My hypothesis is that making the internet, a place we spend an inordinate amount of time in, feel approachable, cozy, and human is important to us at a fundamental level of our psyche. We want the places we inhabit to feel like homes. We want to personalize and shape these spaces as much as they shape us, and with the internet, that power has... See more

As the internet grows in size, we feel like we’re surrounded by people and lonely at the same time. It feels increasingly harder to feel safe expressing ourselves authentically in the predominant gathering spaces. We feel like we’re either invisible or presenting at an auditorium. Things have to be more explicit, black-and-white in the new world.... See more

Can we tie together a web of these communal spaces to mimic exploring a city, where engaging feels like an everyday experience rather than a special isolated surprise?

We’ve lost gradients of intimacy, a concept from architecture, the ability to loiter and meander through a space, engaging when we want in varying levels of expression. We don’t have any peripheral vision on the internet. We have to be in one place or the other. Simultaneously, we’re never really in any place—we can always blame connection issues... See more

I’ve been fascinated with how the Internet can be used to form beautiful ephemeral moments of connection with the most unexpected kinds of people. This doc outlines an inquiry into how we create the conditions for those moments, how to cultivate and sustainably grow the intimate tiny internets we explore that protect us from the wide, scary,... See more

tiny internets is an inquiry into how we create more human, natural, and homey spaces to shape, live in, and form bonds in.