Five Ways Covid-19 Is Changing the Future of Interior Design

In Ottawa's Andaz Hotel, public spaces make it easy to separate from others.

 PHOTOGRAPHY BY SCOTT NORSWORTHY COURTESY OF MASON STUDIO. WWW.FORBES.COM

Original article posted on Forbes.com

As we isolate in our homes, we become increasingly aware of how our interior spaces affect our moods, our ability to work and our physical comfort. Interior designer Stanley Sun, one of the founders of Mason Studio, believes that the current Corona virus crisis will impact how we design spaces in the future.

“We will design our homes and our commercial and public spaces with new awareness of personal safety concerns,” Sun says from the firm’s headquarters in Toronto. He has led major interior design projects in Asia, North America and Europe, and recently led the award-winning Jing'An project in Shanghai. He is especially interested in the science of light, and the physiological and psychological response people have to lighting. Here are the ways he believes interior design practice will change as a result of today’s quarantine culture.