Vision • Mission • Values
We envision a human world that is healthy, just and in balance with nature.
Our mission is to employ design to help heal the world.
Tikun Values:
Tikkun Olam - “tee•koon olahm” - Hebrew for "repairing the world" - it’s our compass.
Slow Design - akin to slow food it’s a healing process. Each story, design, challenge and solution unfolds at its own pace.
Tzedakah - the act of Giving. Providing time, talent and treasure in service to communities.
Kavod - the Golden Rule.
Bridges v Ladders - equity in power structures.
Circles v Lines - new paradigm needed/ emerging - living inside the circle.
Pronounced 'tee-koon' the word comes from the Hebrew principle “tikkun olam” which means “repairing the world”. We believe in design as a vehicle for economic, social and environmental justice. Good design is able to encourage more equitable and sustainable places and economies if it is co-created, authentic and seeks more than currency as "profit".
The concept and practice of repairing the world through the intersection of design, ecology and activism guides our design philosophy. Join our collective and help us repair the world through beautiful, meaningful, accessible and equitable design.
Our services include:
Architectural Design
Design Consultation and Research
Custom Design
Our mission is to employ design to help heal the world.
Tikun Values:
Tikkun Olam - “tee•koon olahm” - Hebrew for "repairing the world" - it’s our compass.
Slow Design - akin to slow food it’s a healing process. Each story, design, challenge and solution unfolds at its own pace.
Tzedakah - the act of Giving. Providing time, talent and treasure in service to communities.
Kavod - the Golden Rule.
Bridges v Ladders - equity in power structures.
Circles v Lines - new paradigm needed/ emerging - living inside the circle.
Pronounced 'tee-koon' the word comes from the Hebrew principle “tikkun olam” which means “repairing the world”. We believe in design as a vehicle for economic, social and environmental justice. Good design is able to encourage more equitable and sustainable places and economies if it is co-created, authentic and seeks more than currency as "profit".
The concept and practice of repairing the world through the intersection of design, ecology and activism guides our design philosophy. Join our collective and help us repair the world through beautiful, meaningful, accessible and equitable design.
Our services include:
Architectural Design
- Design Visioning
- Design Consulting
- Living Futures Consulting
- Conceptual Design
- Schematic Design
- Architectural Drafting
- Architectural Modeling (3D digital and physical)
Design Consultation and Research
- Systems Design
- Ideation
- Sustainability Research
- Building Assessment
Custom Design
- Concept & Ideation
Multiple Scales | Many Intersections
Our inspiration comes from a number of sources including but not limited to biomimicry* , regenerative design and cradle to cradle* design. We believe that design for the 21st century must be smarter, greener, wiser, more diverse, blended with indigenous cultural wisdom and in concert with the natural world. We must rethink the 19th and 20th century industrial methods simply based on their byproducts or symptoms and begin to solve our challenges the way nature would, not being afraid to ditch outdated ideas, methods or memes.
We're a long way from fulfilling our mission and we hope you'll join us in getting there. This is an evolving process - we invite you to join in by email, by enjoying one of our products, places, services or on our blog - here.
We are constantly innovating how we make our products and how we run our projects.
Our initiatives include:
International Living Futures Institute membership - visit their website here
Wind credits for our operations energy use.
Salvaged materials (like mat board, card stock and hard woods) for most if not all of our:
We use recycled and/or FSC paper and woods when possible
*Visit our definitions page for more info.
We're a long way from fulfilling our mission and we hope you'll join us in getting there. This is an evolving process - we invite you to join in by email, by enjoying one of our products, places, services or on our blog - here.
We are constantly innovating how we make our products and how we run our projects.
Our initiatives include:
International Living Futures Institute membership - visit their website here
Wind credits for our operations energy use.
Salvaged materials (like mat board, card stock and hard woods) for most if not all of our:
We use recycled and/or FSC paper and woods when possible
*Visit our definitions page for more info.
