DP: Dude, I love Theo Von. He is my single biggest inspiration for interviews. My friend, Brie Wolfson showed me that in the world of cooking, the most high-end chefs at 11 Madison or French Laundry, after the day is done, they’ll like to have Cheetos or something. Like the bell curve meme of high and low. And I think it’s really nice when you have... See more

What is lost when a process becomes automated? When we curb the act of figuring, that is to say, ‘creating linkages, adjacencies, and intersections’3? When we stop grappling with an idea, teasing out its knots, allowing its unravelling to lead us somewhere unexpected? It’s not that we don’t get the need for a long-term vision in some form. But more... See more

Thomas Thwaites set out to build a toaster from scratch. The Toaster Project, as it came to be known, ended up looking more like a melted cake.