Burning Man

Blooming Temple

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Artist James Gwertzman designs ‘Temple of Moon’, Burning Man 2026’s Pavilion >

13 Mar 26
A true-to-scale illustration of our solar system

FilmFestFriday > Design Thinking

Two space boffins have built a true-to-scale model of the solar system in the Nevada Desert, and it's mesmerizing. >

18 Sep 15
The late Larry Harvey on the creation of Burning Man Festival

Talks > Art & Photography / Creative Economy

It's Burning Man this week. The festival's 2018 iteration takes place between 25 August and 3 September. We look back at the founder's Design Indaba Talk. >

25 Aug 15
Trailer: Larry Harvey on how Burning Man festival created art with a social purpose

Trailers > Art & Photography / Creative Economy

Burning Man’s founder Larry Harvey describes how the festival of arts is driven by a strange combination of jeopardy and awe. >

25 Aug 15
Burning Man Festival calls out to urban designers

Design News > Design Thinking / Urban & Landscape Design

The Black Rock City Ministry of Urban Planning has put a call out to urban designers to reimagine the Burning Man Festival’s temporary city design. >

24 Aug 15
In the desert everything burns

Lookbook > Art & Photography / Creative Economy

Nearly 10 000 part-time pyromaniacs watched great wooden structures blaze at Afrikaburn, Africa’s regional Burning Man festival. >

8 May 15
Burning Man founding member Larry Harvey speaks at Design Indaba 2015 – Designboom

Inside View > Art & Photography / Music & Sound Design

Larry Harvey reflects on the impact the annual Burning Man festival offers those who experience it. >

23 Apr 15
Larry Harvey: Artists deserve to make money

Video Interviews > Art & Photography / Design Activism

The founder of Burning Man talks about how the annual arts festival has become an alternative market for art. >

20 Apr 15
Advice for young designers (part two)

Inside View > Creative Economy / Design Thinking / Film & Animation / Graphic Design & Illustration / Product Design

More wise words for aspiring creatives from some of the most globally acclaimed design professionals. >

5 Mar 15
Day one in pictures

Lookbook > Design Thinking

From a leading local agency through top global design graduates to Burning Man founder and Pentagram partner: here's day one of Design Indaba Conference 2015. >

25 Feb 15
Beyond Black Rock City

Design Frontiers > Art & Photography / Creative Economy

Larry Harvey, founding member of Burning Man, puts the idea down to a whim one afternoon. Now Burning Man-style interactive art is appearing worldwide. >

9 Feb 15
Larry Harvey

Larry Harvey is the founding board member and chief philosophic officer of Burning Man, an annual festival of arts in the Nevada desert. >

7 Feb 15
Orchestrating chaos

Design News > Product Design

Since Burning Man 2006, wooden clouds have started creeping across the world's cityscapes like rising damp. >

1 Aug 08

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