Is Social Media Killing Creativity in Our Homes?

About this episode

Sam and Naomi discuss the impact of social media on creativity in home design.

As platforms like Instagram and Pinterest continue to shape what we see - and aspire to - are our homes starting to look a little too alike? In this episode, Sam and Naomi dig into the double-edged nature of social media’s influence on interior design. They chat about the comfort of conformity versus the joy of genuine self-expression, the rise of “fast interiors,” and how the chase for likes can quietly stifle creativity. But it’s not all doom and gloom - they also explore how online inspira...

People in this episode

Hosts: Sam Grigg, Naomi Scott-Dunne

Topics covered

• social media
• creativity
• interior design
• self-expression
• conformity
• fast interiors

Keywords

• social media
• interior design
• creativity
• Instagram
• Pinterest
• self-expression
• fast interiors

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Instagram, Pinterest

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