vol. 49: when picking furniture becomes spiritual

The success of a physical space is not a/b testable, it’s intuited in the subconscious. It is beyond words. It is felt at the level of energy.

What if we designed our lives from the seat of the heart, as opposed to the calculative whims of the mind? What if we focused on our holistic “why”, from our achiest depths, and let the universe take care of the “hows”?

I suspect physical spaces with these kinds of abstract ideals are akin to how the natural world works. The emphasis being on the ecosystem and whole, as opposed to the individuating ROI of one specific component. Designing for the whole is more effortless. More tender. Less quantifiable justifications are needed. It’s not about cost-benefitting the... See more

How can one design a space for connection, solitude, beauty, contemplation, belonging or creativity?