When we design for wellbeing, we aim to create spaces that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also healthy and comfortable. These spaces are intentionally designed to support physical, mental, and emotional comfort. Ultimately, the goal of designing for wellbeing is to provide individuals with the opportunity to make choices that support their own sense of wellness. By creating spaces that prioritise comfort and health, we can empower people to actively choose wellbeing in their everyday lives.

Good design supports wellbeing and the real values for a wealthy life. We can do better in the way we use our built environment and how we live in interior spaces. They are tools for life so let’s make them work for us, for a good life worth living.

This lunchtime session could be your first step. 

Designed to help you start incorporating Wellbeing into your Interior Design and Architectural work, this session explores what Design for Wellbeing is, why this should be part of your skillset and introduces you to two fundamental concepts: user profiles and design characteristics, key foundations for Designing for Wellbeing. 

Join us for a 1-hour Lunchtime session, hosted via Zoom. 

If there are any particular questions you would like to highlight prior to the session, please email them to us at [email protected].

Following this session you will...

Have a better understanding of the term Wellbeing, how it should be used in it's correct meaning and the vocabulary to engage with sustainability conversations during project strategy, concept and delivery stages.

  • Feel confident engaging in wellbeing related conversations.

  • Understand the various aspects of wellbeing and how these relate to your work as a designer, client-side decision-maker, and construction professional.

  • Inform and direct project and design decisions for clients and occupants high value return.

Instructor(s)

Design & Sustainability Director Elina Grigoriou

Elina is a London-based interior designer, sustainability specialist and wellbeing expert. The co-founder of Grigoriou Interiors, one of the UK’s leading design and sustainability studios, she helps clients become the best they can be and get the most from their people and places. A powerhouse of inspiration and innovation, Elina has been leading and shaping the commercial interior design sector for the past two decades – creating spaces that unlock social and environmental value, make a meaningful impact on peoples’ lives and enhance clients’ financial bottom line. Working at the heart of the latest industry developments, Elina regularly partners with national and global institutions to raise awareness of designing for sustainability and wellbeing and to drive best practice within the built environment. She was instrumental in developing and establishing the SKArating system during its incubation at RICS from 2008-2023. Following its re-homing she has become a director and chair of the SKArating board. In recognition of her commitment to promoting sustainability within the property sector, she was awarded Honorary Membership to the RICS for life in 2017. Elina contributes to numerous industry standards around sustainability, Net Zero, circularity, wellbeing and relevant industry guides, was voted one of the Top 50 Rising Stars of Sustainability by Building magazine, and is regularly invited to offer expert opinion and speak at public events. In 2019, her book Wellbeing in Interiors was published by RIBA which has had a visible impact in shaping practise and inspiring others.

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