I believed that as a designer, or artist, we have the power to influence the lives and well being of others.
A beautifully captured and framed portrait on a wall will bring a moment of joy to a viewer every time they walk past it. In the same way that the photographer created the artwork in a moment in time that will bring joy to the viewer for a lifetime, so too will a well designed house influence the lives and well being of it's inhabitants.
Let me explain:
Let's address one small aspect of a home design; the orientation. If a house is poorly orientated the house will be unbearably hot in summer and extremely cold and wet in winter. The inhabitants of that house will dread spending time there and would be miserable after a prolonged stay. The negative influence that their surrounding imposes on them will influence their well being, even if it is only in a very small way.
On the other hand, if you live in a well designed house, that home will become your sanctuary of well being. You will look forward to coming home and spending time there. I believe that a well designed house will positively influence its inhabitants and bring joy. Those individuals will go out into the world and I would like to believe, be slightly happier people.
I have always felt that my calling in life is to enrich the lives of others though good design.
A beautifully captured and framed portrait on a wall will bring a moment of joy to a viewer every time they walk past it. In the same way that the photographer created the artwork in a moment in time that will bring joy to the viewer for a lifetime, so too will a well designed house influence the lives and well being of it's inhabitants.
Let me explain:
Let's address one small aspect of a home design; the orientation. If a house is poorly orientated the house will be unbearably hot in summer and extremely cold and wet in winter. The inhabitants of that house will dread spending time there and would be miserable after a prolonged stay. The negative influence that their surrounding imposes on them will influence their well being, even if it is only in a very small way.
On the other hand, if you live in a well designed house, that home will become your sanctuary of well being. You will look forward to coming home and spending time there. I believe that a well designed house will positively influence its inhabitants and bring joy. Those individuals will go out into the world and I would like to believe, be slightly happier people.
I have always felt that my calling in life is to enrich the lives of others though good design.