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September 24, 2026

The Great Water Tower Hunt

A very good reason to look up, and a perfectly acceptable thing to become slightly obsessed with.

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2026

September 18, 2026The Zanzibar BagWhy a piece of canvas from sail was worth keeping for years.
September 7, 2026Dialing it backA screenless landline for kids (and maybe the rest of us).
June 16, 2026For the love of HelveticaOne font to rule them all. Let us explain why.
June 8, 2026If Tanks had FeelingsThe special art of noticing, via rooftop water tanks.
March 29, 2026A Living Archive of the SeaGetting up close to the story of Pearling.
March 11, 2026On Your BikeJust a handy guide to Abu Dhabi’s bike tracks. Get out there.
January 27, 2026Grass > paper > printLet this guy from Youtube show you how to make paper from grass.

2025

December 11, 2025DriveThe craft of classic cars, Japanese style.
November 10, 2025Sit down for this oneThe process is the part you need to appreciate.
October 29, 2025Welcome to TokyoWe’re in Tokyo. Why? Click through and we’ll try to explain.
October 24, 2025The Ritual and Heritage of ScentExplorations in the world of smell.
October 2, 2025Radiant CityExploring how a building lives from the inside.
September 23, 2025See the LightPlease don’t read this on your phone.
September 19, 2025Melodious OcarinaIf AI is disguised as a game does it make its ability to create music any less weird?
September 10, 2025Some architectural magicA reminder that geeking out on architecture is cool, especially if it’s this building.
July 15, 2025Filtering the noiseThe art of finding the good stuff in amongst all the nonsense.
June 9, 2025Alexander Girard’s Design Story.When the object is all the more fascinating for the story behind it.
April 23, 2025JOFTYWEThe Joy OF Finding Things You Weren’t Expecting
March 18, 2025Winding the tape backFinding inspiration and good tunes in a land that time forget.
March 11, 2025It’s a Small World.Pack your bags (but only one) for this journey into the world of micro living spaces.
March 3, 2025It Just Does NothingOf all the things it could do, nothing is definitely something.
February 21, 2025One Chair to Rule Them AllThe story behind the world’s most famous chair
February 18, 2025RaK RocksRoadtrips to the mountains and a quarry full of possibilities.
January 30, 2025Learning from sittingA short story in designing saddles and crossing borders.

2024

April 18, 2024There’s a masterpiece everywhereGetting ready to go behind the scenes of NatGeo’s iconic photography.
April 3, 2024Where you should be in DecemberWe went to the Liwa Festival and we’re pretty sure you should too.
January 16, 2024The Data Speaks2023 is done and dusted but the data will live forever.

2023

December 21, 2023Pictures of the PastA theme for the future viewed through stories from the past.
October 16, 2023Abu Dhabi Sessions / Season 2Your invitation to come hang out and understanding good design through the masters.
October 6, 2023The Last Modern ArchitectRecommended watching on an architectural icon with a little-known connection to Abu Dhabi.
September 5, 2023Tales of VeniceAll the good things that inspired our team at the 2023 Venice Biennale or Architecture.
July 14, 2023Just doors.Looking for answers on one of our favorite elements of UAE identity.
June 19, 2023We Need a Prixel PressThere is such a thing as a pocket printing press and we would like one please.
April 3, 2023The Beautiful GameFonts and football or typography and soccer?
March 20, 2023What's next?Patagonia delivering inspiration as they chart their next 50 years.
February 10, 2023A Calligraphy MasterclassAn encounter with the best and a lesson in getting offline.
January 3, 2023You had us at ModularIn appreciation of modularity, Marc Newson and shelves.

2022

November 24, 2022Slash Field Trip: The VitraWorthy moments and visual memories from our trip to Vitra
October 20, 2022Eat The PuddingPudding for the mind, but just as delicious as the one for the belly.
October 3, 2022The Abu Dhabi SessionsRecapping the first-ever Abu Dhabi Sessions and what we learnt about home from new friends.

2021

October 31, 2021Beyond the WestAn African expression of architecture, defined by one of the masters.
August 1, 2021The Tip of the IcebergFor all those that wondered about the physics of icebergs enough to want to draw and test their own…
May 3, 2021Love the process.Working towards an end result via the modernist architecture of Abu Dhabi.
April 28, 2021Type some jazzGuaranteed to ruin your productivity for at least 30 minutes.
April 20, 2021All Hail The GridA 3-minute explainer on our slightly obsessive love for grids, why we use them, and how they transformed the design principles and work created by Slash.
March 28, 2021Crafting the long way“You’re on duty til you die, you know, as a craftsman.”

