Designer at Automattic.
Based in Milan, Italy.
Henrique Iamarino
@henrique@iamarino.com
Theme designer at Automattic. I write about design, technology, and classical ideas at iamarino.com.
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When Remembrance Becomes Amnesia
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. We may be watching history repeat itself—not through violence, but through language. When governments erase perpetrators from memory, amnesia replaces remembrance.
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Building My Workspace Sanctuary (Thanks, Automattic)
I could work from anywhere, but I choose my own space. Here’s what makes my home office temple work—and how Automattic made it happen.
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Henrique 4.3
I’ve never written a birthday post before. But turning 43 in Brazil while living in Italy made me do it. Some moments don’t need decades of hindsight to be recognized as happiness. I should write…
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December in the Countryside: A Brazilian Recalibration
Every December, I leave Europe for Brazil. It’s not an escape—it’s calibration. A return that feels like stepping into a parallel version of my life, capturing fragments of the universe I temporarily inhabit.
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Twenty WordPress Themes: A Year in Review
Nineteen WordPress themes, plus my personal site. Twenty total. Some bold, some restrained. All functional. 2025 is a year of focused work, captured in one complete list that’s here to stay.
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Eating Meat and the Contradictions We Carry
Raising animals industrially feels wrong. Yet I continue eating meat, shaped by a culture woven into my belonging. Hypocrite or work in progress? Probably both. Here’s how I navigate it.
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The Strange Value of Blogging When No One Is Looking
Why do I keep writing when my audience is so small or absent? Somewhere along the way, I realized that this quiet environment might influence my writing more than attention ever could.
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Frankenstein’s Core Was Never the Lightning but the Horror
Guillermo Del Toro’s adaptation is beautiful. But it breaks the one rule every remix must follow.
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Mary Beard & Charlotte Higgins Are Making Classics Cool Again
Two brilliant women are hosting the year’s best podcast. A world-renowned classicist and Guardian culture writer make emperors, epic poems, and ancient stories feel immediate, relevant, and unexpectedly entertaining.
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What Unlimited Books Say About Our Culture
Automattic’s unlimited book budget says a lot about our culture. This post reflects on three remarkable books that reshaped how I think, work, and design.
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The Real Question Isn’t “How Did We Get So Ugly?”
When aesthetics prioritized inclusion and equality, priorities shifted. The world didn’t become only ugly; it became democratic. Now we can reimagine what’s possible.
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A Farewell to the Man Who Illustrated My Childhood
Drew Struzan passed away on October 13, 2025, at age 78. His iconic posters for Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and E.T. opened doors to wonder. You painted our childhoods and will never be forgotten.