The Adventures of Self Podcast

Designing Sustainability And Wellbeing For The Soul - with Elina Grigoriou

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This week, Taylor shares an adventure into the life and work of Elina Grigoriou, a wellbeing and sustainability expert, who uses interior design to create wellbeing, centred around a human-centric approach.

Elina discusses the aims and values she holds at the centre of her creative endeavours, and why sustainability must be at the heart of society going forward.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Colour is incredibly powerful when it comes to space, and people's behaviour, as it can impact both in terms of light, energy and personality.
  • Designers the world over are finally entering the design space with a clearer, and more defined mission - because they care about people's lives, and because they care about the spaces they are creating, and the effect it will have.
  • The job of a designer is to take the many elements that fit with a client's aesthetic - assembling the many pieces that attract their eye and provide comfort for the mind, body and emotions - and bring these together to create a unique space.
  • We are creatures of convenience, who have constantly sought ways of streamlining and facilitating, but we are overusing this ethos now, creating a more sterile world built upon process, and far less human.

    • BEST MOMENTS

    'Primary colours are used specifically, to match a person's style, if they have a particular type of personality'

    'High contrast creates a lot of movement'

    'Be kind to ourselves, to our ego, and then be stronger because of it'

    '80% - 90% of lives are spent inside, and so these spaces are constantly affecting the way we live and feel'

    'Interiors must support the comfort of emotions, of the mind, and of the body'

    'The facilitation process of breaking down what it is they're after, actually creates that awareness of that dynamic relationship they need to have'

    'We've become a species where a button on a phone changes everything'

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    ABOUT THE GUEST

    Elina Grigoriou is a London-based Interior Designer, Sustainability and Wellbeing Expert. The Co-Founder of Grigoriou Interiors, one of the UK’s most forward-thinking design and sustainability studios. Elina is passionate about designing beautiful interiors that ensure the wellbeing of people and the environment, while driving corporate and individual growth. With 20 years’ experience in the global commercial interior design sector, Elina’s extensive knowledge of human-centric design is complemented by an eye for aesthetics and in-depth sustainability know-how. Elina works at the heart of the latest industry developments and initiatives regarding sustainability and Circular Design & Economy, partnering with national and global institutions to drive and support collaborative approaches for systemic change.

    In 2017, Elina was awarded Honorary Membership to the RICS in recognition of her dedication and work promoting sustainability in the property sector.  Significant industry contributions include the development of the RICS SKA rating system since 2008, which includes good practice guidance, and the 2014 WGBC report ‘Health Wellbeing and Productivity in Offices'.

    In 2019, her book ‘Wellbeing in Interiors, Philosophy, Design & Value in Practice’ was published by RIBA and is available through all major and local bookshops.

    ABOUT THE HOST

    Taylor Roark is the founder of Galliant Trainings, which guides and facilitates individuals and organisations in Creative Purpose.

    He has worked variously as a school bus driver, a blacksmith, a Wall Street lawyer and a developer of offshore wind farms. He has lived on 3 continents, travelled to more than 50 countries and currently resides in London, England.

    Taylor is a keen cyclist, an amateur photographer, an alchemical writer, a weekend DJ and a Taoist at heart. He chooses to live life as a mythical adventure.

    “The adventure you seek in life is yourself!”

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