"We're against any form of design snobbery, pretentiousness and cultural gatekeeping," the pair say. This is quite perfectly translated in the design of their website: A digital universe where 'there is no force of gravity and the sunset lasts forever'. You'll come across motivational stock images, glitches and floating chairs in amongst a chaotic collage of what looks like the inside of the pair's brains and a virtual rendition of their shared studio desk. Look out for projects hidden like easter eggs in amongst their virtual bookshelf.
The letter highlights the alarming financial pressures facing businesses. Energy prices, rents, supplier costs, and wage increases, combined with the repayment of legacy pandemic debt and rising NICs, have created an unsustainable trading environment.
These are not National Gallery curated projects, they are what each place has wanted to do. And completely organically, we've ended up with 12 totally different projects.