As the festive period draws in we wanted to share a few simple tips for creating a warm and inviting festive table.
We consider how the environments we spend our time in influence us and how we can cultivate an approach to designing our spaces so that they support us to thrive.
The world around us has an enormous influence on our internal world and the environments we spend our time in play a significant role in shaping who we are and how we feel. This post considers how our environments exert their influence on us and our daily lives.
When our world rushes at its normal pace, it can be hard to allow ourselves the time required to let things unfold at their own pace. I think if we stop to reflect, the haste that drives many of our actions is really just our own restlessness...
This is our final post in a series that has tried to convey how the most beautiful spaces are always those spaces that help us to come alive. Spaces made with care and intention, slowly over time, inspired by elements of the natural world we have evolved to thrive in and designed to facilitate the life-giving activities of our everyday existence...
We continue to consider the various elements of our evolutionary heritage that have shaped our aesthetic preferences and how we can use these insights to shape our surroundings into spaces that not only look beautiful but also make us feel comfortable and at ease...
There are places in the world that make us feel perfectly at ease. Places where we feel fully ourselves, inspired, invigorated and alive. But how can we create these types of spaces? From reading the work of other architects and designers who share the belief that design is about more than just creating a look, three key ideas come up time and time again…
There are many merits to a slow, considered home. Slow, considered choices are choices we are much more likely to be satisfied with. Amid growing environmental concerns, the benefits of staying satisfied with our choices for longer are obvious. But beyond the obvious, very real and very important environmental considerations, there are also emotional benefits to cultivating a slower more considered approach to homemaking...