This year, life as we knew it was interrupted. We found ourselves both collectively tested and questioning, as never before. Not least on the purpose of the home itself, as it was forced to play the part of school, nursery, office, gym, and even restaurant. Nevertheless, while the prompt may have been unprecedented, such a domestic reappraisal was long overdue.
For too long, home for many has been little more than a place to get ready to leave in the morning, and crash back into at night; its importance as a place of restorative rest and active play sorely overlooked. Enforced lockdowns across the globe demanded the objective recognition of the profound impact of our surroundings on our physical and mental wellbeing. And so, despite the economic turmoil and despair…
