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The Poetic Similarities in Designing for Healthcare and "Made in Italy" Luxury Furniture (from NeoCon)

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On-site NeoCon 2025 interview with Von

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Great Lakes By Design: Behind the Design of The Award-Winning Ellie Collection

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Yanko Design article: The Ellie Collection: How Neuroaesthetics and Biophilic Design are Revolutionizing Healthcare Spaces

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Archiproducts article: Seating Designed for Wellness in Care Spaces

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Authority Magazine interviews Von about designing for wellness

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Strategic Design Workshop with Wynton Marsalis

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A fun blast from our past: Alexander Girard's La Fonda del Sol Restaurant in miniature

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Play Orbit's approach is Deep Design

We may design “things,” but our approach focuses on the relationships between things.

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Play Orbit's +Impact Studio is named one of “The Most Interesting New MBA Courses”

Play Orbit's +Impact Studio is named one of “The Most Interesting New MBA Courses”

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A cybernetic perspective on being a designer

A cybernetic perspective on being a designer

Tyler Epson, a student of Von’s at CCS, surprised us with this video

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Ross School of Business' Assistant Dean Jerry Davis on the +Impact Studio

Ross School of Business' Assistant Dean Jerry Davis on the +Impact Studio

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Lynn Margulis: a radical living systems biologist

Lynn Margulis: a radical living systems biologist

Video: Symbiotic Earth trailer from Hummingbird Films

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Wendell Berry advises all poets stuck in sticky times

Wendell Berry advises all poets stuck in sticky times

Video: How to Be a Poet read by Wendell Berry

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Eyes and brains alone won't do it

Link to a wonderful article that reminds us just how multi-sensorially we connect and engage with our environment

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The need for Radical Innovation in Healthcare

The need for Radical Innovation in Healthcare

Malay’s article makes the evidence-based case that, as Alex Drane says and I teach— in a wellness model “Health is life!” —health is lifestyle.

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"Things and the Space Between"

Video: Von talks about his design philosophy

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A Designer’s perspective on Jim Hackett: Ford’s System Thinker in-chief

A Designer’s perspective on Jim Hackett: Ford’s System Thinker in-chief

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From #playorbitstudio on instagram

Give a dog a flower pot and all is right in the world.

Life finds a way. Parking lot in Atami, Japan

Finding Kakezukuri (nail-free, through-joint construction), beautifully employed at various scales and across centuries:
— A small Shinto shrine to foxes ( neighborhood in Atami)
— Kiyomizu-dera Temple, a favorite of mine(Kyoto)
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@kwalufurniture We’re honored to share that the Ellie Collection, designed by Von Robinson of @playorbitdesign, has been recognized with a Best of NeoCon Business Impact Award and a Best of NeoCon Silver award.

And thanks, @kwalufurniture, for