“What’s on your nightstand, and what does it say about you? Without a doubt, this is one of the most fun accounts to follow if you are an LGBTQ+ identifying individual (or ally) and a designer of sorts. Queer Nightstands is a social media platform that posts a collection of – you guessed it – nightstands (or bedside tables) submitted by LGBTQ+ users on Instagram. It’s interior design inspiration but with a twist! The objects ‘on display’ vary from extravagant candles to queer literature staples and slightly more mischievous objects. This is an account of everyday, banal yet fabulous queer interiors and I love it.”

“Cuirtopia is the latest project by my friend and collaborator at Wet-Hard Agency, Dr. Regner Ramos. I followed his work religiously as an architecture student, as he was one of the few figures in academia that allowed their queer identity to shape and inspire their work. Cuirtopia is a project to map out queer buildings and territories in the Caribbean using fiction and history; storytelling and archives. Cuirtopia’s Instagram account is a curated and visually pleasing feed of archival material, CAD drawings and work by primarily queer, Latinx artists. The project is set to launch with an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Puerto Rico, so expect an explosion of wonderfully illustrated maps, crafted architectural models and evocative films of LGBTQ+ spaces and places. Sail into uncharted territories with Cuirtopia.”

“Adam Nathaniel Furman is the poster child for subversive queer architecture and design. His bold and unapologetically colourful designs evoke a sense of freedom and liberation from contemporary architecture’s monotone and ‘beige’ aesthetics. Adam also delved – quite successfully – into the fields of industrial and interior design, by inserting his queer aesthetic into everyday objects; from mugs to carpets and playful, phallic-looking chairs. Adam is also very vocal about the need to amplify queer voices within the architectural profession. His latest book ‘Queer Spaces: An Atlas of LGBTQIA+ Places and Stories’ aims to bring to the foreground our collective spaces of congregation in a volume that features over 90 such spaces, from London to Cuba and beyond. Adam’s feed is a visual diary of his work, some of which you can purchase online. Queer architectural merchandise for all!”

“Legacy Russell’s seminal book ‘Glitch Feminism: A Manifesto’, was an eye-opening, insightful, thought-provoking and exciting account on the possibility of the ‘glitch’; glitch not as in computational error, but glitch as in bodies, behaviours and actions that fall outside the heteronormative spectrum and society’s expectations of normality. In their book, the curator and author wanted us to embrace glitches as means to imagine alternative futures where no queer body is silenced or marginalised. Since reading their book, I have been following their online avatar on Instagram, where they get to showcase the work of lesser-known artists and thinkers, primarily from minority groups and members of the LGBTQ+ community. Click follow and embrace the glitch yourselves!”

“Queering The Map is the brainchild of designer and researcher Lucas LaRochelle. It’s a community-based, interactive project that seeks to preserve LGBTQ+ memory beyond borders. The platform hosts a selection of user-generated queer stories from around the world; mapped and inserted into physical space by using a counter-version of Google Maps. Some stories are light-hearted and about first dates and Grindr meets. Others are about accounts of segregation, torture, and harassment shared by LGBTQ+ individuals from sites of conflict. Scrolling through stills of the interactive map on Instagram, one can notice the similarities that exist between those stories. Our experiences are universal as much as they are personal. Go and share yours!”

“I was introduced to Jack O’Brien’s work by a friend who is also actively researching queer spaces in London. The artist explores the relationships between the built environment, material culture and marginalised aesthetics. I was instantly taken by the queer sensibility and approach that Jack instils into his practice, pushing the boundaries of what sculpture is. His Instagram account acts as a repository of present and past work, alongside stills from community-based workshops that the artist devises. Jack often works with (the idea of) gestures and material manipulations. Actions like punching, stretching and twisting are evident in his work and provide subtle, poetic references to the queer experience at large. I am particularly obsessed with one of his latest sculptures, made out entirely of two wine glasses and a leather belt. Hot stuff!”