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Read our blogs for more insights on biophilia and biophilic design. Find out what creates our intrinsic bond with nature and how we can use this relationship to make people happier and the planet healthier.
It’s Human Nature
When taking a more biophilic approach to interior design, there’s no need to overthink it. In a recent blog post for Neptune, a British lifestyle brand designing furniture, lighting and home décor, explains just how easy it is to get in touch with nature. Building off...
“Living” Rooms – the Expansion of Biophilic Design
Continuing their series on hotel interior design, HotelDesigns.com explores ways in which biophilic design influences wellbeing. Joined by environmental psychology researcher Nigel Oseland, biophilic design expert Oliver Heath digs into the “multi-sensory...
News Outlet The Guardian Wins Biophilia Award
UK news site the Guardian was awarded the Biophilia Award by the BBVA Foundation for their efforts and commitment to reporting about the environment. The foundation developed the award in 2019 and with the honor comes €100,000 (about $132,300 in US currency). The...
Biophilic Interior Design for Wellness Benefits
How healthy is your home? Be honest. The Balanced Home and Balanced Life blog poses this question to readers, following it up by asking what makes a home healthy in the first place. In addition to being an architect, founder Kate Hamblet also specializes in wellness...
The Best Plant Pots to Buy Now
As we continue to spend more time indoors either working, studying or simply sheltering-in-place, many of us are looking for ways to bring the outside world in. Noting the health benefits of bringing natural and organic elements into a room Archify, a website that...
Elevating Nature: Milan’s Bosco Verticale
Milan’s Porta Nuova district is home to a literal “vertical forest.” Architect Stefano Boeri finished construction on the Bosco Verticale in 2014, complete with towers measuring 260-260 feet concrete balconies; all draped in the greenery of 800 trees and 5000 shrubs....
David Trubridge’s Sustainable Collections
New Zealand lighting designer David Trubridge has given two of his most loved collections a sustainable update. Trubridge, who’s style is lauded for its biophilic elements, has reissued the Cloud and Ebb collection of light fixtures using plywood material. The...