OK-RM A Meaningful Order

A Meaningful Order is a 328-page book born from dialogue and collaboration between designers OK-RM (Oliver Knight & Rory McGrath) and James Langdon. Developed through an evolving process of discussion, exhibition, and production, the book explores the distributed realities of design through a curated selection from OK-RM’s 16-year archive. Structured around 26 alphabetised chapters (A–Z), it serves as a platform for experimental, non-academic study—blending theory, practice, and performative writing. The book acts both as a design object and a site of inquiry, examining how form and context shape meaning. Featuring a long-form interview with Jack Self and an introduction by… Read more

A Meaningful Order is a 328-page book born from dialogue and collaboration between designers OK-RM (Oliver Knight & Rory McGrath) and James Langdon. Developed through an evolving process of discussion, exhibition, and production, the book explores the distributed realities of design through a curated selection from OK-RM’s 16-year archive.

Structured around 26 alphabetised chapters (A–Z), it serves as a platform for experimental, non-academic study—blending theory, practice, and performative writing. The book acts both as a design object and a site of inquiry, examining how form and context shape meaning. Featuring a long-form interview with Jack Self and an introduction by Lila Matsumoto, it reflects on what designed objects do, why they do it, and how they impact culture—aiming for clarity without sacrificing depth.

 

328 pages, 22.7 x 32cm, InOtherWords (London).