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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

Von's Neocon article on poetics of design and the wellness implication

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Authority Magazine interviews Von about designing for wellness

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Strategic Design Workshop with Wynton Marsalis

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

Play Orbit's approach is Deep Design

Play Orbit's approach is Deep Design

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

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”

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

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

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

Lynn Margulis: a radical living systems biologist

Lynn Margulis: a radical living systems biologist

Video: Symbiotic Earth trailer from Hummingbird Films

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

Eyes and brains alone won't do it

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

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.

"Things and the Space Between"

"Things and the Space Between"

Video: Von talks about his design philosophy

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

From #playorbitstudio on instagram

If you are heading to NeoCon, please join me for cocktails and conversation about designing for holistic well-being in work, life and healthcare settings.
Monday, June 9 | 3-5 PM
NeoCon, @kwalufurniture showroom, Suite 1199
#neocon2025 #healthcarede

Early concept sketch for our Ellie sofa sleeper, just to capture our commitment the embrace. #neocon2025 #healthcaredesign #design #furnituredesign #vonrobinson #biophilicdesign

A fun and memorable night of drinks and conversations during @icff_official with really exciting Scandinavian companies including @mizettofurniture @vestre_furniture and @designhousestockholm (Anders, still looking for our pic!). Great job @scandinav

Excited for this year’s show, and recalling that in 2000, it was wild to walk into the Javits Center and see giant Clarke graphics on banners throughout the hall. Can’t say enough about how much #metropolismagazine —at that time, th

It began at a January meeting with Pierluigi Frighetto in Koln. Three months later, he debuted Clarke at the Milan Furniture Fair—along with the stunning Oasi chair by the equally stunning @rosslovegroveofficial. The curves were flowing that ye

It was amazing to have furniture design connect me to a sci-fi writer I admired so much. I always say, "design is all about relationships!"

A piece I wrote for Neocon about designing furniture for wellness and holsitic multi-dimensional people like you and me! A 3-minute read.
Now on the NeoCon blog, Von Robinson, award-winning industrial designer and Founder of @playorbitdesign, explore

On January 3rd, we lost an extraordinary designer and my dear friend, Tim Toomey. Over his prolific career, Tim worked in Italy with Enzo Mari and Enrico Tonucci, and in Japan with Kurosaki-san at @ideetokyo He collaborated with brands like @magis_of

I’m excited to share that I was recently interviewed by Jake Frankel at @authoritymagazine about designing for health and wellness. Great to discuss wellness and an honor to have the opportunity to highlight key qualities that help when address