Lucy Kimbell on her Design Leadership blog (January 18) wrote the following post:

“Building Space with Words is a project by social scientist Anne-Laure Fayard (assistant professor of Management at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, NYU-Poly) and artist Aileen Wilson, associate professor of Art and Design Education at Pratt Institute. Along with several others, I have been invited to join their blog conversation where they/we discuss matters such as disciplines, practices, materiality, art v science, social science v science and so on. Indeed the subjects being discussed, and the range of backgrounds of the contributors are such that I was worried that I couldn’t keep up with all the posts and all the threads. But then I realised it is rather like being at a party of people, some of whom know each other, or know of each other, or faintly recognise each other, with two hosts who keep offering drinks or things to eat, and introduce you to each other. But where are the gatecrashers?”

I think it’s an excellent description. Aileen and I are glad to be perceived as good hosts but we have to say that you are all great guests in this potluck dinner party.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Let’s keep drinking and eating.

And indeed where are the gatecrashers? :-)

al