They had accepted my research proposal to bridge future studies with fashion design, and I was ecstatic! No one I know has pursued this area of study before, so being a pioneer in the field is going to be very exciting. The question now is: how does one begin studying the future of design in an institution so devoted to history of it?  

Well, I was invited earlier this week to have lunch with Chris Luebkeman, Director of for Global Foresight & Innovation at Arup, with the fabulous Paola Antonelli and Helen Walters. Everyone at the table lived and breathed design innovation!  

Chris recommended reading this book called Yesterday’s Future: Past Visions of the American Future.  I bought the book immediately and, wow, I LOVE it!!  It shows how people in the past have predicted the future and a magnificent window into the worldview of people at the time. Kitchen of tomorrow. Cars of tomorrow. Cities of tomorrow. It is all very cool.  I recommend it!