Claire Shue + Danrui Xiang

Hygge is a project that speculates on a company that addresses the needs of people in a post-sea-level-rise New York City by understanding the collective kinship within the world. In a city, that is home with "living with the trouble," Hygge hopes to lend a helpful hand and to remind one that they are connected to something larger than themselves.

The project was heavily influenced by Donna Haraway’s ideals and values and begins to dissect these teachings. Hygge starts to question what would happen if one were to corrupt these teachings for corporate rather than common gain. The design envisions the company's airship-based factory, products, and website. Hygge is introduced in a podcast by the fictional character Amelia from Kim Stanley Robinson's New York 2140

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