Annabelle Schneider
New York
DESIGN
Annabelle Schneider is a Swiss-born, New York-based experience designer and brand strategist, known for creating innovative spatial installations that seamlessly blend the physical and virtual, focusing on healing, grounding environments, and immersive brand activations.
Her practice builds transformative interiors and brand experiences that foster community and belonging. She also teaches at Parsons School of Design in New York, where her courses focus on inclusivity, experience design, and envisioning the future of everyday life.
Annabelle’s work spans both physical and digital spaces, integrating sound, movement, and technology to enhance well-being. Her notable projects include BREATHE WITH ME and BEING IN BED at Art Basel Miami.
Currently, she is developing Virtual Reality (VR) therapy spaces that push the boundaries of experiential design, fostering emotional connection and relieving pain, particularly for individuals with limited mobility.
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Annabelle Schneider
BEING IN BED, 2022
Virtual Reality and Inflated Fabrics
Inflated Bed 200 x 200 cm and 200 x 250 cm / Virtual Reality Production in Unity
BEING IN BED is an immersive experience that redefines the multi-sensory bed as a sanctuary for the future, merging physical and digital realms. Focused on well-being through multi-dimensional design, it features a bed made from inflatable pillows that mark the presence of visitors as they embark on a Virtual Reality journey. This journey explores the bed as a space of collapse, reconnection, and introspection. By blending bodily traces with technology, the project highlights how virtual technologies can offer healing through color, sound, and storytelling, creating a mindful and emotionally restorative space.