Phoebe Foy Roberts

Can interior design directly impact or enhance natural healing practices?

Commune is a digital wellness platform for leading teachers in yoga, meditation, cultivating spirituality, natural healing, holistic health, connecting community and embracing Vitalism. The aim of this project was to provide Commune with a physical space to promote optimal health through collaborative healing practices.

My approach combines Biophilic design and Wabi Sabi. Biophilia is essential to interior design for wellness, this is evidence-based design (EBD) so it is scientifically proven. Wabi Sabi is an ancient Japanese concept which has manifested into an aesthetic of authenticity, imperfection and impermanence. Wabi Sabi cultivates a calming, Zen-like atmosphere which is essential to enhancing our wellbeing. Healing can only take place when we are calm, the nervous system in rest & repair mode.

By bridging together mind, body and community through design, we can aim to engender total physical, mental and social wellbeing.