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Notes on design,
craft and materials.

Articles by Yasser Bensetti on product design, craftsmanship, typography and making.

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What cannot be written into a file

Teaching · Passing on knowledge What cannot be written into a file Design is becoming a document that machines execute. Yet the part we truly teach is precisely the part that refuses to be written…

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When the letter becomes an image again

Design · Typography When the letter becomes an image again For twenty years, typography stepped back to serve better. In 2026, it is claiming the spotlight. There is something unsettling about standing before a poster…

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In praise of what is already there

Architecture · Reuse In praise of what is already there What if the most honest material were not raw concrete, but the wall that is already standing? For fifty years, brutalism made concrete into an…

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Approach

16.02.2026 Approach Process and method A method focused on understanding use and the formal coherence of every detail. Every project starts with an analysis phase. Understanding the context, the constraints and the real objectives. Identifying…

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Vision

16.02.2026 Vision My design philosophy BENSETTI Design values simplicity, functional logic and the precise intention behind every decision. Design is not an extra layer. It is not there to “dress up” a solution that has…

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Perspectives

16.02.2026 Perspective BENSETTI Design, future perspectives A vision focused on coherent, useful and structured projects, giving design a clear direction. Design is not an aesthetic exercise. It is a stance. Every project carries a responsibility:…

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