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A design, architecture, and art independent media and publication aimed to gain deeper perspectives on design and art works beyond their visual aspects.
Background: Holycow! Restaurant, Surabaya, Indonesia.
While the visual experience of design and art is essential, Readesign Magazine is committed to moving beyond surface aesthetics, diving deep into the process, philosophy, and techniques embedded within each work to provide in-depth critical analysis. Our mission is two-fold: to offer essential insight for our readers and to serve as a platform that recognizes and appreciates the diligent intellectual and creative labor of designers and artists.
Recent articles
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Pamolèan: Kaburnya Batas Seni dan Hidup di Babad Lembâna 5
ART | FESTIVAL | SUMENEP | 2025 Oleh Vini Salma Fadhilah Memasuki tahun kelima, repertoar Babad Lembâna hadir kembali di Lembâna Artgroecosystem, Sumenep, Madura, pada 14 sampai dengan 20 Desember 2025 dengan tajuk “Pamolèan”. Dalam filosofi Madura, Pamolèan merujuk pada alamat pulang: rumah asal sebagai tempat bermula sekaligus bermuara. Pamolèan di sini juga tidak terbatas Read more
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Ascott Waterplace Surabaya Rayakan Hari Disabilitas Sedunia 2025 Lewat Peluncuran Hampers Bertema Inklusi
ART | COMPETITION | SURABAYA | 2025 Dalam rangka memperingati Hari Disabilitas Sedunia 2025, Ascott Waterplace Surabaya menghadirkan sebuah kegiatan inspiratif bertajuk “Rise the Dream”. Acara yang digelar pada 6 Desember 2025 di Lobby Ascott Waterplace Surabaya ini menjadi wujud komitmen perusahaan dalam mendukung pemberdayaan dan inklusi anak-anak dengan disabilitas melalui ruang ekspresi, kreativitas, dan Read more
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Introduction to Detoxing Design with Butawarna Studio and Further Reading
DESIGN | WORKSHOP | SURABAYA | 2025 Amidst the rapid pace of technology and industry today, is the state of the design field heading toward a utopia or a dystopia? What exactly does it mean to be an interdisciplinary designer in this new reality, and what significant role must the design learning process play in Read more
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Das Genesis: Bestiarium Mentis—The City as Psychic Ecology
ART | EXHIBITION | GRESIK | 2025 What if the city we inhabit turned out to be a wild mental zoo? What kinds of creatures and energies would dwell within it, and how would they interact? Das Genesis (Ayudhia Virga and Yura Kenn Kusnar) explores this question in Bestiarium Mentis, a new media exhibition that Read more
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Das Genesis: Bestiarium Mentis—Kota sebagai Ekologi Psikis
ART | EXHIBITION | GRESIK | 2025 Bagaimana jika kota yang kita tinggali adalah sebuah kebun binatang mental yang liar? Makhluk dan energi seperti apakah yang mendiaminya, dan bagaimana mereka saling berinteraksi? Berangkat dari kontemplasi ini, kolektif seniman Das Genesis (Ayudhia Virga dan Yura Kenn Kusnar) menghadirkan pameran seni kontemporer media baru bertajuk Bestiarium Mentis. Read more
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ARTSUBS 2025: Between Material Agency and Representation
ART | EXHIBITION | SURABAYA | 2025 By Dimas Tri Pamungkas. The 2025 ARTSUBS contemporary art exhibition, titled ‘Material Ways’, signals a strong tendency in the contemporary Indonesian art landscape: the return of material as a subject of ideas. The exhibition features over 120 artists from various regions, employing cross-medium approaches from textiles and glass Read more
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