Cruise & Ferry Interiors 2020

4 2 FEATURE Ann Bada-Crema, executive creative director and owner of Launch by Design Matt Fyvie, design associate at SMC Design Texture Texture is an important sensory requirement in interior design – not just for touch but also for the way that sound and light react to different textures. And it’s particularly important in a children’s environment, such as Camp Ocean Sharks Area on Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Freedom. During this project, the literal form of texture was more challenging to deliver due to the strict antimicrobial standards in the marine sector. Recognising that texture is an important sensory element when designing youth spaces, we rose to the challenge by delivering texture through the use of custom graphics on the walls, which were supported by a visually textured flooring finish to create an underwater theme. In short, we produced custom-designed water graphics to create the illusion of texture throughout the space. Texture is either tactile or visual or both. It can be smooth or rough, hot or cold – texture can be real or perceived. Line Line is a fundamental part of a design and is the start of a creative process which forms a blueprint of an idea. Lines can be interpreted in many forms and, whether they are broken, continuous, thick or thin, they can take your mind on a vivid journey of form and structure. Sweeping lines can emphasise movement and organic forms, while longer, straighter lines can mean a more ordered and simpler approach. Lines can be seen in everyday life subconsciously and unexpectedly and can lead one’s eye to a particular area. A line can be a powerful tool and can be used to transform and scale many things, such as mapping our cities or the smallest iteration of a product. In the atrium onboard Saga Cruises’ Spirit of Discovery, vertical lines accentuate the height of the space while lines of different weight in the artwork tell a more intricate detailed story of the design. Sweeping architectural lines of the staircase create a sense of movement and free-flowing forms provide an eye- catching connection between decks.