They say, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” But is that really true? Let us take a look at the human instinct for aesthetics and beauty’s essential importance to our inner well-being as humans.
If I ask you to picture the most beautiful building you can think of, what comes to mind? How about a beautiful sculpture or painting? Perhaps a beautiful piece of furniture? I believe it is fair to say that what you see before your inner eye is a classical form of design, great craftsmanship, something with love poured into every little detail. Equally so, if I were a betting man, I would make the bet that you did not picture a cube constructed from concrete and steel, a blank canvas or a book shelf from a Swedish furniture manufacturer not to be named. I suspect this not the case for superficial reasons, but because there exists a deep connection between our perception of beauty and our human nature.
