Kimberlie Birks

Kimberlie Birks is a New York-based art and design writer. 

Born in Montreal, she studied art history at Brown University and design criticism at the School of Visual Arts, where she wrote a graduate thesis on playground design. Her writing has featured in Dwell, Domus, Metropolis and Azure. 

She is also the co-founder of Creative States, a visioning platform for a community of artists, designers, thought-leaders and engaged citizens exploring futures we want to live into.

Her first book, Design for Children, is published by Phaidon. 

 

 

Selected writing:

Featured
The Floating Visions of Saraceno and Sachs
Domus
The Floating Visions of Saraceno and Sachs
Domus

In transporting us to other worlds, Tomás Saraceno’s Cloud City and and Tom Sachs’ Space Program: Mars lead us to look more closely at our own.

Domus
An Artist and Farmer Work With a Toronto-Based Studio to Build a Barn-Inspired Home
Dwell
An Artist and Farmer Work With a Toronto-Based Studio to Build a Barn-Inspired Home
Dwell

A new home replenishes Quebec’s vanishing stock of farmhouses.

Dwell
This Isn’t a Spaceship — It’s Nendo’s Vibrant CoFuFun Plaza
Azure
This Isn’t a Spaceship — It’s Nendo’s Vibrant CoFuFun Plaza
Azure

Nendo’s CoFuFun Plaza in Japan’s Nara prefecture turns an ignored plot of land into a parkette of earthly delights.

Azure
The Enduring Impact of Edo-Era Japanese Prints
Metropolis
The Enduring Impact of Edo-Era Japanese Prints
Metropolis

Japan Society’s Edo Pop highlights the enduring graphic impact of Japan’s Edo era prints.

Metropolis
The Playful City
Azure
The Playful City
Azure

Can playgrounds make kids smarter? Yes, say the experts, and landscape architects everywhere are responding. Welcome to outdoor play’s new reality.

Azure
Wanders Lust
Design Bureau
Wanders Lust
Design Bureau

The naked designer explores a more intimate side.

Design Bureau

Get in touch:  info@kimberliebirks.com