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sensory design

Be it looking for inspiration online or flicking through an interiors magazine, the way we consume interior design content makes it largely a visual medium. However, when you’re actually experiencing your home, it’s about so much more than sight alone.

Touch, hearing, smell – all have a role in how our brains decipher a space and how our homes make us feel. This idea is the backbone of an interiors movement often referred to as sensory design. ‘A sensory approach to interior design combines materials, colours, fragrances and sounds to drive emotions and connect humans with their environments,’ says Franky Rousell, founder and CEO of international interior design studio Jolie, which specialises in sensory design. ‘Life is

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