We are a spatial design studio with a mission: to create meaningful connections in a world that moves faster, sees less clearly, and feels increasingly divided.
With a focus on interaction, playfulness and social relevance, we design spaces and objects that invite connection, spark wonder, and encourage reflection. Each design is a carefully composed response to a context or a story that deserves to be heard.
Our work moves between aesthetics and empathy. We design for indoor and outdoor environments, public and private spaces, with an inclusive mindset and attention to human diversity in all its forms. Our designs offer moments of calm and recognition – even in the face of mental or physical challenges – as a subtle invitation to reconnect with oneself.
As a studio, we believe in the power of design as a social instrument. We build bridges between people and worlds, between cultures and generations – and between head, heart, and lived experience.
Elodie Zwart is a Dutch designer, interior architect and creative. She gained several awards in 2022 while still a design student.
She founded Live & Connect, a platform where she presents her own social designs. One of these is the ConnecTable: an interactive design aimed at encouraging human connection. In addition to Live & Connect, she also creates and sells her own products under her personal brand Elodie Zwart.
Winner Atelierprijs Breda
Winner Dragon’s Chapel
Winner Breda Gastvrij