ecology, intimacy, and the unseen labor of repair? this chapter becomes an invitation to step away from the relentless churn of aggressive optimization and performative innovation. we are turning our editorial lens toward practices of soft world-making: positioning creativity not as a vehicle for grand spectacle, but as a profound exercise in care and collective imagination.

by sofia lekka angelopoulou

37 stories

the not-yet: dreams, reveries, and hope in an unfinished world

what if our dreams were not just nocturnal illusions, but systems already in motion? for so long, we have treated dreaming as a nocturnal retreat, a subconscious escape from a waking world that feels too rigid or overwhelming. but if the world is truly unfinished, our dreams and reveries are far more potent. they become our 'anticipatory consciousness,' our way of reaching out and shaping the 'not-yet'. they are not a flight from reality, but an active, radical rehearsal for impending material realities.

by sofia lekka angelopoulou

43 stories

utopia, applied, or, why we have to change to stay the same

what if utopia was never a destination, but a method? in an era of algorithmic noise, designboom returns to the intersection of imagination and progress. for the first chapter of our new journey, we are examining utopia’s role in the past, present and future, as a way of envisioning a better way of being: with ourselves, with each other, and with the non-human entities that share our planet.

by sofia lekka angelopoulou