and Destiny is the research project of Destiny Rivera. An ongoing exploration of process across fashion, design, music, and culture, it studies how upbringing shapes direction, how references connect across life, and how it all moves from thought to thing. Through interviews, research, and events, the project puts that knowledge into the world, working alongside brands, and educational and cultural institutions to encourage lifelong discovery.

Interviews + Notes

This series fosters deeper thinking and chain-reaction learning through the exploration of the processes and unique approaches of creative trailblazers and their predecessors. It serves as a collection of culturally relevant stories, designed to expand the way you think about your own trajectory.

Click to Read:

  1. Exploring My Own Process in Three Minutes 

  2. TWOARABMINDS’ Sofiane El Bekri on Inheriting Influence

  3. The Long Way to Fondation Vasarely

  4. Secret of Manna on Memorializing the Mundane

  5. Altobello on the References That Raised Him

  6. Process: Thought 01

RRR: Research

Related Reading Resources (RRR) is a collection of the thinking behind the thinking. Explore new perspectives, unfamiliar ideas, and source material referenced in interviews and pulled during research. 

Click to View:

  1. The Basics of Process Philosophy →

  2. Sustaining Community: Praxis in Real Life →

  3. ENO Documentary Overview →

  4. Video: A Conversation with Steve McQueen and Donna De Salvo →

  5. Process Theology →

  6. Process Philosophy in Depth →

  7. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell (10,000hr rule) →

  8. Marcel Duchamp and the Readymade →

Events

A running list of panel discussions, online talks, and other gatherings.

Upcoming: