Water and Human Nature: why we love nautical and coastal decor?
The human brain is wired to associate water with well-being. And nautical and coastal decor is very popular because it evokes the sea and, essentially, water. Why? Just imagine the primitive times when humans wandered vast lands looking for a place to settle. The most important elements to find near a settlement would be shelter, - like caves or materials to build huts - food (edible plants and animals) and water. Even for short time stays, the primitive man probably chose most importantly, places with water, which is the element that they need the most and most frequently for survival. Early human settlements and the greatest civilizations developed near the sea and large rivers. Rome grew around the Po, Mesopotamia grew between two large rivers (Tigris and Euphrates), the early Chinese civilization (near the Yellow River) etc. Even today, the largest most developed cities are near the sea or rivers; take for example, New York City, Tokyo, Lisbon and London, just to ...