{"id":13409,"date":"2013-01-28T07:55:41","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T15:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/?p=13409"},"modified":"2013-01-28T12:24:36","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T20:24:36","slug":"im-jealous-of-stefan-sagmeister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/28\/im-jealous-of-stefan-sagmeister\/","title":{"rendered":"i’m jealous of stefan sagmeister"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’m just back from Alt Summit<\/a>, but instead of doing a recap post, I have<\/em> to write about this! Stefan Sagmeister<\/a> probably needs no introduction, but just in case… he’s an Austrian born, New York based designer. As a designer myself, I’ve admired him for years<\/em>, and at Alt I got to hear him speak. He talked about the in’s and out’s of happiness – it was fascinating, and to be completely candid, life-changing for me. He, and his “filming accomplice”, David Hillman Curtis<\/a> {shown with Stefan, above} <\/em>worked together to make a beautiful film, called The Happy Film<\/a><\/em>. We only got to see 12 minutes of it {it will be shown in film festivals later this year}<\/em>, but what we saw was amazing! The idea is that “in the course of a year, Sagmeister will experiment with various practices that are widely touted as increasing one\u2019s happiness: meditation, cognitive therapy, and pharmaceuticals.” <\/em>It was so interesting, touching, inspiring, and don’t<\/em> even get me started on the typography!<\/p>\n

I think that this film is going to be a huge hit, and I truly hope that:<\/p>\n

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……………………………………… but wait, there’s more <\/em>………………………………………..<\/p>\n

i’m jealous of stefan sagmeister … part II<\/strong><\/p>\n

So, it’s not quite enough that he’s made this beautiful film, but he has also transformed his happiness research into an interactive art\/design exhibition, quite appropriately called The Happy Show<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0It just left Philadelphia, and is now in Toronto at The Design Exchange {until March 3, 2013}<\/em><\/a>… and I believe LA and Paris are up next. Charts that show happiness when it comes to marital status, free candies {Stefan’s favorites}<\/em>, gum balls that let you rate your own happiness, and a lovely white stationery bike that reveals an illuminated message as you exercise… all perfectly designed, of course. Have a look:<\/p>\n

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Brilliant! You know what else is brilliant? This:<\/p>\n

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Yep! Not even the overly harsh lighting can take away the happiness I felt meeting, talking, and getting a smooch from Stefan Sagmeister!<\/p>\n

{The Happy Show credits:\u00a0CREATIVE DIRECTION: Stefan Sagmeister \/\/\u00a0ART DIRECTION & DESIGN: Jessica Walsh \/\/ DESIGN: Verena Michelitsch, Jordan Amer, Simon Egli, Martin Gnadt}<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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