Nomad Magazine Issue 5 (Anthropocene) is available now on loremnotipsum.com. The fifth issue of nomad addresses “the human aspect” in the development of our time. The human race is the greatest influencing factor on our planet, with an impact that is changing the very role of humanity itself. In this context, artist Edward Burtynsky documents the ways in which humans are re-forming, and deforming, the earth. What does it mean to be human if intimacy can be provided by robots?
A question explored by interactive designer Dan Chen with his responsive machines. The global digital transformation determines the routes travelled by information, but also the pathways of our feelings; multimedia artist Cécile B. Evans explores the economic value of emotions. How will we feed ourselves in the future? Hervé This introduces Note by Note, the successor to molecular cuisine. Will the concepts of interior and exterior still have a place in the future, or will simply being take centre stage? Japanese architect Junya Ishigami abandons boundaries in architecture to focus on the existence of humanity in the here and now.
Nomad is a magazine for design and society. It views design as a process of shaping the future and as a catalyst for social developments and individual lifestyles. Nomad magazine seeks to change the perspective of design from its status as something extraordinary to a more run-of-the-mill concept, as this gives rise to natural appreciation. Alongside a focus on the end result of the design process and the designers themselves, other aspects are explored through which the effects and future potential of design culture for individuals and society as a whole are investigated within the framework of a broader understanding of design. In this way, Nomad seeks to take new stances. Nomad offers views on a wide range of standpoints: personal and economic, cultural and global. This means that Nomad covers a wide range of subjects, in which design, social and lifestyle issues are inspirationally juxtaposed with questions on designing the future. Nomad is a magazine for new design culture, business affairs and contemporary lifestyle.
Features: Nomad Magazine – Issue 5
Tomás Saraceno
On The Calm At The Heart Of Motion
Cécile B. Evans
Cécile’s World
Edward Burtynsky
The Anthropocene Project
Carlo Ratti
The “Living Nature” Pavilion, Milan
Hervé This
Food Fracking
Piero Lissoni
The Intellectual Cornerstone Of Curiosity
Jianjun Xie
Dongdao Creative Branding Group, Peking
Dan Chen
Self-Help Machines
Junya Ishigami
Overturning Interior And Exterior Space
Dirk Vander Kooij
The Uber-Materialist
Hongkong Hikes
