GLITCH DESIGN LIBRARY -
Articles & Interviews
The GLITCH Design Library is a lovely project initiated by GLITCH, a bold creative agency based in Bucharest with a vibrant cultural portfolio and a deep, geeky passion for all things design, typography and artist ephemera.
They commissioned me on a series of essays, interviews and reviews to support their launch and create the kind of content made more for curious humans than for SEO crawlers.
The first one was a long-form article about our urge to collect: an ode to dreamers and collectors around the world, featuring some impressive archives and collections, both big and small, always significant. From digital havens to physical treasure troves, these places work as a refuge from time and forgetfulness, bubbles encompassing lives and meanings otherwise lost to the world.
Then I had the chance to interview the amazing designers Esther de Vries & Richard Niessen in preparation for their talks in Bucharest. Probably the best Zoom calls I’ve had in my life, these people radiate light and insight, both on a human and a professional level. Interviewing them and getting to pick their brains and enter their worlds was an honour and an uplifting experience, as corny as it may sound. It reminded me that there’s plenty of life beyond the grind.
Finally, I got to pick a book from their library and go wild with a review. My choice of heart was David Shrigley (whom I absolutely adore) and, in the aftermath of everything that happened on the political scene, going for the “Fully Coherent Plan: For a New and Better Society” couldn’t have been more appropriate. Through a sweeping parade of cunning illustrations and societal commentary, Shrigley does what he does best: a perfect mix of absurd humour, bittersweet truths and sheer ridiculousness working as a reflection of humanity’s nonsense, time and time again.