Sustainability Week 1: Design andBeauty

Design

• A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is made.
• User-centered, focusing on creating solutions for people, physical items, or abstract systems to address a need or a problem.
• A broad concept with varying meanings across different fields, including product design, sound, virtual reality, interaction, and more.

Elements of Design

• Combines art and science to craft an item, tool, or experience.
• Involves aesthetics, but also functionality, making the user's interaction with the environment more natural and complete.

The 4 Orders of Design

• Different levels, moving from visual/tangible to interactions, to systems.
• The main goal is to provide changes and make things better.

Design in Sustainability

• At the heart of sustainability, playing a crucial role.

Interior Design Trends in Hotel Premises

• Goal: Create a unique atmosphere with excellent service, respecting the general brand positioning.
• Interior design impacts emotions and staff working conditions, combining aesthetics and functionality.
• Elements: space, form, line, texture, color, and light, with harmony, balance, and ergonomics.

Modern Trends in Hospitality

• 70% of guests choose to stay in hotels different from home.
• Millennials look for unique experiences, original deco, and different lights.
• Answering society trends: digitalization, ecology, health preservation, return to nature, and individualization.

Sustainability in Hospitality

• 87% of respondents ranked sustainable or environmentally friendly travel as somewhat or very important to them.
• 60% of travelers were willing to pay more fees to make a trip sustainable.
• Focus on "well-rounded wellness" with a design that is beneficial to nature and nurturing of well-being for guests.
• Examples: Etéreo, an Auberge Resorts Collection address on the Riviera Maya of Mexico, emphasizing sustainability and well-being.