Marie Moerman, Designer-Researcher

Marie is a docent of Design and Drawing tools in the discipline of Interior Design at LUCA School of Arts. With a master in Architecture and a second master in Educational Design Practices, she’s active in the intersection of design and education, being trained  in generating or harvesting knowledge through design education. 

She is fascinated by the psychological relation towards the build environment, with a specific interest in the therapeutical-based design approach between designer, participant and therapist. Through a deep reflection and awareness of ‘your’ interactions with space, there’s a discovering of ‘your’ (mental) needs. 

Her PWO project Grieving with your interior explores the therapeutic potential of the personal interior home – shared with the deceased - by mapping “ongoing” spatial actions by grieving relatives after the loss. Together we try to define what is missing and - in retrospect - explore the spatial imprint a ‘lost’ person has embodied during life. Together we observe your interactions with the shared interior and reflect on how you grieve spatially over time. The project studies the mediation between spatial action and mental state. The goal is to map a spatial framework for conventional grieving from a design perspective, which can be merged with psychological grieving therapy.