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Towards a Metaphysical Approach to Decorating

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Yellow and orange mumsA Metaphysical Approach to Decorating

Good Design Energizes Our Lives, The Preface

Why Do People Decorate, Lesson I

Using the “Energy” Word, Lesson II

Finding Energy Through Geometric Patterns, Lesson III

Seeing 101, A History of Visual Perception, Lesson IV

The Gestalt Laws of Perception, Lesson V

Why People Can’t See, Lesson VI, Part A

Why People Can’t See, Lesson VI, Part B

Patterns and Symbols in Decorating, Lesson VII, Part A

Patterns and Symbols in Decorating, Lesson VII, Part B

Patterns and Symbols in Decorating, Lesson VII, Part C – The Ego

Patterns and Symbols in Decorating, Lesson VII, Part D – What to Do

Let the Eyes Have a Pleasurable Dance, Lesson VIII, Part A

Towards a Philosophy of Decorating, Lesson IX, Part A 

Lesson IX, Part B:

Lesson IX, Part C

The Closet as Metaphor, Lesson X

Energy Through Our Relationship with Objects, Lesson XI

Our Relationship to Our Objects and the World, Lesson XII

Cleaning  – Connecting to the Energy of Objects, Lesson XIII

 

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I was raised by my beloved Polish grandmother who didn’t speak English. My name is Ruth but in Polish it is ‘Ruta.” Occasionally friends call me that today. The name conveys her warmth and love.

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