WELLBEING, BEAUTY & USER PROFILES
The most important tool in the design process is a User Profile. This course provides designers with the ability to understand how an interior will support occupant comfort, wellbeing, and performance.
Understanding the intended users of a design concept is a very important aspect of creating spaces that promote wellbeing. Achieving harmony between the space and its occupants requires project members to understand in detail, occupants' unique preferences and needs, we can design spaces that not only provide comfort but also allow individuals to flourish. There's no one-size-fits-all approach to designing for wellbeing; what may be considered a good design fit for one person could prevent challenges for another.
In this small course, we delve into the concept of User Profiles - we explore what they are, why we need them, and how to create them effectively. User Profiles are the foundation of meaningful design, they help us gain valuable insights into the people we're designing for, enabling us to craft environments that truly resonate with their needs and aspirations; and ultimately help them thrive.
Course curriculum
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Welcome Message
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Grigoriou Education Global Community!
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Lesson Plan & Guidance
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Mindfulness exercise
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Lesson 1 - Wellbeing & Comfort
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Lesson 2 - Beauty & Harmony
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Lesson 5 - User Profiles (Part 1)
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Lesson 6 - User Profiles (Part 2)
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Lesson 7 - Empathy & Environmental Psychologists
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Lesson 10 - Senses & Biophilia
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Design for Wellbeing Assessment
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Share your achievement!
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About this course
- £125.00
- 13 lessons
- 3.5 hours of video content
By the end of the course you will be able to:
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Understand how to achieve wellbeing and its links to Interior Design.
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Understand what are User Profiles.
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Inform and direct project and design decisions for occupants wellbeing.
Why are user profiles important within interior design?
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As designers, getting to know who the design is catering for is half of the equation towards achieving a design that supports wellbeing. So during design brief and concept stages we want to look at and analyse all aspects of the user and the space.
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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