Joy Spaces
Spaces that inspire collaboration + innovation through brainstorming and socializing. These "brave spaces," designed using the universal aesthetics of joy, are representative of diverse cultures, build trust and a sense of community at work.
JOY IS A FORM OF RESILIENCE
Emerging data indicate that joy makes us healthier, more productive, creative, and resilient. We need it now more than ever.
“Surroundings have a profound influence on both individual and social well-being. A cross-cultural study of workplaces shows that people working in more colorful environments are more alert, confident, friendly, and joyful than those working in drab spaces.”
-Ingrid Fetel Lee, Founder of The Aesthetics of Joy
Florecer Joy Lounge
Interior Design by Victoria Davis. Experience Design by Marissa Heyl
Queer feminist writer Audre Lorde on Joy
“The sharing of joy, whether physical, emotional, psychic, or intellectual, forms a bridge between the sharers which can be the basis for understanding much of what is not shared between them, and lessens the threat of their difference.”
Workplaces with innovation hubs score 16-24% higher in effectiveness + experience
New research from Gensler demonstrates that workspaces with innovation hubs—an environment strategically designed and actively nurtured to promote a way of working that is fundamentally different from an organization’s norm—enhance the bottom line more than other amenities.
Adding creative breakout spaces shifts away from the traditional conference room design to create a comfortable, relaxing environment. Providing inspirational spaces for your employees to gather enhances office culture and serves as an attractive recruiting tool for new hires.
Poet Ross Gay on the study of joy