DIFFERENT PROGRESS is an self-owned cooperative dedicated to progressive design.
Design has the power to shape the future and therefore carries a responsibility.
New media and technologies open up new possibilities and new ways of life.
But technical intelligence, functionality, and truth are nothing without spontaneity, creativity, and empathy.
We are therefore committed to a design philosophy focused on mutual support and joy, rather than on maximizing profits and prestige.
Our work is not meant to deceive or dazzle, but to enlighten and bring joy. It is not meant to create a silent audience of dependents, but rather wild, joyful spirits who take the world into their own hands and look out for one another.
We must transcend the normality of our times and embark on a free and wild journey together with shapes, colors, and symbols.
The journey has no clear destination, but it does have a direction: A beautiful and free life for everyone—nothing less, nothing more.
The fact that we are a cooperative—not an office, studio, or agency—means that we firmly believe people can live and work better when they are free to flourish and make their own choices.
For us, collaborative design is not a passing fad or a CSR cliché, but rather a way of life that we must develop together everywhere in order to emerge from the crises and disasters of our time.
In these new structures, we have just as little use for nuclear waste and microplastics as we do for toxic bosses.
Free and empathetic people need no God, no boss, no country, and no AGI.
People are the experts on their own lives—no one else.