“Interdisciplinary activity, valued today as an important aspect of research, cannot be accomplished by simple confrontations between various specialized branches of knowledge. Interdisciplinary work is not a peaceful operation: it begins effectively when the solidarity of the old disciplines breaks down—a process made more violent, perhaps, by the jolts of fashion—to the benefit of a new object…

As part of the Walker’s Interdisciplinary Work Group, design director Emmet Byrne invited Julian Bleecker of the Near Future Laboratory to lead a workshop based on his ideas of Design Fiction, a practice he describes as existing in the “fertile muddle where fact and fiction reflect and influence each other.”

As an in-house design studio for a cultural institution, we’re always churning out something for our internal clients, whether it’s a shop coupon, a gallery guide, and everything in between. Here’s a selection of some of the printed matter we’ve been producing in the studio over the last couple of months: Artist-Designed Pint Glasses, brochure […] As an in-house design studio for a cultural institution…

SBB, Switzerland’s national railway operator, is suing Apple for trademark infringement over the unauthorized use of its clock design on a new iOS6 app. The 1940s clock by Hans Hilfiker is ubiquitous in Swiss train stations.

Does the future of the working world involve outdoor offices? Jonathan Olivares Design Research thinks so: It recently created mockup office and classroom environments that can be rearranged in an outdoor space. Just add sun, air, and a water cooler.

Paddy Roy Bates, who in the ‘60s declared a UK offshore WWII platform the sovereign Sealand Principality, has died at the age of 91. The site, which hosts web servers, has attracted interest from artists (like design firm Metahaven) and technologists alike.

Tokyo design studio Nendo has created a pop-up Starbucks Coffee designed as a library. Nendo explains that visitors “choose an espresso drink as they would a book, and verse themselves in espresso drinks as though quietly entering into a fictional world.”

Barcelona’s 120-year-old La Sagrada Familia recently experienced a modern transformation. Thanks to Montreal-based media studio Moment Factory the cathedral’s facade showcased a fantastic Gaudi-inspired multimedia light display last month.