EP 123 | Wellness Design for Interior Designers with Allan Lopes (Part 1)

How can interior designers create healthier spaces that support well-being and improve quality of life?

In this episode, Kimberley Seldon begins a two-part conversation with healthy building expert Allan Lopes about the growing role of wellness in interior design and how thoughtful design decisions can positively impact physical and emotional health.

From lighting and materials to our innate connection with nature, Allan explains how wellness-focused interiors not only benefit clients but also help designers differentiate their services in a competitive marketplace.

In this episode, we learn:
• Why personalized spaces can positively impact psychological well-being
• How incorporating wellness into design creates more meaningful and purposeful work
• Why lighting that mimics natural circadian rhythms supports health and balance
• How disconnecting from nature can negatively affect well-being
• Why understanding CRI (Color Rendering Index) helps designers specify better lighting
• How building materials and furnishings can impact indoor air quality
• Why products containing formaldehyde may continue off-gassing for years
• How wellness-focused design helps interior designers create healthier, more supportive environments

Design Intervention

Become irreplaceable. Think of ways to your client, or your market, can’t live without you. Even in crowded markets, if you not only pay attention to your clients’ likes and dislikes, but consider the deeper needs behind those desires and address them. Clients will be forever loyal to you and competition will not matter anymore.

With over 15 years experience in developing holistic building design, Allan Lopes Pires is a Building Biologist specializing in Sick Building Syndrome and Diseases Caused by Building. He is pioneering a new direction in interior design with health at the forefront of building aesthetic. With over a decade of experience consulting for both residential and commercial buildings, Allan has been featured as a guest speaker for universities around the world as a master in “The Art of Well-being” and now focuses his efforts on expanding the mission of Healthy Building Certificate in the U.S.

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