Ayse Birsel is a New York-based designer and the creator of Design the Life You Love. It’s the title of her book — and also refers to the coursework that teaches designers and non-designers how to create a meaningful life using her design process, Deconstruction: Reconstruction. In this interview, Ayse and I reflect on: Holism and the human scale of design. How design is inherently optimistic and increasingly collaborative. Why having a process matters for triggering imagination and channeling creativity.