How to design for the public. (Pssst: Orient around emotion.)

How to design for the public. (Pssst: Orient around emotion.)

WATCH: A deep dive with Jakab Orsós, the creative force behind Night in the Library

Priya Parker and Jakab Orsos

May 20, 2026

A few months ago, I was sitting in a green room at the Brooklyn Public Library before my husband’s, Anand Giridharadas, conversation with Rebecca Solnit. I started chatting with the man next to me, and within minutes, I found myself riveted. His name was Jakab Orsós.

Orsós is the Vice President of Arts and Culture at the Brooklyn Public Library and the c…

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