It has been a tough year here on Earth, but 2020 was a bright spot for space exploration. SpaceX sent its futuristic Starship to new heights, three countries launched Mars
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One of the biggest concerns in sharing a house with other generations is how to strike a balance between private and shared spaces. âMultigenerational living has been done, and still is done in many parts of the world, but itâs very different in America,â says Cini. âPart of that is because of the voracious independence the younger people crave.â For her, a successful, mixed-age household is built on spatial boundariesâwhat are the common areas and what rooms are out of bounds?âand social boundaries.
The key to successful multigenerational living lies in designing for that independence while fostering congregation. When Mary Maydan, principal and founder of Maydan Architects, moved to Palo Alto in 2004, she started planning her own house for her and her parents. âBack then no one was thinking of a guest house,â says Maydan, who first opted for a detached unit, then eventually moved and designed another house with an attached guest
Space-themed decor lends an otherworldly appeal indoors
Kim Cook
It was a tough year here on Earth, but 2020 was a bright spot for space exploration.
SpaceX sent its futuristic Starship to new heights, three countries launched Mars missions and robots grabbed debris from the moon and an asteroid.
Next year promises more, including a planned launch of the Hubble Space Telescope s successor.
Perhaps it s no surprise then that space themes are having a moment in home decor.
When so many of us earthlings are stuck at home because of the pandemic, space imagery can add a sense of adventure or whimsy to rooms, walls and ceilings.
Fernish
Rachel Magana, senior visual designer at the sustainable furniture-rental company Fernish, says she picked up some cosmological decorating ideas from a colleague s recent nursery project. She suggests adding fun, space-agey lamps, and vintage NASA posters.
Jan Kath Design GmbH
German designer Jan Kath has created a rug collection called Spacecrafted, inspired by imagery of gas clouds and asteroid nebulae from the Hubble telescope.
Studio Greytak
Studio Greytak, in Missoula, Mont., has designed the Impact table, where a chunk of desert rose crystals is embedded with cast glass, as though a piece of an asteroid had plunged into a pool.