
what we learned: utopia then and now
we take a collective look back at designboom's first chapter of 'utopian optimism' and discuss how its essays, stories, and profiles illustrate utopia not as a faraway ideal, but as imminent method.
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What if Utopia was never a destination, but a method?
This editorial chapter focuses on Utopia, Then and Now, 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.
Discover architecture, art, film, design, and technology projects and essays that utilize Utopia as a method rather than a destination to imagine alternative ways of being.

we take a collective look back at designboom's first chapter of 'utopian optimism' and discuss how its essays, stories, and profiles illustrate utopia not as a faraway ideal, but as imminent method.



rather than ignoring crises, the multidisciplinary designer's projects propose alternative trajectories grounded in community resilience and cultural specificity.

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KOKUYO DESIGN AWARD 2027 deadline: october 7th, 2026