Archive
From 2019 to 2023, working with dozens of writers around the world, we produced a weekly newsletter featuring stories on topics ranging from neuroaesthetics, to scented bowling balls, to Japanese Noh theater, to the overview affect. We also interviewed various cultural luminaries, including Roxane Gay, Daniel Humm, Christopher John Rogers, Frances Moore Lappé, and John Pawson. Explore our archive below.
![On the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s New Podcast, Materials Get the Spotlight](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/e761d5395a59946fd1d2a8764b2df89bc5725377-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![At the Morgan Library, a Long-Overlooked Garden Gets a New Life](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/b72141d11a9d9325326123c508308314c9c02935-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Jasper Morrison’s Latest Seats for Emeco Radiate a Warm, Tactile Presence](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/4e015e7852972b80e20ffc4debfabecf8479a223-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![For Eleven Madison Park’s New Sommelier, Smell Is the Most Important Sense](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/8b1f96e2305e6e3f7968a8b52f20440ef08823c2-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Dr. Gary Deng on Aligning Mind and Body Through Food, Traditional Medicine, and Self-Care](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/dbd90083b83d109172cae87e04901ef0b689b4d6-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![In Aspen, an Exhibition Meditates on “Mountain Time”](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/7f2b668ae0ceaea448f8059de5241eace9fcc9cb-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Ambient Church Gives Electronic Music a Surreal, Spiritual Home](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/424133b5dde5662dc9664acf8e9c99d70b5e340d-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![With Jasper Morrison at Its Creative Helm, Japanese Furniture Company Koyori Makes Splendid Seats](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/0721d391f5fdda185d82001ea203ba9d14d03482-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![A Book About Joints Celebrates the Big Ideas Behind Tiny Details](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/d0180f5ab11e3b0eb4d226daf1912215d693882c-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![In Detroit, a Six-Day Hermès Exhibition Celebrates Craft and Community](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/a0303050b8ab4925514552d7fd12b1a31dc6e7a3-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![In Detroit, McArthur Binion and Henry Threadgill Salute Their Decades-Long Friendship Through Song](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/1767aab194c7601cf69b22b873d14d5d88a7c8d3-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![For Rebecca van Bergen, Craft Is a Means to Change the World](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/702cb242ac5aed4ec4ad22800a9850a214acdade-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![A Playlist That Conjures the Ferocity and Flair of Detroit](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/85800459274dc9b15dcd42d7b8ce9da900565b0e-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Eminem’s Mom’s Spaghetti Restaurant Serves Pasta With the Special Savor of Leftovers](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/ccaaa8e1dca04f55d904a104d0b93d8aa7bb326c-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![A National Garden Program Connects Faith With the Environment, in Detroit and Beyond](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/c91d1265cc313e6c0afac822a7f84e3b2d12a321-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Gohar World’s Handmade Tableware Makes for Satisfyingly Surreal Meals](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/87ee304e30996cfede3bcb5f3f759e1cd3619fbf-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Milan Design Week 2022 Preview: Salone del Mobile Is Back, But Not (Yet) in Full Force](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/e9d8bd7b88c8685f9c8898108264048daafda576-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Alcova 2022 Presents Designs That Look Inward, Outward, and Beyond](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/00331878ce942a513a588b8bd494aed33bda9cb5-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Plant-Based Extracts to Fend Off Mosquitoes This Summer](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/3dcf3a75c1a896e3371db1319a91a8e7048e3b26-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![PJ Vogt’s Crypto Island Podcast Explores the Wild Wild World of Digital Currency](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/9c704a9ae1745361287138c5dd349772c484bc6d-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Design Miami’s Curatorial Director Sees Art Fairs as Powerful Platforms for Cultural Exchange](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/ee1edbdd1fe22999dc5b40f017199f0fe9651fcf-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![The Fascinating Significance of Understanding How Animals Detect Odors](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/0dd19c8aedc2bee867d9aa789642e598b2a5ea77-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Experiencing the Satisfying Sensations of A.S.M.R. in Real Life](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/f3e3cbe57587f7a87f9de1c455a62a7f46a65081-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![The Healing Power of Plants, According to an Herbalist](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/a663af6c3b17d03680ae69c9b34210344bb0f4a4-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![An Exhibition Posits How Design Can Be a Steward of Nature and the Future](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/081d154490fe1ae5dd5bf44a5d5b0bcec68f09a5-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Britt Wray on How to Stay Invigorated and Accountable in the Face of the Climate Crisis](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/56ee0af07bdbbad2f6b6e80e12e702fe4acbcecb-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![The Multicity Festival Spotlighting Female Voices from the SWANA Region](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/dd8f7044f91192fa3bf865ac05bcc0b9611b43d1-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![A San Francisco Perfumer’s Campaign to Decolonize Scent](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/cc59bb806378f37a55c82d2f0386c1558982b179-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![How a Storied Heritage Building Became a Contemporary Community Pub](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/8b025229a8f815d2ff69ff268400b15d3eaf5f9e-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Alexandre Benjamin Navet Presents Flowers, Real and Imagined, on New York’s Fifth Avenue](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/5dae6f032ca61b7ed965839e3ba9698bf8a17ba5-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![A Philip Johnson House, Transformed Into a Community Hub for the Future](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/2a7e7bc73c95ca0a1e617cddf0aef85fcba42207-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Kvadrat’s First New York Showroom Is an Elegant Homage to the Square](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/6c96f0e9a31f984711f413f203c1a1c32a1c41f4-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Home Furnishings That Rethink the Future of Plastic Bottles](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/2e885c8fbe19a620bb6e5f299184af10ee7abda1-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![“Olfactory Labyrinths” That Zero In on the Remarkable Act of Smelling](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/7f22692fac864d3c92173b7bc0e17e11431287cc-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Elizabeth Alexander Explores the Grief, Gratitude, and Creativity of the “Trayvon Generation”](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/6eb6259bb676b6bc4a46bb022119d5eb8b7076db-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Virginia Heffernan’s Sonic Deep Dives Into Pop Culture](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/ea85b8670f4dcb8667f1d619a05f1a98f9864e0a-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Skillfully Handcrafted Chairs, Designed with Toddlers in Mind](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/a7ada13756bc3604b354d365703817d809b06a25-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Atul Kochhar Sees Curry as Vessel for Cultural Exchange](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/0b14fd5da5ed304290a283358e78efde269b901c-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![These Scented Bowling Balls Help Players Reach Their Flow States](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/132a6c606125c5d31ec4694c7339e1c6c320b9d3-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Embracing Playfulness, an Exhibition Engages in the “Creative Porosity” Between Mexico and the U.S.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/8d7234afbb47a93c6d3cfe7d0bca43a6e1855b8d-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)