I’ve been tracking high-end biophilic design installations for about three years now – started as a side curiosity when I kept seeing productivity research about natural elements, but it’s turned…
So I’ve been thinking a lot lately about this whole obsession we have with trying to recreate jungle vibes everywhere we live, regardless of whether it makes any sense. It…
I never thought I’d be growing mushrooms in my basement at age seventy-two, but here we are. Started about two years ago when our daughter sent me an article about…
When you walk into any building – whether it’s a doctor’s office, a business, or even our church – the first space you encounter sets the tone for everything that…
You know, after thirty-eight years in the same house, I’ve given a lot of thought to stairs. Not just because mine are getting harder to climb – though there’s that…
After spending the last few years modifying our house for my wife’s health needs, I’ve learned a lot about how much our environment affects our daily wellbeing. The kitchen, especially,…
After eight years of modifying our home and yard to better support my wife’s health needs following her stroke, I’ve come to understand something that should have been obvious all…
Okay, so I’m not exactly staying at five-star hotels on the regular – my travel budget is more “find the cheapest thing on Booking.com that doesn’t look like a horror…
I’ve been reading about something that really caught my attention – how companies are redesigning offices to connect workers with nature. It’s called biophilic design, and after spending most of…
I never used to pay much attention to how museum spaces were designed until I started taking my kids to them regularly. Before parenthood, I’d walk through exhibits focused mainly…
I’ve been tracking my workspace productivity metrics for years now, and about 18 months ago I started noticing something interesting in my data. On days when I worked from coffee…
My wife and I have visited our share of wellness centers over the past few years, partly for her physical therapy needs after her stroke, partly because we’re both interested…
After my wife’s stroke eight years ago, we both needed to find new ways to stay active and manage stress. Her physical therapist recommended gentle yoga, and I started doing…
When I first heard the term “biophilic city,” I had no idea what it meant. But after watching my kids respond so differently to various environments – thriving in some…
Okay, so I’ve been thinking a lot about fabrics lately, which is honestly not something I expected to care about when I first moved to this tiny studio. But after…