Neuroaesthetics: The Science of Beauty
A conversation with Interior Designer Emma Wills
Architecture of the soul
Teresa of Ávila, Christian mysticism and discovering the interior castle
Carolyn Morris-Collier
Q & A with Cork Interior Designer Michelle Fox
Edith Wharton and the decoration of houses
A portrait of the novelist and her ideas about rooms and society
Mary Hatfield
The Nancy Meyers Phenomenon
How Nancy Meyers’ iconc films shaped a cultural home design phenomenon
Lizzy Campbell
Living a Creative life
An Interview with Caroline Lunne
Playlist for life with Paddy Mckeown
Paddy talks his new album and his ultimate playlist
The Yellow Wallpaper
A note on Charlotte Perkins Gilman and her famous short story about a woman confined to a room by her physician husband.
The hidden history of the human mind
How a series of cognitive revolutions, not evolution, created the modern self
Steven Mintz
Building a Library in Sligo
Renovating a convent and creating Holy Hill Library
Cecilia McGowan
8 films with great interiors
A visual guide to the best rooms on screen
60 seconds with illustrator lauren lee
Artist Lauren Lee, whose series The Sea Personified, is featured throughout the issue, talks her inspirations