Why you should listen

Ingrid Fetell Lee has devoted ten years to answering the question: “How do tangible things create intangible joy?” Drawing on research from the fields of neuroscience and psychology, her book, Joyful, and her blog “The Aesthetics of Joy” explore the powerful connection between our surroundings and our emotions, and empower people to find more joy in daily life through design.

Lee has more than twelve years of experience in design and branding, most recently as design director at global innovation firm IDEO. She has been featured as an expert on design and joy by outlets such as the New York Times, Wired, PRI’s Studio 360, CBC’s Spark and Fast Company.

Lee holds a Master’s in industrial design from Pratt Institute and a Bachelor’s in English and creative writing from Princeton University, and she was a founding faculty member in the Products of Design program at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Joyful, her first book, will be published in North America by Little, Brown.