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Finding "A Space for Being" at Salone del Mobile in Milan



An artistic rendering of "A Space for Being," Google's 2019 Salone del Mobile Milano installation, which endeavors to explore neuroaesthetics and was developed in partnership with Mutto, Reddymade Architecture and the International Arts + Mind Lab at Johns Hopkins University. Visitors spend five minutes in each of the three rooms engaging with their surroundings. Photo credit: Google Design Studio + Reddymade Architecture.

The first of the three spaces for being, called "Essential." Photo credit: Maremosso Studio.

A Space for Being's second room, "Vital." Photo credit: Maremosso Studio.

"Transformative," visitors' final stop before receiving a customized readout of their experience. Photo credit: Maremosso Studio.

When guests visit "A Space for Being," we ask them to put on these specially-made bands that capture how they respond to each room. Before their data is deleted from the band, each user receives a customized printout describing the space where they felt most "at ease." Photo credit: Maremosso Studio.

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