Well, Designed: Health and Wellbeing in Post-Pandemic Times

By Porta

October 20th, 2020

Tags: Bates Smart, GOLDEN, gray puksand, Porta Mouldings, Super Design, Super Design 2020, Super Design Festival

Personal wellness has never felt so important. More than just a lifestyle pursuit, health and wellbeing has quickly become an everyday imperative for home, work, and within the public sphere.

Join Alicia McKimm (Golden), Dale O’Brien (Gray Puksand), Richard Healy (Bates Smart) and Lisa Gasperotti (Porta Mouldings) as we explore the meaning of wellness in a post-pandemic world, how biophilic design can influence our lives for the better and how designers are creating a roadmap for better living going forward.

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