The world is more porous than it appears
New Nostalgia is a San Francisco based experiential design studio exploring perception, consciousness, light, and human connection.
As we face immense digital saturation, people crave authentic, in-person human experiences. We help teams bridge the gap and translate ethos into the physical, transforming spaces into beautifully built environments. The end result drives real change, delivering unforgettable moments of awe.
As a diverse group of ex-tech workers with backgrounds in design, engineering, and production, we’re a full in-house creative and production team that bridges wild ideas into reality. We realize a wide variety of work across mediums, reach out if you’re interested in working together.
Collaborators
- Clay
- Paradigm
- Trademark
- OpenAI
- Teenage Engineering
- Toro y Moi
- Public Release
Services
Exhibition Design
- Immersive Environments
- New Media Art
- Laser Installations
- Fabric & Inflatable Sculptures
Live Event Design
- Stage Design
- Lighting Design
- Sound Design
- Brand Activations
Creative Direction
- Art Direction
- Concept Design
- 3D Visualization
- Research
Our Values
As machines take on more of our labor, we see our job as filling the time that frees up, helping the disillusioned find meaning again.
Drawing inspiration from 60s hippie modernism, esoteric spirituality, and underground club culture, we’re interested in designing experiences that provide people a reference point for transcendence. These moments give us sparks for meaning, hope, beauty, and creativity.
We are a research-based practice, with a deep interest in perceptual science and our biological response to light and sound, down to the biophotons our cells emit to communicate, heal, and stay in balance.
All matter is energy in motion — vibrating, pulsating, transmitting. Sound, heat, light, your heartbeat, your thoughts are all frequencies broadcast into the world, interacting in harmony or dissonance with everything around you. The boundary between you and the world is more porous than it appears.