Architect Stephanie Davidson founded touchy-feely in 2006, as part of a design practice lead with Georg Rafailidis. With a specific orientation toward haptic design, objects and spaces, TOUCHY-FEELY investigates how the built environment can offer bodies more heightened sensory experiences or “sensory conversations.” Using humour, an experimental approach to materials, and an interest in incidental design, touchy-feely aims to provoke curiousity in, and more physical interaction with, the built environment.