I sometimes have the strange feeling that humanity itself is heading for its doom, given what kind of life it leads and what it strives for. Settlements that have a lot of nature and easy access to it are usually not attractive to live in because the standard of living there is very low. I see this even in my country. All "normal people" who are looking for a more or less normal life, flee and escape to the capital, or at least in the biggest cities. And not only this. It is prestigious to live in big cities, where people usually live for rent, breathe dirty air and waste a lot of their lives trying to get from their home to the office, during the peak hours of traffic jams on the streets. Still, despite everything we have experienced in recent years, people cannot change their way of thinking, and they believe that those who have managed to move from the capital to the countryside are not in their right mind. Which is really very sad. That is why I say that we ourselves are the cause of the things we experience later.
But back to your wonderful educative post 😊. When I saw your first recommendation - construction of an interior garden, the first that came to my mind was the idea of the patio - these open-air yard spaces, usually full of green and plants in some houses. Well, here this would be indoors - a bit sad, but in fact, an absolutely genuine idea!
And the next points of your recommendations...I would say that I've never heard or thought about them and I'm really glad I read this information in your publication - the wooden furniture, the paintings representing nature, ornamentation that resembles natural motifs... I can remember how my parents had painted the walls of the nursery in our apartment pale green. Because green calms the eyes and the psyche (and for me and my brother, it was determined and it was self-evident that we have to learn a lot and be excellent students in school, which means a lot of strain on the eyes and brain 😄). But now I'm thinking about all the decorations in the city apartments I once saw, the wallpapers with floral patterns, the photo wallpapers depicting wild motifs such as mountain or forest views with a deer, does or other wild animals, the carpet decorations, or even artificial flowers (which I personally hate, but they are practically eternal, they never fade) or those stoves that imitated a fireplace fire. I wonder if all this was done consciously then. Or whether people have always sought this connection with nature when they lived apart from it... Sorry for the long comment🙂, but you gave me again food for thought 💚
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Warm greetings dear @soulsdetour. No worries, I always love it when you write long comments because they surely drive our interesting conversations forward. This simply offers us the chance to fully express ourselves, interact better, and prevent misunderstandings in the long term.
As much as we ideally encourage people to connect more with their natural world, your first argument reveals the brutal truth. We witness a lot of rural communities and those living in close proximity to nature suffering due to their isolation from urban centers and highly developed zones. Clearly ironic, right? This is most probably due to their own misdoings, poor lifestyle choices, and unsatisfying economic conditions. On the contrary, we also encounter wealthier families reaping healthy rewards in the countryside. These individuals reside in cities but often travel to natural environments to harvest nature's benefits. Practically speaking, it's all about BALANCE. Regardless of whether people are based in urban or rural vicinities, natural elements must always exist with them, in varying degrees, from the outlined methods in this publication to the full exposure one can enjoy with Mother Nature.
I'm likewise ecstatic knowing that my post has made you nostalgic, particularly about your parent's various inspirations about nature as present in the common things you and your brother encounter every day. And now that you're also aware of the logical reasons why these natural patterns and their indirect depictions have been cropping up in city dwellings, it must have been an exciting revelation for you! 😊
Indeed, it's a breath of fresh air knowing that, little by little, all the overwhelming parts of the puzzle are being pieced together. Just like stories, our innate connection to the natural world runs deep in our veins - humans are definitely wired to their environment. And it's these vital links to nature that have been chronicled by society, either directly or indirectly, since time immemorial, thanks to your curious observation and inquisitive mind.
I constantly strive to be as fundamental and reader-friendly as possible when dealing with educational topics of architecture and design. Because if I use too much technical jargon, I'd surely kill this post's purpose in the first place. You're most welcome, plus I'm extremely grateful as well for your sincere appreciation, support, and contribution! 😊