DEEP GREEN PODCAST WITH METROPOLIS MAGAZINE
Join us in the latest episode of Metropolis’ podcast, Deep Green, created in partnership with Momentum Textiles and Wallcovering and recorded live from NeoCon 2025 in Chicago, discussing “Fractals: Nature’s Healing Patterns in Design” with ScienceDesignLab.
In the latest episode of Deep Green, Editor in Chief, Avi Rajagopal sits down with Dr. Richard Taylor, whose research underpins our understanding of fractal patterns’ impact, and Anastasija and Martin Lesjak of 13&9 Design, who apply this research in their designs – including a new wallcovering collection for Momentum called Renaturation Collection.
More recently, researchers have suggested that human brains recognize these fractal patterns – sometimes subconsciously – and because we associate them with nature, seeing fractals can evoke similar calming effects as being in a natural environment.
So, why discuss fractals on a podcast about sustainable architecture and design? Because fractals are common in pre-modern architecture – found in the ornaments of Gothic cathedrals and the niches of medieval mosques – and today, many designers apply fractal principles to objects and materials, creating products that evoke the same sense of well-being as natural environments.
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FRACTALS: NATURE’S HEALING PATTERNS IN DESIGN AT METROPOLIS MAGAZINE
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