The Shakers exemplified both the principles and the courage to practice design in a manner that looked after the human experience of life on earth.
We’ll look behind the famous Shaker objects that inspired Dieter Rams and Jonathan Ives to appreciate the Shakers’ most important contribution to the American design canon; a transcendent user experience (ZX) warmed by principles of connectivity that we humans need in order to thrive.
This talk is intended to remind designers who shape our experiences today that without this warmth the modern world grows cold around us.
