How does incorporating psychology in interiors helps our lifestyle and has become an integral part of the interior design over the years.
People are influenced on what they perceive based on what they see. Human mind works like a mirror, they see and reflect whereas in our context they react. The reaction can be psychological or physical, among which the interior psychology helps in bringing out positive side effects on the mind of a resident. What we surround ourselves has a greater than we ever realize and that is why we are told and tend to surround ourselves with good people or good energies to me more precise.
But how does this apply to interiors? Well we must all have learnt about color psychology which plays a vital role interiors. Certain colors induce specific type of reactions out of people. while it may not entirely be the color’s doing, it certainly provokes specific emotions out of people more like triggering it.
The reason why color has such an effect can be broken down to as simple simple as associating with a nature’s phenomenon. For example the color blue is said to bring calmness and serenity which may be due to the fact that our mind associates the color blue with the sky or the sea and both of them seem to be excellent relaxing agents hence when we look at the color our sub-conscious analyses it and makes us react it a similar way. but these colors may have a different meaning and symbol in the field of branding hence, kindly do not get confused.
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Other than colors there are few other factors which are said to have a psychological reaction and that includes lines, shapes, textures and pattern. while explaining all of these might be a very elaborate job I would like to give a gist for you to gain a better idea. lines like horizontal or vertical which are static in their approach has a much calmer effect than lines in motion like zig-zag or curvy ones. they tend to bring out lot emotions. Similar theory could be applied to the rest of the factors too.
There are also various kinds of architecture practices that have come into existence to aid this field of interiors namely, Biomorphic, Biophilic or Feng Shui etc., the reason why these architecture succeeds in bringing out good vibes is because they for sure help us gain a closer connection with nature in its forms or elements which eventually brings out a positive effect on our mind and body. Because the more humans fin themselves connected with their niche, nature, the more peaceful and relaxed they become. And this is the reason why few work places all over the world has ditched conventional work spaces for something more fun or natural to keep their employees in high spirits which automatically increases productivity. they try to include natural or fun elements or even recreational activities for their employees to unwind and release their stress.
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Even hospitals dealing with patients with mental illness has tries utilizing this method to treat their patiets better. the these methods may range from something as simple as painting their walls pink, which is said to bring a pacifying effect, to having a lot of open areas and greenery or even include spaces of aroma therapy or sound therapy for the betterment of patients to gain peace of mind and better health status.
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(Pink jails of switzerland)
While what i have discussed may cover like 2-5% of this gigantic field of study. i believe it has given you insights on this side of interiors and how it works. Hope it was helpful for you all! Let us learn how to incorporate these studies in creating a kid’s bedroom in the next blog!
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