Strangers Need Strange Moments Together: 15 Years of Daily tous les jours
We crave living in environments that support us, nourish us, and inspire us. We dream of places to go through our lives together, inclusively and tolerantly. Can we re-enchant the raw material of our collective daily experiences?
Mouna Andraos and Melissa Mongiat are the duo behind Daily tous les jours, an award-winning studio whose interactive art and narrative experiences in public spaces around the world have been described as “infrastructure for the human spirit.” Using music, dance, and other mediums to emphasize the joyful, whimsical, and unexpected, their work creates moments of connection and care between strangers.
In this talk, Andraos and Mongiat mark the 15th anniversary of the studio by reflecting on its most transformative urban projects and the spring 2025 release of their first book, Strangers Need Strange Moments Together.
About our Speakers
Mouna Andraos and Melissa Mongiat founded Daily tous les jours in Tiohtià:ke Mooniyang Montréal in 2010. The award-winning art and design studio works in an emergent field of practice combining interactive art, storytelling, performance, and urban design to reinvent living together for the 21st century.
With permanent and temporary installations created in more than 60 cities around the world, their work encourages citizens to play an active role in the transformation of their cities, with the public spaces we share every day as their canvas. The studio has garnered numerous recognitions, including a UNESCO Creative Cities Shenzhen Design Award (Grand Prize), Winner of the Knight Cities Challenge, and Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Award.
Mouna holds a Bachelor’s degree from Concordia University, where she is currently an adjunct professor, and a Master’s degree from New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP). She is also a member of the Société des arts technologiques (SAT)’s board of directors.
Melissa holds a Bachelor’s degree from UQAM’s École de design and a Master’s degree from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London, UK, where she co-founded a research unit focused on responsive environments. She is a visiting lecturer at UQAM, Concordia University, and Central Saint Martins, and is also a member of the board of directors of the Centre de Design de l’UQAM, Molior, and Xn Québec.
21 Swings, photo by Olivier Blouin
Walk Walk Dance, photo by Jack Landau
River Lines, photo by Double Space
Daydreamer, photo by Leah Tribett
About Futurespaces
Futurespaces delves into contemporary experience design, with a specific focus on how innovations in design and technology can meaningfully enhance human connection.
Founded and led by Josh Goldblum (Bluecadet) Futurespaces offers live webinars and in-person tours that provide valuable insights into the creative process of creating contemporary experiences.