Selected publications
Studio International
If These Apples Should Fall: Cézanne and the Present – Review
Paul Cézanne. House near Gardanne, c1886-90.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Studio International
An interview with the Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis
Candy Cubes photographed in Studio Sabine Marcelis by Pim Top
Wallpaper* magazine
A piece on the architectural scene of Italy’s financial capital Milan
Politecnico di Milano architecture campus by Renzo Piano and Ottavio Di Blasi
The Planner magazine
A feature article about co-designing with communities in the UK
This article appeared in the May 2020 edition of The Planner magazine and has been reproduced with permission www.theplanner.co.uk
Design Museum London
A review of an exhibition by the Dutch industrial designer Hella Jongerius
Breathing Colour at the London Design Museum, Colour Wheel © Luke Hayes
Studio International
An interview with the visual artist Ruth Maclennan about her films of Arctic Russia
Ruth Maclennan. Call of North, 2013-15. HD video, with sound, 22′. Language: Russian with English subtitles
Azure Magazine
An article about two Design Academy Eindhoven graduates, bringing sustainable solutions to rural Malawi
Dutch design studio Super Local has taught east African islanders in Zanzibar how to make glass bowls from discarded wine bottles
Studio International
An interview with the French designer Mathieu Lehanneur, in which he talks about how he connects nature and technology
Wi-Fi station on the Rond Point des Champs-Elysées, a connected oasis in the heart of Paris, February 2012 (detail). Free Wi-Fi access to tourists and Parisians. Tactile big screen offering the services of the city of Paris. © Mathieu Lehanneur/JCDecaux
Dutch Design Week 2014
A report about a social innovation programme, led by Baltan Laboratories, Dutch Design Week and the NGO Hivos, published by Studio International
Age of Wonderland by Baltan Laboratories and Hivos. Photograph: Sas Schilten
The National Gallery, London
A review of an exhibition at the National Gallery in London telling human stories behind the science of colour for Studio International
Paul Cézanne. Hillside in Provence, c1890-2. Oil on canvas, 63.5 x 79.4 cm. National Gallery, London
Sustainability in contemporary design
An essay on the Oru Kayak by Civil Twilight in Vitamin Green, a survey of sustainability in design published by Phaidon Press
Vitamin Green is published by Phaidon Press (ISBN: 9780714862293)
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Independent Traveller
A piece for the Independent Traveller, where Nicola headed to the French Alps to report on a new kind of ski holiday
Planning Magazine
An article on the public realm design of Barking Town Centre by Muf, a collaborative practice of art and architecture
Barking Town Square by Muf architecture/art
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The Architects’ Journal
A review of the exhibition Utopia’s Ghost at the Canadian Centre for Architecture, featuring innovators of Postmodernism
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Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark
A Studio International review of an exhibition at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark looks at emerging trends in museum architecture
Eyebeam Museum of Art and Technology, New York, NY, USA, 2001 (on hold). Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Rendering, south-west-view. © Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Canadian Art magazine
A review of a retrospective of the sculptor Eva Hesse at Tate Modern, published in Canadian Art magazine
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