We live in an age that celebrates the individual – artists, designers, architects and creatives are increasingly called upon to forge a recognisable identity. Yet some of the most innovative experiences in contemporary culture take a different path: that of collective work.

Through a series of conversations with leading figures on the international scene – from Fosbury Architecture to Studio Azzurro, from OLDER Studio to Formafantasma, from Wu Ming 2 to ruangrupa, right through to Boa Mistura, Marcido Marcidoris and Famosa Mimosa, Studio Mistaker and Raqs Media Collective – this book explores the forms of collective creativity in art, design, architecture, fashion, literature, theatre and curatorial practices.

In an era marked by competition and the quest for visibility, these experiences demonstrate how the sharing of ideas, responsibility and collective imagination can become a decisive cultural and political resource for the human species, in keeping with its social nature.