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Taste is the ability to identify quality. To understand quality we need to look critically at: materials that are fit for purpose, ergonomy that considers audience needs, effective use of affordances, usability, accessibility, harmonic color choices, aesthetic choices that elicit emotion, intentional visual hierarchy — amongst others. Taste is in the observer, quality is in the object. The concept of taste becomes more productive when framed objectively around quality, and in ways that are measurable or at least comparable.

Everything has been said before but no one has said it quite like you.

**Matt D’Avella**

“But in the end, stories are about one person saying to another: This is the way it feels to me. Can you understand what I’m saying? Does it feel this way to you?”


― Kazuo Ishiguro

Go slow, that way, you won't leave yourself behind. If you do, nothing will/can dismember you.

LIVING

\- A home that feels like a sanctuary

\- A space that feels peaceful and serene

\- Architecture that restores our energy

\- Architecture that encourages creativity

\- As open plan as possible

\- Natural light that fills every room

\- Eco-friendly and sustainable

\- Child and animal friendly

\- Modular design that can adapt

\- Adaptable for a family


COOKING

\-A utilitarian space to enjoy cooking daily

\- Generous kitchen storage

\- A kitchen that is easy to clean and maintain

\- A space to enjoy spending time

\- Open and inviting to other living spaces


SHARING

\- A space that encourages interaction

\- A balance of style and comfort

\- A space that improves communication


WORKING

\- A tech-focused setup that works for multiple people

\- Optimised for sitting and standing

\- A place to design digital and physical

\- A space to collaborate

\- Maybe some gaming too


OUTDOOR

\- An outdoor/sheltered area to exercise

\- Space for a climbing wall

\- Space for equipment/tools storage

\- Grow vegetables/fruits


AESTHETIC

\- Minimal, functional, simple

\- Fusion of Japanese, Bauhaus, and Scandinavian influences

\- Natural and raw materials

\- Brutalism blended with softness

\- Non-colours blended with natural colours

\- Dark facade, light(er) interior

\- Juxtaposition of tones, textures, and light

We always like to see what we've never seen before.

For him, all people are equal. For him, there are no nobodies. In his own opinion, he is not a nobody either.

“Next time is next time! Now is now!”

Not the prettiest apple but the tastiest, the unaltered, the one that bends the branch.

“One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, ‘What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again?’”

“Most humans are never fully present in the now, because unconsciously they believe that the next moment must be more important than this one. But then you miss your whole life, which is never not now.”

no one sees what you see
even if they see it too

He who chases two rabbits catches neither.

KOMOREBI: is the Japanese word for the shimmering of light and shadows that is created by leaves swaying in the wind. It only exists once, AT THAT MOMENT.

The river needs to take the risk of entering the ocean. Only then fear will disappear. Because that's where the river will know—it's not about disappearing into the ocean—but of becoming the ocean.

By simplifying and clarifying what a relationship is for, we release ourselves from overly complicated conflicts—and can focus on our urgent underlying needs to be sympathized with, seen and understood.

We're growing. We keep growing and growing and as we grow slowly we begin to feel things, touch things and touch the walls of our world that we are in.

“Simplicity is not about the absence of clutter, but comes from a deep understanding of every element’s purpose. As a result, a simple design will reveal the true personality of an object, with all its quirkiness.”