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Joyful: The surprising power of ordinary things to create extraordinary happiness
Ingrid Fetell Lee • 2 highlights
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A body of research is emerging that demonstrates a clear link between our surroundings and our mental health.
Ingrid Fetell Lee • Joyful: The surprising power of ordinary things to create extraordinary happiness


Out of a ~$3.2MM total project budget (Cerca 2019), this Moongate cost us about $15k.
It made the project. People take prom and wedding photos in front all the time. It anchors it in people’s mind.
Where do you live? “I live by the Moongate” is a common refrain.
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“The choices made by designers have a significant effect on the world. Yet so much of the discourse on design focuses on aesthetics rather than ethics. […] How do you make room for humanity, with all its wondrous variations, in a society increasingly driven by metrics, algorithms, and profit? How can ecologically responsible designers consider a pr
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Eden Pockets: how to create and cultivate places of delight.
why did we stop designing homes like these? bring whimsical forms back to architecture🐚
stephaniesubstack.comPlaygrounds over Paths
Today's standard design wisdom focuses on the design of linear paths. Sometimes they may branch, but they're ultimately a sequential set of steps towards a desired outcome.
Within complex systems, these paths often lack the flexibility to adapt to emergent conditions - users acting outside the "designed boundaries".
Instead of... See more
Today's standard design wisdom focuses on the design of linear paths. Sometimes they may branch, but they're ultimately a sequential set of steps towards a desired outcome.
Within complex systems, these paths often lack the flexibility to adapt to emergent conditions - users acting outside the "designed boundaries".
Instead of... See more