Screen-free environments have become more desirable recently, as people long to connect and unplug from our digital world. Dallas designer Kara Adam refers to the tech-free movement as \u201cAnalog Joy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMore and more clients are craving what I call \u2018analog rooms\u2019\u2013\u2013basically spaces designed for slowing down,\u201d Adam said. \u201cIt\u2019s not about going off the grid; it\u2019s about creating a room that naturally invites focus, conversation and calm.\u201d<\/p>\n
Analog rooms are ideal for puzzles, cards, reading, cocktails and connecting with loved ones through conversation. \u201cThe goal is a layered, tactile room that feels lived-in, inviting, and intentionally disconnected. It\u2019s a quieter kind of luxury, and clients can\u2019t get enough of it,\u201d Adam explained.<\/p>\n
Spaces specifically designed for play have become more in demand, often with game tables as the focus. Lina Galv\u00e3o, co-founder and principal at Curated Nest in Greenwich, Connecticut, said the game table has come a long way from days of yore.<\/p>\n
\u201cTen years ago, it was difficult to find aesthetic choices, whereas today, the options are many,\u201d Galv\u00e3o said. \u201cThe recent obsession with Mah Jong has also spurred a new round of beautiful game tables by furniture designers and manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Screen-free environments have become more desirable recently, as people long to connect and unplug from our digital world.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":205253,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[56747,442,498,499,500,89159,125384,125391,125385,125392,501,156,3717,125386,125394,263,4188,101226,111,139,69,18154,47881,814,47883,13081,125382,125383,125381,125380,125389,125390,125388,125387,19201,125393],"class_list":["post-205252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-home-improvements","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-artsdesign","tag-content-types","tag-content-type-content-type-article","tag-content-type_content-type-article","tag-credited-by-mansion-global","tag-credited_by_mansion_global","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-general-news","tag-headline-only-content","tag-home-garden","tag-lifestyle","tag-living","tag-living-lifestyle","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-political","tag-political-general-news","tag-property","tag-real-estate-property","tag-real-estate","tag-subject-subject-design","tag-subject-subject-designers-corner","tag-subject-subject-lifestyle","tag-subject-subject-special-report","tag-subject_subject-design","tag-subject_subject-designers-corner","tag-subject_subject-lifestyle","tag-subject_subject-special-report","tag-synd","tag-wsj-pro-mansion-global"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=205252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205252\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/205253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=205252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=205252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}