This interior design trend of operating analog spaces on the planet reflects a return to tangible hobbies, a desire for more screen-free family time, and a reduction in overly stimulating environments. “People are getting away from that kind of suburban house in Calgary with the gas fireplace lined with thin stone slabs on it and a giant TV on top,” Buhler explains. As an alternative and in response to digital overload, he says people are looking for rooms that promote a digital detox: sofas that face each other instead of a screen, comfortable armchairs with the right reading lights, tables and storage for board games, even tables printed with a checkerboard on them.
