The Generalist magazine

The Wallpaper* Smart Car: Overseen by Senior Designer Lee Belcher, the Wallpaper Smart Brabus has been given a thoroughly contemporary going-over, with no surface or material left unscrutinised. All set to serve as our in-house private transport

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By Sophie Lovell

last updated 24 August 2022

in Features

A rather intriguing architecture magazine has caught our eye of late.

Founded by Björn Hekmati and Adeline Seidel at the architecture department of the Darmstadt Technical University, 'Generalist' is a bi-annual publication that explores current issues and theoretical ideas in architecture and urban design.

If you are thinking: 'big yawn' at this point though, you would be mistaken. As its name suggests, Generalist has a multidisciplinary approach, which aims to take the debate to a broader audience. It reaches, say the founders, 'beyond the confined fields that architectural magazines usually cover'.

In the current 'Use and Habit' issue, for example, they concentrate on what happens when architecture is used and the stories that unfold between private and social space. Contributions by a range of (mainly German) contemporary thinkers, such as the theorist and musician Christopher Dell or the sculptural design professor Tina Haase, alongside wonderfully raw photo essays in a themed, discussion format make this food for thought of a most digestible kind.

The Wallpaper* asterisk is embroidered into the leather in the Blue Wallpaper* Smart Car — **The Wallpaper* Smart Car:**
The Wallpaper* asterisk is embroidered into the leather

The Wallpaper* asterisk on the red alloy wheel on the Wallpaper* Blue Smart Car — **The Wallpaper* Smart Car:**...and into the alloy wheel

Thin Bike GER logo on a black background

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White ThinBike - by Schindelhauer and Graham Hill — **ThinBike - by Schindelhauer and Graham Hill**
Treehugger founder Graham Hill has collaborated with German bicycle brand Shindelhauer to produce ThinBike, a bicycle that folds almost completely flat

foldable pedals on the ThinBike — **ThinBike - by Schindelhauer and Graham Hill**
'I figured that if you could have a system whereby you could fold the bars and pedals then you'd have a much more storable, luggable bike and therefore could more easily incorporate it into a small apartment lifestyle,' says Hill

the handlebars on the ThinBike — **ThinBike - by Schindelhauer and Graham Hill**
A simple switch turns the handlebars 180 degrees to lie flat against the wall

top view of ThinBike — **ThinBike - by Schindelhauer and Graham Hill**

The Generalist Magazine GER logo on a black background

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The Generalist magazine front cover — **The Generalist magazine:**
Founded by Björn Hekmati and Adeline Seidel at the architecture department of the Darmstadt Technical University, 'Generalist' is a bi-annual publication that explores current issues and theoretical ideas in architecture and urban design.

inside the Generalist magazine — **The Generalist magazine:**
Contributions by a range of (mainly German) contemporary thinkers, such as the theorist and musician Christopher Dell or the sculptural design professor Tina Haase, alongside wonderfully raw photo essays in a themed, discussion format make this food for thought of a most digestible kind.

The Wallpaper* Smart Car GER text on a black background