How can we change the design of our homes to encourage us to slow down? Ilse: Essentially, I think the process is two-pronged: On the one hand, a lot more thinking needs to go into physical space to make it friction-free. As designers, we need to think about it beforehand so it’s almost intuitive once it reaches the user—all that planning and intelligence is implicit. At StudioIlse, we talk about making physical space more like the physical embodiment of human behavior—when we work on homes, we spend a lot of time looking, listening and This story is from Kinfolk Issue Eighteen Buy Now Related Stories Design Fashion Issue 47 Hot Desk The many faces of a multifunctional workstation. Design Inside Looking Out A rewilding of interior design in the heart of Milan. Design Issue 44 An Unmovable Feast A place setting stitched for every season. Design Partnerships Together Again The return of the small gathering, in partnership with Fritz Hansen. Design Issue 42 Light Snack A luminous celebration of gelatin. Design Interiors Issue 42 Studio Tour: Fernando Caruncho Gardens sit between the natural and the artificial. George Upton meets the man mediating between the two.
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