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Making Sense of Space: How People With Sensory Impairments Shape Their Own Environments

The text emphasises the importance of inclusive and sensory-aware design for individuals with sensory impairments. It highlights how these individuals utilise their unique perceptions to innovate design, transforming environments into tactile, auditory, and visually accommodating spaces. Such designs enhance personal agency and comfort, promoting co-design collaboration and sustainability for a more inclusive future.… Read More Making Sense of Space: How People With Sensory Impairments Shape Their Own Environments

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Episode Eight: Designing For Calm: A Sensory & Sustainable Reflection

This series emphasises that design profoundly impacts our feelings, highlighting how interiors influence wellbeing through sensory details. It advocates for a holistic view of sustainability that nurtures physical, emotional, and social life. By fostering empathy and inclusivity in design, we can create environments that promote calm and foster connection, transforming spaces into acts of kindness.… Read More Episode Eight: Designing For Calm: A Sensory & Sustainable Reflection

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Episode Seven: Taste, Ritual, & Slowness: Nourishing Calm, Sustaining Life

This post discusses transforming everyday eating into a calming sensory experience through mindful practices. It emphasises the importance of taste, the impact of seasonal ingredients, and using proper dining vessels. By adopting slow food rituals, individuals can reconnect with their senses, promote sustainability, and cultivate a more intentional relationship with food.… Read More Episode Seven: Taste, Ritual, & Slowness: Nourishing Calm, Sustaining Life

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Can Global Delivery Ever Be Sustainable?

The choices we make in purchasing and shipping significantly impact the environment, as global shipping accounts for around 3% of greenhouse gas emissions. Sustainable solutions involve companies adopting carbon-neutral shipping, electric vehicles, and smart logistics. Consumers can also help by choosing energy-efficient delivery options, supporting local businesses, and making conscious purchasing decisions.… Read More Can Global Delivery Ever Be Sustainable?

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Episode Six: Creating Safe Spaces: The Power of Biophilic Thresholds

Biophilic thresholds are designed entry points that connect indoor and outdoor spaces, promoting emotional and physical comfort. They integrate natural elements like light, textures, and plants, creating restorative environments. By thoughtfully incorporating these transitions in homes and public spaces, they foster well-being and a sense of belonging, helping people recalibrate and feel safe.… Read More Episode Six: Creating Safe Spaces: The Power of Biophilic Thresholds

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Growing Mushrooms: A Beginner’s Guide to Home Cultivation

Growing mushrooms at home is an engaging hobby that requires minimal equipment. They thrive in humid, dark environments, feeding on organic matter. Beginners can start with easy varieties like oyster or lion’s mane using various methods. Proper conditions and avoiding common mistakes can lead to successful mushroom cultivation, enhancing your culinary experience.… Read More Growing Mushrooms: A Beginner’s Guide to Home Cultivation

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Growing Mushrooms: Lion’s Mane A Gentle Guide to Growing & Healing

Lion’s mane mushrooms, valued for their culinary and therapeutic properties, feature striking white spines and bioactive compounds that may enhance brain health, reduce inflammation, and support immune function. Cultivating these mushrooms requires careful attention to humidity and temperature. They offer health benefits, yet professional medical advice is recommended before use.… Read More Growing Mushrooms: Lion’s Mane A Gentle Guide to Growing & Healing

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Episode Five: Woven Worlds Textiles, Space, & The Design of Meaning

The language of design transcends functionality, embodying identity and community through textiles and architecture. From the symbolism of flags to biophilic principles, design fosters connection and care. It emphasises balance, harmony, and the relationship between materials and human experience, reflecting our shared stories and emotions in every stitch and structure.… Read More Episode Five: Woven Worlds Textiles, Space, & The Design of Meaning

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Growing Mushrooms: Pink Oyster A Gentle Ritual of Colour & Care

The author began cultivating pink oyster mushrooms out of curiosity, discovering the joy and complexity in mushroom growing. Each type of mushroom, from pink to enoki, presents unique requirements and relationships. This process turned into a rewarding collaboration with living systems, with plans to share detailed insights on various mushroom varieties and cultivation rituals.… Read More Growing Mushrooms: Pink Oyster A Gentle Ritual of Colour & Care

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Episode Four: the core design principles of interior design

Interior design merges art and science to shape experiences within spaces. Key principles include balance, rhythm, harmony, contrast, scale, emphasis, and functionality. Thoughtful design considers sensory and sustainable aspects, ensuring comfort and accessibility for all users, including neurodiverse individuals. Ultimately, empathetic design fosters environments that feel welcoming and inclusive.… Read More Episode Four: the core design principles of interior design

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