2020

October 25, 2020The MapAn epic analog to digital design challenge with one of the most recognizable maps in the world.
September 30, 2020A Zine EducationAn into to the offline world of visually messed up, obscure, but somehow beautiful zines.
September 15, 2020The Ultimate Rooftop GardenArchitecture and urban gardens make very good friends.
July 27, 2020A Century of WisdomThe things you learn from living for one hundred years.
July 2, 2020Cooper BlackThe story behind one of the most popular fonts in the world.
June 2, 2020Children of WoolLifetimes of dedication, skill, patience and perfection crafting rugs in the mountains of Morocco.
May 12, 2020Stories in PlacePandemics, filmmaking, adaptation, and some beautifully told stories that capture a very crazy moment in time.
May 7, 2020SoHo's Urban Font ConservationCharming old street signs turned into fonts and living a whole new life.
April 9, 2020Slash's Lockdown List #1The good links that are helping us, and now maybe you, through lockdown.
March 2, 2020Welcome to the FutureWe’ve finally dropped our predictions for 2020 and we’re predicting that they are spot on.
March 2, 2020Dear Desert / Film ScreeningWe made a film. Come watch it with us!
January 13, 2020Design Canada / Screening TimeJoin us for Canadian snacks and a screening on the golden age of Canadian graphic design Eh.

2019

December 17, 2019Welcome to TruckistanThe land of moving artworks, color, karak tea, roadside repairs and just general chaos.
December 8, 2019A Single StringWhen you can’t build it yourself, get a master to do it and then just watch and learn.
December 8, 2019Don't Tick Boxes.We chased discomfort, we found it, and we used it as a chance to grow. Here’s the four things we’re using to aim for excellence.
December 5, 2019Suffering in the Desert: Part 2Part 1 of biking around the United Arab Emirates was about suffering and failure. Part 2 went a little bit better. Check it out.
November 28, 2019The Best Productivity Hack Ever.It’s an interesting approach, and if you like running it might just work out in your favor.
October 7, 2019Seek discomfortNuno on not getting stuck in the comfort zone, a new city, and the next chapter of Slash.
September 24, 2019Choosing to Change My Life…in Iceland.Life advice from someone brave enough to pack up his life and chase far away adventures.
September 15, 2019Finding The Story is Hard TooLet’s hear it for the good stories, and the ones who find them in the first place.
July 31, 2019Our Guide to Smarter SnackingHow and what you should eat in order to live your best office snack life.
July 25, 2019The First Class Bus StopSocial design for better experiences and proof that the simplest ideas are the best ideas.
July 11, 2019Even if Nobody CaresThe movie poster master and the concept of creating for love, not for likes.
July 1, 2019Less but BetterDieter Rams is one of the most influential designers alive today and this new documentary explains why.
June 23, 2019Harvard for Real (Estate)What Nuno actually talks about when Harvard asks him to talk Real Estate.
June 11, 2019What Came Back from HolidaySlashers always come back with some weird and wonderful things.
May 8, 2019Cines de CubaCapturing the decaying history of Cuba’s forgotten cinemas.
May 2, 2019Climb the Second MountainOne of the best descriptions of purpose and meaning we’ve come across recently.
April 22, 2019Every NoiseThis map will get you very lost, but you’ll enjoy it.
April 3, 2019Colour FilmNext time you’re marketing an indie film use yellow.
March 26, 2019Run TomWe enjoy running, but obviously not as much as Tom Cruise.
March 18, 2019Insights of a Brand Tourist in New YorkTwo days in New York, 15 brands visited and much inspiration taken: Why the rush was worth it.
March 13, 2019When Craft Meets StoryA little glimpse into devil masks, making, identity and storytelling in Mexico.
March 11, 2019All Hail the Eames Lounge ChairNot all chairs are created equal. Here’s the proof.
March 5, 2019Brand (for) BuildingWhy branding matters in architecture and real estate, via our Founder & Harvard.
February 21, 2019Taking the Long WayDocumenting the worlds hardest bike race and the adventure of suffering across forgotten landscapes.
February 10, 2019Frankenstein MusicThere’s no way they got this right the first time.
February 3, 2019Made by Hand“Made by Hand” might just be our favourite 3 word combination in the english language.
January 21, 2019SixtyWhy it’s almost impossible to hit this magic number on a bike.

