Patrick McCumiskeyDid Berlin start a global design blandemic?Enter Berlin’s biggest export to date: blandingMar 8Mar 8
Patrick McCumiskeyIt turns out I’m a millennial after all. Here’s how I found outYep, I’m a product of my generation…Feb 10Feb 10
Patrick McCumiskeySmell, Memory and PetroleumSmell has a direct line to memory. Which, as I found out, can be expensiveFeb 2Feb 2
Patrick McCumiskeyHasn’t the World Got Enough Chairs?Despite the fact that there’s more chairs in production than ever before, we still haven’t had enough. Here’s whyJan 30Jan 30
Patrick McCumiskeyManufacturers are shouting about sustainability. But why aren’t consumers listening?How can manufacturers adapt their marketing message to appeal to the interests of the consumer?Jan 231Jan 231
Patrick McCumiskeyFive reasons NOT to become a design writerscratch beneath the surface of this seemingly glamorous profession, and all is not as shiny as it seemsJan 17Jan 17
Patrick McCumiskeyWhy colour is more important than formDeepdiving into the world of colour as seen through the lens of one of its key advocates: the late Danish master of design, Verner PantonOct 8, 20231Oct 8, 20231
Patrick McCumiskeyThe Devil is in the DetailAn essay accompanying a recent selection of works from Dutch artist and photographer, Mathilde Karrèr.Sep 7, 2023Sep 7, 2023
Patrick McCumiskeyWhy we need Verner Panton more than everCould the designs of Verner Panton provide an antidote to the current global crisis? The 1970s called: they seem to think so.Feb 6, 2023Feb 6, 2023
Patrick McCumiskeyArchitecture and Light as Gesamtkunstwerk: German Lighting Design Studio Licht Kunst LichtIn the first of my two part series with multi award winning German design studio Licht Kunst Licht, originally published in warmwhite, I…May 26, 2022May 26, 2022
