The Shape of Control: Matthew Designs His Death

In part two of this series, designer Matthew Congdon shares the phone notification that changed everything for him. In this darkly funny conversation, Matthew recounts the chaos that followed: the shock, the breakup, the black moths, the medical missteps. But amid the turmoil, he begins to reclaim control–through design. From choosing his gravesite to curating the outfit he’ll be buried in, Matthew transforms fear into authorship and finds solace in beauty, ritual, and precision.