CASA BOSQUES TALKS: THE INVISIBLE HOST – DESIGNING FOR EMOTION

How can design shape not only what a space looks like, but how it makes us feel?

In conversation with editor Dan Howarth, architect and designer Eleni Petaloti (Objects of Common Interest) expands on her essay “The Static Performance,” featured in Designed to Stay, The Design Hotels Book. Together, they explore how design can move beyond form and function to evoke emotion, memory, and presence—and how spaces, especially hotels, serve as “invisible hosts” that guide rhythm, reflection, and connection.

Discussion Themes:

• The invisible choreography of space: how light, texture, and rhythm create atmosphere
• Design as a host: nurturing presence and human connection
• Slowness and attention as radical gestures in modern design