Muuto Panel Talk: Intentional Spaces—Neuroesthetics

[German]

A learning experience that invites new ways of understanding how intentional design shapes wellbeing, connection and belonging. 

Collaboration between Muuto and Kinda Studios, London-based Neuroscience Studio & Lab, and sound by Stephanie Singer, award-winning composer, songwriter & creative director.

[French]

A learning experience that invites new ways of understanding how intentional design shapes wellbeing, connection and belonging. 

Collaboration between Muuto and Kinda Studios, London-based Neuroscience Studio & Lab, and sound by Stephanie Singer, award-winning composer, songwriter & creative director.

[English]

A learning experience that invites new ways of understanding how intentional design shapes wellbeing, connection and belonging. 

Collaboration between Muuto and Kinda Studios, London-based Neuroscience Studio & Lab, and sound by Stephanie Singer, award-winning composer, songwriter & creative director.

A learning experience that invites new ways of understanding how intentional design shapes wellbeing, connection and belonging. 

Collaboration between Muuto and Kinda Studios, London-based Neuroscience Studio & Lab, and sound by Stephanie Singer, award-winning composer, songwriter & creative director.

A learning experience that invites new ways of understanding how intentional design shapes wellbeing, connection and belonging. 

Collaboration between Muuto and Kinda Studios, London-based Neuroscience Studio & Lab, and sound by Stephanie Singer, award-winning composer, songwriter & creative director.

A learning experience that invites new ways of understanding how intentional design shapes wellbeing, connection and belonging. 

Collaboration between Muuto and Kinda Studios, London-based Neuroscience Studio & Lab, and sound by Stephanie Singer, award-winning composer, songwriter & creative director

Design is ever-evolving, shaped by materials, ideas, and responsibility. In Copenhagen’s Muuto Courtyard at 3daysofdesign 2025, we hosted a conversation exploring how the future of design isn't only about what we create—but how and why we do it. 

The panel featured: 

Moderator, Amy Frearson – Journalist and Editor-at-Large

Selma Lamai – Creative Lead for Brand at Muuto

Malene Hvidt – Founding Partner at Spacon & X

Seetal Solanki – Materials Translator and Founder of Ma-tt-er

Francesc Gasch – Designer and Muuto Design Contest 001 winner 

The insights shared at the panel reveal a design landscape deeply engaged with emotional resonance, material integrity, inclusive systems, and responsible use of technology. As the boundaries between disciplines dissolve and the digital and physical worlds converge, the conversation pointed toward a future where collaboration, care, and intentionality take center stage.

Nature is our original home, yet we now spend more than 90% of our time indoors. During 3daysofdesign 2025, we hosted a conversation in our Muuto Courtyard exploring how the principles of nature can be integrated into both indoor and outdoor spaces to profoundly improve our well-being.

These insights shared at the panel highlight the transformative potential of reconnecting with our nature through intentional design. 

Alexandros A. Lavdas – MSc, PhD Tenured Senior Researcher, Neuroscience/Imaging at Eurac Research, Lise Vester – Designer, Christian Kamp Iversen – Landscape Architect MA MDL at Cobe Architects, and Line Brockmann Juhl – Chief Marketing Officer at Muuto, discussed how emerging research enables us to bridge the gap between human needs and natural design, moderated by Robyn Landau, Founder of Kinda Studios.

You can catch all the insights by listening to the full discussion.

The field of neuroaesthetics explores how physical objects and spaces shape our behavior and emotions, but how can we use that knowledge to create meaningful interiors? During 3daysofdesign in June 2024, Muuto hosted a conversation with four leading figures in design and research, moderated by Max Fraser of Dezeen. 

—Christoph Brach – Founder of Raw Color
—Marie Hesseldahl – Partner at 3XN/GXN and Head of Interior and Product Design
—Rebecca Chamberlain – Senior Lecturer in Neuroaesthetics at Goldsmiths, University of London
—Line Brockmann Juhl – Chief Marketing Officer at Muuto

Building on our panel talk, we are excited to offer a comprehensive long read on applying neuroaesthetic principles to enhance well-being in your spaces. If you're curious about how neuroaesthetics shapes design and spaces, delve deeper with us here.