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                                 THE NEW WORLD OF


                           INTERIOR INTELLIGENCE



              Using our microenvironment as a theatre to tell the story of our lives







                  reative behavioural strategist,   alike on a whole new journey.   understanding of how interior spaces
                  Kim Williams, says that we have   Having grown up spending many   can be a sanctuary during chaos. As
            Centered a time where great       hours indoors in her yellow bedroom as   I shared my story in my new book –
            interior design has moved past purist   a child because of a club foot, Kim has a   MyYellowRoom  –  I  realised  how  my
            notions of practicality. It has become   particular insight into feeling isolated in   experience of feeling isolated in my
            centred around creating spaces that   an interior world and shares her views of   room prepared me for the needs of my
            are mindful and serve our lifestyle and   how the evolution of intelligent interiors   clients before social distancing was even
            work  objectives.  There is  a  depth  and   can facilitate a better experience of living.   an idea, and helped me understand the
            an insight that we have into what we                               power that our spaces hold. My room
            want from our spaces that Kim refers to   Evolution of perspective   was a place I could control and change,
            as ‘interior intelligence’ and it is taking   “As a child, I spent many hours looking   and I was fascinated by how people’s
            interior designers and homeowners   out at the world, which shaped my   engagement with my room would alter


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