Tag: nature in design

  • 5 Steps to the Wabi-Sabi Aesthetic

    Wabi-sabi. Not a sushi dish, but a rather beautiful and organic lifestyle mantra whose origins trace back to the 16th Century. The Japanese term for finding beauty in imperfections has made it’s way into how we design our homes. The result? A raw, rustic and imperfect design aesthetic. Think of it as a more indulgent…

  • Bringing The Outdoors In With Biophilic Design

    Bringing The Outdoors In With Biophilic Design

    “Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction” Edward O Wilson Biophilia – a term coined by American biologist Edward O Wilson in the 1980’s if you want to get fancy – is the theory that humans hold an innate attraction to nature and natural elements. When we incorporate that…