Going Real

Marco Petroni’s new essay is an attempt to investigate the heart of the contradictions emerging from the world of contemporary design. New economic relations, the technological and algorithmic influence on work processes, the margins of creativity and autonomy that seem to emerge in a scenario undergoing profound transformation are the themes chosen to define a multiplicity of issues that testify to a return to reality of the design of our time. What value does the project have in the world we live in?