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Michael Neumayr is a designer and
pro duct developer. Born in Salzburg, he
currently runs a multi-award-winning
design studio in Los Angeles. Since 2012,
he has also been a lecturer at the Art
Center College of Design in Pasadena.
His “form follows feeling” approach is
aimed at devising products to create
experiences. And by so doing, to trigger
something in the individual.
MR NEUMAYR, IT SAYS IN THE
CURRENT “GLOBAL WELLNESS TRENDS
REPORT”* THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY
WITNESSING A TREND THAT SHOWS THAT
THE CONCEPT OF HAPPINESS IS MORE
CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH WELL-BEING
AND IN TURN, WELL-BEING IS MORE
CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTH.
M. Neumayr — We are clearly living in
a fast-moving age that is overloaded
with information. We have more oppor-
tunities. But also more stress, more
turmoil, more uncertainty. So now, more
than ever, we need real safe havens
where we can find something that is
best described by the English word
“Bliss”, to keep us healthy. Blissful
happiness, a deep sense of peace and
feeling of arrival. Humanity longs for
balance and life-force energy, for relaxa-
tion and security.
WHICH IS WHY YOUR CREDO
IS “FORM FOLLOWS FEELING”?
M. Neumayr — I take a holistic approach
to the idea of design and space. Form
and function are important. But it is my
passion to create something that ad-
dresses the needs that go beyond form
and function. A design for the soul.
YOU TALKED ABOUT REAL
SAFE HAVENS. HOW DO WE BRING
THESE “MOMENTS OF BLISS”
TO THE HOME BATHROOM OR THE
PRIVATE SPA?
M. Neumayr — I think we need places
where we can have time to ourselves,
be completely on our own. And I don’t
mean lonely. I mean places where
I can re-connect with my feelings, where
I can feel human once again. This is the
basis we used to develop AQUAMOON
in the LifeSpa concept. A shower
that first of all has such a reduced design
language that it disappears into the
DESIGNER AND INVENTOR
Michael Neumayr
“We need per
sonal safe
havens, where
we can experi
ence moments
of happiness.”
“Humanity longs for
balance and
lifeforce energy,
for relaxation
and security.”
