A Place Called Home by Studio Ilse | Studioilse

Ilse Crawford is a designer, creative director and academic who was recently awarded an MBE for services to interior design. Her design company, Studioilse, has created a space which challenges visitors to respond to the questions of what home means to them. Referencing daily home rituals, which will be familiar to everyone, Studioilse has designed a space which elevates the mundane yet comforting aspects of home life in a playful and poetic way.
Visitors will hear a soundtrack of background noises such as a kettle boiling, doors slamming, cutlery rattling; through openings in the house, visitors will also catch the smell of home, a bespoke fragrance being developed for the project by the studio together with fragrance expert Azzi Glasser. Two of the walls will show film projections which project images of household objects and rituals which take place throughout the day in every home, spanning all cultures and social spectrums. On the floor of the house will be a question: ‘What does home mean to you?’ Visitors can respond via a live twitter feed to share their own ideas.