Supersizing Bliss

Good Design Is Empathetic - An example of a home that feels for its inhabitants. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 12: Good Design Is Empathetic. Image: The climbing library of the Schönberg Residence, 2010, Toby Witte. (Photo by Armando Bellmas.) The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/po...

For You - What you deserve and should ask for. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 11: For You. The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/ Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-book Show Notes: https:/...

McMansions - Why builders build big. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 10: McMansions. The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/ Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-book Show Notes: https://www.su...

A conversation with the craft building duo Mike Masto and Ryan Dennison of Spoke & Hammer, a North Carolina construction company known for its custom energy-efficient homes, impeccable customer service, and an incredible eye for every detail. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” chats with Mike and Ryan abou...

Good Design Is Intimate - An example of a home that builds on a sensual connection. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 09: Good Design Is Intimate. Image: Backside of the freestanding wall segments leading into the foyer of the Woung House, 2015, Toby Witte. (Photo by Armando Bellmas.) The Podcas...

Builders Build - Who designs your home? Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 08: Builders Build. Image: Suburban Sprawl, Las Vegas. (Courtesy of tupungat/123RF.) The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/ Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizin...

A conversation with Mr. Modernism about the incredible building stock of midcentury modern homes in North Carolina and the USA and the archival efforts of NC and US Modernist. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” chats with George Smart, the “accidental archivist and architect” who has helped archive thousands o...

A look behind the curtain of an architectural historian’s Instagram account for midcentury modern and innovative architecture in the US. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” chats with Paige Claassen, an architectural historian about her Instagram account Claasshaus. Images: Paige Claassen Claasshaus on Instagra...

A new look at the Edith Farnsworth House, the masterpiece by architect Mies van der Rohe - About the research, book, its architecture and its three lives. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” chats with Michelangelo Sabatino, a historian, curator, preservationist, professor of architectural history and heritage...

Some Myths around House Ownership - Census numbers that tell a story. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 07: Some Myths around House Ownership. The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/ Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store...

The Farnsworth House - a convincing example from history. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 06: Two Planes. Image: An exterior view of the Farnsworth House, 1951, Mies van der Rohe. (Photo by Mike Crews.) The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast The Book: https://www.supersizingblis...

How the automobile won the battle over the American streetscape, changed our lives, and will impact our future. Toby Witte, Author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” chats with Peter Norton, historian, academic, and author of “Fighting Traffic - The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City”. Image: Peter Norton Peter Norton, U...

How we should be greeted by our home. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 05: The Mudroom. Image: Inviting entry of the Gerendák Residence accessed from the garage or by foot, 2022, Toby Witte. (Photo by Amanda Anderson.) The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast The Book: https://www....

How we have created houses for a century. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 04: The Kit. Image: Modern Homes Catalog, Page 38, The Norwich, 1936, Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Courtesy of the Internet Archive.) The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast The Book: https://www.supersizingbl...

How cohousing might provide a better stage for life than single family homes. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” chats with Kyle Barker, founding Principal of Primary Projects and expert on cohousing. Image: Kyle Barker, Primary Projects Primary Projects: https://primaryprojects.org/ Primary Projects on Linked...

The uncomfortable truth about the luxury of single-family homes. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 03: The Luxury Of Excess. The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/ Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bli...

How a piece of advertising provides a surprising mirror image of our expectations. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 02: The Ad. The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/ Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing...

Thoughts about the idea of home and the call for luxury. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 01: A Sense of Home. The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/ Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-book S...

I am Toby Witte, author of “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed out homes and the happiness we seek”. In the following episodes I will read chapters from the book and interview a few guests from my world of modern and energy-efficient, luxury homes. The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/ Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.c...