SOUR

SOUR is a global design innovation studio with the mission to address social and urban problems; the name is a play on those two words and also a statement of attitude, one that welcomes acquired tastes, embraces the discomfort of the new and enjoys working in the grey. The studio bridges research, design and action through co-creation, and reports having worked with more than 450 professional and lived-experience experts in over 35 cities.

Its capabilities run from mixed-methods research and strategic interventions to rapid prototyping, community activation, co-creation, co-design and process documentaries. SOUR works from studios in Brooklyn, New York, and Beyoğlu, Istanbul, publishes Journal.1 and produces a podcast on design and public-interest technology.