In a world where the pace of life seems relentless, the importance of a good night’s sleep cannot be overstated. As the realms of design and well-being continue to intertwine, the power of interior design to foster tranquillity and promote rejuvenating sleep is key. By understanding the empirical and selftropic facets of design, one can…
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I watch you in our hotel lounge and I want to steal your life
In the realm of hospitality design, the fusion of aesthetics and functionality plays a pivotal role in shaping spaces that cater to diverse needs. One niche that has gained prominence is the consideration of mental health within the design of boutique hotel lobbies. These spaces are not merely transitional areas but are curated environments that…
Choosing the right seat in a restaurant
Sounds easy, doesn’t it? Or worse, you just go where they place you. Well then… that better means that each seat is the best. Which, of course, every restauranteur will say and believe they have. Minus, maybe, the one next to the kitchen door. But how do you know that the seat you’re heading toward…
We resonate with our environments, let’s make them nourishing
Our surroundings influence our health and mood and place our wellbeing in our control. It is not enough to satisfy basic physiological needs like clean water or good air quality. To reach the full potential of this interaction, we need to go further, beyond the biophilia hypothesis, to new territories of sensory perception and explore…
Land of Dochia Magazine Issue #5 Showcase
The key concept I chose to apply here is the sympathetic design. Bedrooms are the most private rooms of our homes. They are our most intimate space or rest, recharge, joy and pleasure. They are the rooms where we carefully put ourselves together for the world to see and get to know us. Here, for…
Welcome to the mental health age, we’re all in this together, Part 1
Designed based on roman principles, it contributed to the emerging dialogue on passive house models and got recognized as such. Four residential units are placed around a central courtyard that acted as a well of light and rainwater collection. A small reservoir at the bottom recirculated the collected water to washrooms and kitchens, each equipped…
Land of Dochia Issue #2 Eco Smurfs
Image courtesy of Dochia Media This is a fragment from the Land of Dochia Monthly Focus series, first published in Land of Dochia, Issue #2 (monthly digital periodical) LOD #02, DIY, eco smurfs
Presence of mind is a path to creative living
Seventeen years old and straight out of university admission exams, I embarked with my friends on a well-deserved trip to the Black Sea. Not knowing if I got accepted did not hinder my joy of being done with it all. It’s been excruciating to prepare with many hours of late-night studying throughout the entire highschool. …
First humans were colour blind
I never start my articles with a quote, yet this one is too evocative to pass: “The color blue is associated with two of Earth’s greatest natural features: the sky and the ocean. But that wasn’t always the case. Some scientists believe that the earliest humans were actually colorblind and could only recognize black, white,…
Lessons from design: mental health in condos
Globally we find ourselves in what is now called the cognitive revolution where the recognition that self-fulfilment, social health and the fight against loneliness are at the core of chasing personal wellbeing. Their importance is as high if not higher than nutrition, exercise, and amassing sufficient wealth to ensure a comfortable life. While all of…
What interior design really is and the value of great advice – part 2
Why does everyone think they can do this profession of ours? Why is it that, to the public, it appears so easy to practice that almost anyone with a bit of aesthetic eye can do it? That all interior designers do is nudge a few things just a bit better than the able amateurs? And…
On reinvention and true innovation
When Stephen King wrote, “Sooner or later, everything old is new again,” he captured one of the most useful starting points of creative thinking: the past. To the general public, reinvention and novelty are tricky because true originality is seldom welcomed. Although most of us long for something new, we tend to associate an idealized…