Page 160 - Marie Claire Australia (January 2020)

H E A LTH Y H O M E

Seeking balance and wellbeing is a hallmark
of our times and it’s steadily reshaping our
habitats. “A healthy home is a reflection of a
healthy mind. The choices we make ... how we D I G ITA L D E T OX
furnish, style and manage our homes directly We love technology; we loathe
influence the quality of time we spend there,” it; we have to live with it daily.
says interior designer Emily Moss of Hassell. “It is impossible to escape
The practice of good health is as personal as technology – it is so integral to
whether you’re into Pilates or kimchi, but core how we function at work and
principles of sustainable design are a good home,” says Moss. “Technology
place to start. Interior designer Angela Harry is not going anywhere but if it’s
lists an abundance of light, bright spaces, a less imposing physically, then
connection to the outdoors, natural materials perhaps it will be less impactful
and healthy forms of heating and cooling to our day-to-day life. In our
as opposed to air-conditioning. commercial projects, we utilise
invisible screens – essentially
screens that are a clear glass-like
sheet when not in use.”
Harry has found her clients
craving quality time together.
And they are willing to ditch
whiz-bang home automation
to accommodate it. “There’s
a transition back to good
old-fashioned values, creating
a healthy, happy home that
reconnects people,” she says.
“Perhaps it’s wanting to offer the
best parts of our childhood back
to our children.” What’s going to
be practical for your household?

“THERE’S A
TRANSITION BACK
TO GOOD OLD
FASHIONED VALUES”

– Angela Harry

TH I S WO R K I N G LI FE

Working from home, freelancing and micro-
jobbing are creating a major cultural shift in
the way we’re defining and designing home.
And the government estimates nearly 1 million
Australians run a business from home, while
the latest ATO figures show 45 per cent of
small-business operators are women. But how do
you preserve your sanctuary while still working
in the best parts of your home? Work nooks are
the way forward, especially as Cloud and
cordless technology untether computers.
“With apartment living on the rise, and space
within the home at a premium, we see a Bedroom wall in
move away from the home office and instead Dulux Subtle Violet.
the inclusion of mini-workspaces within joinery ABOVE Living space
by Angela Harry
[that are] finished and lit well,” says Moss. and Simone Haag.