Weaving fruitful links between the worlds of science and design, this catalog unveils the work of designers who have, in conceptual, technical or poetic ways, questioned the architecture of the Universe and the hidden laws of physics that govern it, bringing to the fore the fundamental questions that drive artists and scientists alike (with a contribution of cosmologist Thomas Hertog).

Featuring Ray & Charles Eames, Arnaud Sprimont, Katie Paterson, Gio Tirotto, Marc Sadler, Simone Fehlinger, Vico Magistretti, Verner Panton, Verner Panton, Nathalie Dewez, Constance Guisset, Oscar Lhermitte, Alex du Preez, Peter Krige, Jasper Morrison, Elina Ulvio, Unfold, Ingo Maurer, Studio Élémentaires, atelier lachaert dhanis, Caroline Corbasson, CTRLZAK + Nikos Sideris, Yusuké Y. Offhause, Studio Furthermore, Margaux Hendriksen, Studio Nucleo, Xandra van der Eijk & Kirstie Van Noort, AATB, Alan Bogana, Caroline Corbasson, Frederik De Wilde, Astrid Krogh, Roxane Lahidji, Wyssem Nochi, Dennis Parren, Whatever, Bassdrum, Qosmo, Epiphany Works, NOAJ, Laura Couto Rosado, Jean-François D'Or, Andy Gracie, Mathieu Lehanneur, Hongjie Yang, Jesse Visser, Francesco Lo Bue, CTRLZAK, Daniel Malik, Wyssem Nochi, Antonino Spoto, Klaas Verpoest, Vincent Caers, Benjamin Glorieux, and Stéphane Detournay.

Published following the eponymous exhibition at Centre d'innovation et de design (CID), Grand-Hornu, in 2021-2022.

Edited by Jolanthe Kugler, Scott Longfellow, and Marie Pok

Designed by Ekta

Published by mudac and less presses du réel, 2023

Softcover, 128 pages, color and b&w, 6.5 × 9.25 inches

ISBN: 978-2-37-896452-8