We are the Restorative Design Association
A women-owned and founded decentralized network for care-centered design
Compassion
- For Ourselves: Meeting ourselves with empathy, not judgment
- For Others & the World: Extending that same care outward, to people and place
Care
- Designing with Love: Centering rest and ease in every space
- Restorative Environments: Creating spaces that restore what harm has taken
Resilience
- Positive Self Belief/Confidence: Designing with strengths & helping to combat limiting/conditioned beliefs
- Ecological Resilience: Sustainable, durable infrastructure using affordable, natural materials
Interconnection
- With the Natural World: Recognizing our connection to the ecosystems that we are a part of
- With Spirit & Presence: Building on connection by designing in relationship with the essence of life & intuition
Wholeness
- Dynamism: We are dynamic beings who have many different facets and show up in our fullness
- Complexity: Honoring nuance instead of flattening things into categories or fitting into boxes
Creation + Creativity
- Expansiveness: Approaching design from abundance, not scarcity
- Abundance Over Extraction: Creating from what's possible, not just what's necessary to survive