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Wellness in the Workplace
Apr 28, 2017 Featured, Health and Wellness

Wellness in the Workplace

We have seen offices change so much over the years. They have gone from rows and rows of cubicles to collaborative work spaces with a hip vibe and flexible space to promote innovation. Besides the office being just a place of work, we have seen a new trend in workplace design: promoting employee wellness. Through design, we are able to facilitate healthier environments into the office through subtle, but thoughtful use of active design that gets up and moving! By placing trash cans in areas that [...]

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Creating Wellness Spaces at Home and at Work
Aug 15, 2015 Featured, Health and Wellness

Creating Wellness Spaces at Home and at Work

Here are a few important facts: According to the World Health Organization, the cost of stress to American businesses is as high as $300 billion. Over the last 30 years, self-reported levels of stress have increased 18 percent for women and 25 percent for men. Stress plays a role in a wide array of illnesses, like high blood pressure, afflicting nearly 70 million, and costing $130 billion a year to treat, or diabetes, which 25 million Americans have.   As you can see, increasing [...]

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Finding Your Own Personal 21st Century Zen™
Jun 29, 2015 Featured, Health and Wellness

Finding Your Own Personal 21st Century Zen™

  Sensory Six describes its design style as 21st Century Zen™.  This means luxurious, harmonic and calming style that appeals to all the senses and is grounded in nature.  It is strongly based on our belief that spaces at work and at home should be a haven and an inspiration.  They should make you feel like you are on vacation.   Recently, our founder, Sandra Fox, actually went on a much-need vacation to beautiful St. John in the Virgin Islands. She came back [...]

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The Shape of the Future: The Urban Sky Farm
Jul 11, 2014 Featured, Health and Wellness

The Shape of the Future: The Urban Sky Farm

A recent article in Fast Company highlights a new example of urban farming where function meets form in a beautiful sustainable manner.  This is an idea that excites all of us at Sensory Six.  While still in the conceptual stage, this kind of thinking shows great creativity.    Architects Steve Lee and See Yoon Park have designed the Urban Sky farm, designed to mimic the shape of an enormous tree.  The structure is covered in leaf-like decks that can provide 24 acres [...]

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Perspectives on Creating a “Green” Kitchen
Jun 6, 2014 Featured, Health and Wellness

Perspectives on Creating a “Green” Kitchen

The May-June issue of Organic Spa Magazine featured tips on creating your own green kitchen. Here are a few of our thoughts on the subject, based on the magazine’s useful article.  Water is life. But it is also finite. So how can we live life to the fullest, while protecting the resources that sustain us? The road to this balance can start with something as simple as a green water system, which can divert wasted water from your kitchen to nourish your garden or lawn. This is an [...]

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