For Earthing Interiority, Shreya Dwivedi Parsons MFA Interior Design ’24 draws on her cultural background, a traditional Indian philosophy of using regional, naturally occurring ingredients in building materials to connect with the land. These include seaweed, oyster shells, moss, and driftwood. This approach not only transforms interiors into living ecosystems, creating social and ecological connections, but is low-carbon and fosters a relationship of care and reciprocity between the space, place, and inhabitants. Even more, as the designer describes it, foraged materials become active participants, not passive components, creating a further sense of grounding for those dwelling within these otherwise impersonal placeless domestic environments.

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