Modern life is stuck in a sea of sameness. The pursuit of beauty is a necessary antidote | Brigid Delaney

Everything has become so frictionless and optimised, that concerted efforts must be made to turn back towards beauty and individuality – even if it has no explicit market valueBy the time it’s 5pm on a Friday, the headache and dry eyes have well and truly settled in. Maybe it’s a long day in front of your four screens while funnelling white noise through a large pair of headphones to cancel out the calls of your co-workers. Or maybe it’s the almost chemical wash of white fluorescent lights that shine from the low ceiling in your open-plan office, or the feeling of enclosure as you look out the window on to the reflective walls of other towers.To lift your spirits, you decide to treat yourself to a weekend at a beachside Airbnb. Continue reading…