Next Nature Magazine

Editorial direction of Next Nature Magazine (2021-2023). Annual print publication dedicated to the evolving relationship between humans, nature and technology. Spanning 176 pages, the magazine moves fluidly between critical analysis and imaginative speculation, seeking to expand the discourse on art and design's role in shaping today’s technological possibilities and offering pathways to tomorrow's realities. Available in English and Dutch.

Spacefarming (2023)

Essays by philosopher Koert van Mensvoort; journalist Jeroen Junte. Interviews with astronaut André Kuipers; food designer Chloé Rutzerveld; exobiologist Wieger Wamelink; microbiologist Lucas van der Zee; entrepreneur Ira van Eelen; ESA-researcher João Garcia, researcher Barbara Vos; entrepreneur Jaap Korteweg. Projects by design studio SPACE10; designer Malu Luecking; designers Sharp&Sour; artist Uli Westphal; designer Magdalena Weiss; design studio Terreform ONE; artists Pleun van Dijk & FRED ERIK; food designer Laila Snevele. Editorial on AI Supermarket.

RetroFuture (2022)

Sci-fi short by writer Michael Salu. Essay by philosopher Koert van Mensvoort. Interviews with architect Julia Watson; microbiologist Jasper Buikx. Visual essays by photographer Wanda Tuerlinckx; body architect Lucy McRae; artists Entangled Others; palaeontologist Dougal Dixon; designer Marie Declerfayt; artist Sylvain Viau. Columns by biodesigner Teresa van Dongen; emoji-expert Lilian Stolk. Manifest by Superflux. Editorials on Frozen Knowledge; Living Furniture.

Superorganisms (2021)

Essays by neuroscientist Vivienne Ming; philosopher Koert van Mensvoort. Interviews with experimental architect Rachel Armstrong; synthetic biologist Nadine Bongaerts; vegetarian butcher Jaap Korteweg; designer Pei-Ying Lin; virtual fashion designer Amber Jae Slooten. Visual essays by artist Sofia Crespo; artists DRIFT; photographer Mathieu Gafsou; filmmaker Floris Kaayk. Projects by solar designer Marjan van Aubel; speculative designer Agi Haines; designer Shakira Jassat; designer Meydan Levy; conceptual materials designer Shahar Livne; food designer Chloé Rutzerveld. Editorials on Future Food; Self Design; Techno Fossils.

Thank you

  • Floris van Driel (lead), Abigail Baccouche, Mary Ponomareva

  • Kelly van Gemert, Lucas Zarzoso Hueck, Sanne Heijink, Eloise Peredruk, Meike Schipper

  • Marit van Beerse, Beau Magdelijns