What is "declutter"? What constitutes clutter? How can this negatively influence our emotions and state of mind?

After presenting two workshops on "declutter" and being a Feng Shui consultant for 5 years, architect Paula Margarido shares the answers to the different questions that arose during the workshops.

We are at the brink of revolution.
A revolution against the evolution of the distance between us and the old habits we had.
The habits of health that we used to cultivate and now separate.
We distance ourselves from society’s lung and hence are left exposed to the artificial corrosion and it’s tempting simplicity.

Architectural rehabilitation is an area of increasing importance all over the world as it allows the preservation of cultural values, a greater environmental protection and several economic advantages when compared to new buildings.

Contribute towards a better sustainable construction was the main purpose of Artebel when developing the Freebloco®, a lightweight concrete block which allows works to become faster and with less need for power tools.

Today is not the day to talk about the small details, this time it's all about the big ones.
Here we care not for the setting, but for the things that stand out within, we're talking about when an object trancends it's usual scale and becomes something memorable, albiet whimsical.
Be it for the sake of publicity, to make a statement or an act of eccentricity, there are many examples of object-like architecture.

For Karim Rashid, functionality is essential but at the same time it is important to raise emotions in people. 

The designer of Egyptian origin, currently living in the United States of America is one of the most creative of our generation, with 3000 designs in production, from furniture to accessories, design shops or luxury goods, and 300 awards, including the Red Dot and Chicago Athenaeum Good Design awards.