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Issue 59 - The Life Outside Issue

Issue 59

The Life Outside Issue

Introducing the Life Outside issue of Habitus magazine. With life increasingly being absorbed into a digital space, there is never a more important moment to hold something tangible. In this context, the power of nature to have a physiological impact on our sense of wellbeing has never been more important. So how can we cultivate the benefits of the our natural environment in the most intimate of places – our homes? This was the question that helped to bring this issue of Habitus to life.

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Why is the Habitus kitchen & bathroom special Different?
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Why is the Habitus kitchen & bathroom special Different?

You might be wondering why Habitus has done a kitchen & bathroom special. What makes this one different to the others? Habitus Editor Nicky Lobo sheds some light.


 

“There are many kitchen & bathroom magazines out there already,” says Habitus Editor Nicky Lobo, “so why did we decide to do one?” It was, she continues, because “we saw an opportunity to take a deeper look at these crucial spaces.

We wanted to look at them not just as physical rooms, but sites of complex human interaction.” The Habitus Kitchen & Bathroom Special is different – namely because it takes the Habitus approach: “looking at architecture and design through lens of human experience, as way of life”.

 

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Rather than a magazine that showed readers how to “get the look”, this is about how we live, use, and experience these spaces. By interrogating what these rooms mean to us, how they can impact beneficially on our lives, the Habitus Team have created a publication that discusses these rooms in a holistic sense. They use four main themes: wellness, culture, efficiency/sustainability and pure design.

 
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“It was a bit of a risk, but I’m so glad we took this questioning, collaborative approach, said Nicky. “It’s made the magazine richer, more complex. I’ve personally learnt a huge amount through these thought-provoking conversations and hope their insights will encourage you to think about the kb in new ways too
 

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There’s also a ream of practical advice – detailed product stories, design strategies, processes and tips from industry voices such as yourselves. And of course, series of beautiful built projects across Australia, which embody the considered and creative approach that Habitus advocates. 

The result is a magazine that reiterates what Habitus is about: design that enriches our lives, our way of living.
 

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Thank you to everyone involved in putting this together: contributing writers, photographers, supporting advertisers and incredible team at Habitus and Indesign Media. To everyone whose project or product is featured, huge congratulations. We are excited to finally launch this issue, and hope you enjoy reading it.

– The Team at Habitus

 


Photography by Fiona Susanto

Habitus Kitchen & Bathroom Special on sale now.

For all Kitchen & Bathroom stories on Habitus Living click here

 


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Issue 59 - The Life Outside Issue

Issue 59

The Life Outside Issue

Introducing the Life Outside issue of Habitus magazine. With life increasingly being absorbed into a digital space, there is never a more important moment to hold something tangible. In this context, the power of nature to have a physiological impact on our sense of wellbeing has never been more important. So how can we cultivate the benefits of the our natural environment in the most intimate of places – our homes? This was the question that helped to bring this issue of Habitus to life.

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