Designing for sensory experience

Making creative and cultural work resonate more deeply through research on art and design.

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Most environments are designed one sense at a time.

Experience is felt where the senses come together.

Working at the intersection of neuroscience, arts & health, and sensory design, I help organisations turn research into insight for the experiences, environments and programmes they create.

Together, we shape the decisions that matter - closing the gap between creative intention and experience.

Strategy | Research | Storytelling

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Creative decisions shape how an experience is felt.

Science reveals why.

Attention is fragmented - making it harder to design for experiences that truly hold it.

When sensory touchpoints are aligned, an experience shifts from considered to genuinely felt.

In a live installation, we measured design’s impact.

+ 26% relaxation.  + 24% presence. 29% shift from cognitive to embodied awareness.

Projects

  • “Saskia’s work on scent and sensory detail was essential in making something new feel intuitive, pleasurable, and part of a daily ritual.”

    Rollr, a Mother Design brand, award-winning luxury deodorant

  • “Saskia blended science and creativity in a way that felt effortless.”

    Design Hotels

  • “Saskia is insightful as she is inspiring and makes information easy to digest.”

    Hausense Design, Masterclass on Neuroscience in Design

  • “What sets Saskia apart is her ability to translate complex science into accessible insights. Neuroscience became something participants could hold, play with, and recognize in their own creative lives. I would wholeheartedly recommend her to any community serious about creativity, meaning, and making science feel alive.”

    Catalyst, Institute for Creative Arts and Technology