5 THINGS WORTH KNOWING / 5 October 2026

Little Discoveries

Design · Philosophy · Plants · Curiosities · Words. 5 discoveries in this edition.

Naoto Fukasawa: music begins with a gesture

In depth · 3 min read

In his wall-mounted CD player, a hanging cord connects hand and sound: design also means observing things we do without thinking.

In depth · 3 min read

A line from the Daodejing asks us to notice beginnings without forgetting what follows: a first step does not guarantee arrival.

In depth · 3 min read

Cyperus papyrus connects a recognisable botanical shape with a writing material: the crucial transformation begins inside the plant’s stem.

In depth · 3 min read

Tiny eyes along the mantle hide an unusual optical solution: a curved surface reflects incoming light towards the retinas.

In depth · 3 min read

The Italian term comes from Japanese and joins folding with paper: one name describes both a technique and the objects it produces.

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