2018

December 27, 2018Under the SeaIt’s ok to take a camera into the sea if you really know how to use it.
November 23, 2018An IKEA sized mysteryUncovering the mystery of an average photo with an extraordinary back story.
November 21, 2018Adventures in BambooHow too much bamboo and not enough bikes led to some quality innovation in Ghana.
October 31, 2018Judging CoversThe only case where you can totally judge a book by its cover. Go ahead.
October 21, 2018The Paper Man“So many amazing things start off with a piece of paper.”
October 14, 2018Sketching on the RunIt’s not just about how many kilometers you can squeeze in anymore.
October 2, 2018360 Degrees of CrazyTaking you up the side of a 2,307m rock face & into the mind of the mad man who climbed it without safety ropes.
September 19, 2018Going CashlessHow to make money from art that is made out of money.
September 11, 2018We Will Rock YouAnyone who uses Queen this well in their ad deserves a good clap. Oh, and their new brand is interesting too.
September 6, 2018You made what!?Look at these people getting all fancy with LEGO.
August 26, 2018Concrete Carrots or Carrot Concrete?The concrete won’t be orange, but it will definitely be made from carrots.
August 19, 2018360 Degrees of SurfingJoin Samsung inside a Tahitian tube as they chase the next level of digital brand experience.
August 16, 2018Brakes are OverratedEver wondered what it's like to lock your feet to the pedals of a bike with no brakes and hurtle around a track with 80 other people?
August 12, 2018This is Wall CraftIn the age of mass produced media, quick and easy isn’t always best.
July 31, 2018What Could Possibly Go Wrong?1.5 million balloons, a dream and a disaster.
July 18, 2018BreatheOne minute and twenty seconds of pure riding rhythm. Our kind of escape.
July 12, 2018The Slash Guide to BangkokIt’s climbing the list of our favourite cities and these are some of our favourite spots…
July 4, 2018The Impact of PlasticAn architecture firm turning ocean waste into an art work.
June 12, 2018And the Winning Slogan is...You can't hide from the football World Cup, it'll get ya, especially with its team slogans.
June 5, 2018The Manifesto of a Doer23 points of creative wisdom that will have you nodding and saying YES a lot.
June 3, 2018Such Pretty Drones958 drones + lots of mathematics = one epic Time cover.
May 28, 2018This is MudfestTelling random stories poorly is easy. Telling random stories well is an art form.
May 20, 2018It's a SignWhere sign making and passion collide.
May 7, 2018Fire The Laser (cutter)!We’ve got a new prototyping workshop in our life and it’s a beautiful thing.
May 3, 2018Mermaids and CoffeeA tale of an obscure character in an old book, coffee, and design.
April 16, 2018The Ancient Roman SubwayEver wondered what a Roman subway system from around 125AD might look like? Well, wonder no more...
April 3, 201836 hours in IndiaSometimes impact starts with jumping on a plane to India with one change of clothes and a lot of questions.
March 27, 2018How to Make Rooms GrowSpike Jonz, growing walls and more "how'd they do that" creative magic.
March 14, 2018They Did It AgainAnother OK GO video and another session of "how did they do that?"
March 6, 2018We're Doing a Thing!Want to dive into the creative/making process with us?
February 21, 2018Taking Online OfflineWelcome to the Internet, offline and in real life.
February 18, 2018This Is Not An Ad For Everyone"Rather than delivering a single message to a huge audience, we delivered a huge message to a single person"
February 12, 2018Ok Nike, That Was Awesome.When ads are this much fun they just need to be watched.
February 6, 2018I Believe I Can FlyYou've never seen a paper airplane quite like this.
February 1, 2018You Are Not Your ResumeSome questions from Seth Godin, designed to lead you to some good answers.
January 25, 2018Next Level HarmonySometimes ideas are only as good as our ability to explain them. (Spoiler: this guy is a master explainer.)
January 21, 2018The New Way to PlayNintendo is taking the future of gaming back to cardboard, and it looks rad.
January 16, 2018Wandering the Mid-CenturyStep inside for our highlight reel of mid-century architecture on a campus sized scale.
January 10, 2018Walls Are Meant For ClimbingA lesson in creativity, overcoming obstacles, risk, and life & death from the guy who pulled off the greatest feat of pure rock climbing in the history of the sport.
January 8, 2018How The World is MadeThey've got the whole world in their hands, and their making process is something special...

2017

December 18, 2017Let's Talk 2018We love a good 2018 'what will be hot in deisgn' prediction list and this one is on point. What stands out for you?
December 15, 2017Welcome to the Trash IslesAn ocean of rubbish and the campaign to recognise it as an offical country.
December 11, 2017We Got SoleIt's one of our favourite events on Dubai's yearly calendar - here's our crews recap on Sole Dxb 2017
December 10, 2017Just RunThey're not clubs, they're crews, and whilst it looks like it's about running there is a lot more at play.
November 22, 2017Lessons in Design from Improv ComedyHow improv comedy can make you a better designer, from a designer who tried it.
September 3, 2017Design Thinking Is...Post-it note goodness for the future of design or all hype and no hope?
August 2, 2017Shut the Font UpFonts give you the feels, and this article explains the science behind it.
August 2, 2017Go Use Your HandsComputers are good and all, but sometimes you need to leave the digital world behind and find the magic in your own two hands.
April 2, 2017I'm With HerEver wondered what it would be like to design the presidential campaign logo for the losing candidate in one of the most widely publicized and viciously contested elections in history?
March 21, 2017Images You Can LoveDo you suffer from the pain of using ugly, cheesy, expensive stock photos? Well just call us the doctor, cause we have the remedy...
March 16, 2017We Want ThisThis LEGO-compatible tape will allow you to build structures on almost any surface. What a great time to be alive!
March 8, 2017The High Lines Next Balancing ActThe famed “linear park” may be a runaway success, but it’s also a symbol of Manhattan’s rising inequality. Can its founder help other cities learn from its mistakes?
March 1, 201715 Ways to Delight Your ClientsClients are important. Really really important, and these 15 ways to keep them happy are worth holding on to.
February 26, 2017The Future of Design (and how to prepare for it)A handy guide by 99u to navigating what's coming up next in the design world.
February 26, 2017Reframe Your ThinkingThe latest smart stuff from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation & Ideo.