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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Prudence Ivey

The art of sensory design: how your home can boost your wellbeing

We are promised many routes to wellness, from the products we use on our skin to the ways we move our body and the food we eat. Any number of nifty gadgets are available to track and correct our bodies and minds. Increasingly, the world of interiors is getting in on the act, with a growing number of designers and consultants claiming our homes affect our wellbeing, too.

Sensory home design started out as a way to make spaces more neurodiversity-friendly. It treats all the senses as important, not only sight and touch.

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