If money cannot buy happiness, what drives people to participate in a lottery? And what effect does (almost) winning have on someone’s life, or that of the people around them? Cécile Hupin and Katherine Longly set out to compare dreams with reality by giving a voice to those who won or came close to winning a jackpot, for better or for worse. Their stories form a reflection of our society, our aspirations, our beliefs, and our fraught relationship with money. All of the personal accounts t...

In Ontwerpen is geen kunst stelt designmanager, Roel Stavorinus dat veel ontwerpers kansen laten liggen. Terwijl zij juist met hun competenties van grote toegevoegde waarde zijn voor organisaties. Stavorinus roept ontwerpers op zich beter te verdiepen in hun opdrachtgevers en hun dienstverlening in te richten als maatwerk. Uit ervaring van de auteur blijkt dat ontwerpers vooral geneigd zijn om aan het eindresultaat te denken.

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‘The Essential’ reveals the ways in which we are unique, but also the similarities we share, despite our differences. Artists Martin and Inge Riebeek have been actively collecting stories from people around the world since 2010. The people they portray tell about what matters most to them, or what is essential in their lives. The resulting body of work thus far contains more than 600 video portraits of individuals from 23 countries. This book is a celebration of this past decade of work b...

'You Know I Am Not There' is a line from the song 'Know' by English singer-songwriter Nick Drake. He was well-known to a small circle of fans in his time and died in 1974 at the age of 26. Now, Drake has achieved true cult status and is seen as one of the most important singer-songwriters of the twentieth century. Visual artist Danielle Lemaire traced his footsteps, immersed herself in his mystical view of the world, and sought contact with ‘Drakeheads’, resulting in a series of drawings....