Just Six Degrees

We're back starting 2022 with a new thread of inspiration led by design icon Es Devlin. Her nomination leads us into learning and enlightenment about disability rights, societal progress and transformative actions for the African and black community justsixdegrees.com/#esdevlin

“His credo is that all of us will become disabled eventually so disabled design thinking is in fact futuristic design thinking.” Artist and stage designer Es Devlin on why @SulaimanRKhan of @ThisAbilityLtd inspires her. Discover more on our site. #inspiration #justsixdegrees

Catch this @AbbeyTheatre TS Eliot lecture given by Es Devlin who we have created a thread of inspiration with.

"This ability to think in terms of macro and micro strategy – a Northstar that feels reachable with tactical step-by-step instructions – is one of Dorie’s super powers" @AyseBirselSeck (pronounced Eye-shay) on why @dorieclark inspires her. Drawings by Ayse justsixdegrees.com/#ayse-bir…

"Equally, awe-inducing was her pivot from the design of objects to the design of lives…Ayse never ceases to amaze me." @curiousoctopus on why @AyseBirselSeck is a source of inspiration to her. Discover more...justsixdegrees.com/#paolaant…

Our latest thread is with @curiousoctopus Senior Curator of the Department of Architecture & Design @MuseumModernArt who sets a global agenda for how we view, assess & interpret the symbiotic relationship between design & its place in our everyday lives justsixdegrees.com

"I have witnessed this young man thrive and transform into a light of inspiration." Director and artist #ApichatpongWeerasethakul on why #SakdaKaewbuadee inspires him from when they first met on #TropicalMalady to his work with refugees and migrants now. justsixdegrees.com/#apichatp…

"I lost the passion. I abandoned that dream until I met Sompot again when he came back to Thailand after his graduation." #SakdaKaewbuadee (Tong) on why director #SompotChidgasornpongse (Boat) #railwaysleepers #thaifilm #tropicalmalady justsixdegrees.com/#sakda-ka…

"Throughout the years I have witnessed this young man thrive and transform into a light of inspiration." #ApichatpongWeerasethakul nominates actor #SakdaKaewbuadee (Tong in Tropical Malady) and extols his work with refugees and detainees @FortifyRights justsixdegrees.com/#apichatp…

“Joe tells us that when you shine a light on something — torch light, disco light, cinema light, electric light — you bring into life, into the present, its past and future lives.” Designer Niall Sweeney on director Apichatpong 'Joe' Weerasethakul. justsixdegrees.com/#niall-sw…

"Like all geniuses he possesses a spectacular and flashy talent, but he has an equally spectacular work ethic combined with a perfectionism that would drive a less talented person to insanity." @PantiBliss salutes designer Niall Sweeney in our latest justsixdegrees.com

We first mailed @PantiBliss about contributing to our project in May 2016! Today the thread of inspiration is complete. Discover an award-winning graphic designer, a Palme D’or winning director and ultimately the power of friendship. #panti #pantibliss justsixdegrees.com/#pantibli…

Hello @darrenwalker we are looking to get in touch with you. Just wondering if you could advise how best to do so. Many thanks.

We are thrilled to return in the company of Beverly Glenn-Copeland, a largely unsung artist whose time to sing and be heard has come. His career-spanning retrospective Transmissions drops this week on @transgressiveHQ we discover who inspires at justsixdegrees.com

After a hiatus, we're delighted to return with some fresh inspiration threads this time helmed by @roisinmurphy - it takes in @e_constantine_1 Daniel Meadows & his photobus @caferoyalbooks Magnum photographer David Hurn @LauraSFreeman Hope you enjoy it! justsixdegrees.com/#roisin-m…

After an unexpectedly prolonged hiatus, we're delighted to say we are working on new threads of connectivity and inspiration and will have them our website over the coming weeks. #just6degrees

Hi @kramdas just wondering if you are receiving our mails? Many thanks

"@LeoRydellJost is my favorite person in the world." Luis Venegas on being inspired by Leo. Find out more bit.ly/2rn3Msp

"I hadn’t seen anyone curating a magazine like that" @albert_moya on prolific publisher Luis Venegas inspiring him bit.ly/2qOrqhe