Symone Robson

Where the Heart Breathes explores how furniture can facilitate feelings of emotional comfort and safety to create a space where a user can separate themselves from their work and give themselves permission to rest.

Photography by Ryan Greer

Tā te Manawa - Where the Heart Breathes is presented as part of Enriching Material Encounters, a joint exhibition that asks 'How can design facilitate emotional attachment between people and objects?' Exploring the topic of emotional attachment in design, these four graduate designers have addressed different aspects, categories and forms according to their unique specialties and interests, resulting in four individual projects.