Ideas & Perspectives

Nikolai Hentzschel, General Manager at Solutionair, has seen it time and time again. A homeowner is buoyant at handover. The house is brand new, double-glazed, meticulously insulated, compliant with every modern standard. Six months later, the call comes in. Condensation running down the inside of the windows. Curtains damp to the touch. A faint, stubborn smell that won’t quite go away.

For award-winning, New Zealand born, self-taught photographer Simon Devitt, the art of taking a good picture is about far more than capturing the right angles and the delicate nuances of light. It’s about taking a picture that possesses that indescribable essence of past, present and future. It’s about seeing what’s unseeable to avoid adding to the pile.

From layered lighting to immersive dining spaces, Material Creative’s Liv Patience shares how the warmth, atmosphere and emotional intelligence of hospitality design can transform the way we live at home.