The intimacy lab—where design learns to feel

Diego Sarmiento

I was born in Venezuela and have lived in five countries. Today, as an American citizen in northeast Florida, I explore how technology can deepen presence rather than dilute it.

My work lives at the intersection of technology, design, and desire—what I call emotional technology. Systems that feel alive: interfaces that invite, communities that listen, brands that whisper.

Through The Intimacy Code and the workshops it inspired, I help teams design experiences with curiosity, presence, and a soft rebellion.

Most ideas start barefoot—coffee, notebook, and the Atlantic breathing in the background.

The Intimacy Code

A book for those who still believe technology can feel. It explores the space between our devices—where attention becomes touch and algorithms learn to listen back.

Chapter 9 reframes connection as a currency of survival. Chapter 10 brings us back barefoot to the world. Together, they close the loop: intellect and sensation, circuit and pulse.

Not self-help—an act of remembering that feeling deeply is a form of intelligence.