Disegno #39

Disegno is an international journal dedicated to long-form writing and photography around design.

In this issue:

Disegno #39 includes:

Gabriel Fontana’s non-hierarchical sports; a journey to reclaim a forgotten designer; dusting off ArkDes’s permanent collections; windows made into nebulae by Studio Brynjar & Veronika; cryonically preserved bodies with Murray Ballard; indigenous cows, sheltered by Studio Saar; a plan to revive the forest economy by Samy Rio; preppers and consumer culture at Mudac; design for childbirth; a reimagination of abandoned buildings from Limbo Accra; field notes examining a colonial chair; a chance to lock eyes with Studiomama’s iron face castings; a history of Senegal’s textile industry from Aissa Dione; and market trading with El Alto Aesthetics.