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“If a texture looks inviting, we take this as a "haptic invitation" (an appeal to our sense of touch to have a positive tactile experience).”
― Design A Healthy Home: 100 ways to transform your space for physical and mental wellbeing
― Design A Healthy Home: 100 ways to transform your space for physical and mental wellbeing
“This basic evolutionary concept has been developed over the years into what we now know as biophilic design, which offers a set of three core design principles that aim to improve our connection with nature:
Nature in the space: bringing real forms of nature and ways to connect to natural systems into your space...
Natural analogues: including references to- or representations of- nature, taking inspiration from its forms, shapes, colors, patterns, and textures...
Nature of the space: mimicking the spatial qualities of natural environments to enhance or evoke human responses.”
― Design A Healthy Home: 100 ways to transform your space for physical and mental wellbeing
Nature in the space: bringing real forms of nature and ways to connect to natural systems into your space...
Natural analogues: including references to- or representations of- nature, taking inspiration from its forms, shapes, colors, patterns, and textures...
Nature of the space: mimicking the spatial qualities of natural environments to enhance or evoke human responses.”
― Design A Healthy Home: 100 ways to transform your space for physical and mental wellbeing
“Consider how you can use visual pattern to define a space for its purpose and activity...
- In the bathroom, you might want to use rippled or soft undulating patterns to remind yourself of the calmness of water, think water surface, sand, or shell patterns.
- In the living room, leafy patterns and forest-inspired shapes and patterns can be relaxing and restorative.
- Retreats or quiet spaces such as bedrooms or home offices might benefit from images of sheltered or secluded natural spaces, for example cave-like patterns.
- By contrast, lively spaces may suit patterns of more dynamic natural systems, such as waterfalls and rivers.
Remember that there is a balance to strive for here. Subtlety is key, so the patterns don't dominate the space and overwhelm you. Also keep in mind that there are no straight lines in nature, so hard edges can appear harsh.”
― Design A Healthy Home: 100 ways to transform your space for physical and mental wellbeing
- In the bathroom, you might want to use rippled or soft undulating patterns to remind yourself of the calmness of water, think water surface, sand, or shell patterns.
- In the living room, leafy patterns and forest-inspired shapes and patterns can be relaxing and restorative.
- Retreats or quiet spaces such as bedrooms or home offices might benefit from images of sheltered or secluded natural spaces, for example cave-like patterns.
- By contrast, lively spaces may suit patterns of more dynamic natural systems, such as waterfalls and rivers.
Remember that there is a balance to strive for here. Subtlety is key, so the patterns don't dominate the space and overwhelm you. Also keep in mind that there are no straight lines in nature, so hard edges can appear harsh.”
― Design A Healthy Home: 100 ways to transform your space for physical and mental wellbeing
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