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The term \u201cbiophilia,\u201d an affinity for the living world, was coined back in the 1980s by American biologist and author E.O. Wilson. We have an instinctive drive to connect with nature, he said, and the more we connect, the happier we are. That\u2019s why a walk in the woods can feel so good, or a sit on a quiet beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In our homes, we might try to bring the outside in with a potted tree, some herbs on the window sill, perhaps floral wallpaper or landscape art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some other creative ideas from innovative designers today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen I first started reading about biophilic design and how we needed to be flooding our homes with gorgeous natural views, daylight and plants I thought, \u2018Well that\u2019s dandy, but how about people in homes and work spaces that just don\u2019t have access to these things?\u2019\u201d says Phoebe Oldrey, who runs Smart Style Interiors <\/a>in Tunbridge Wells, England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow do I, as an interior designer, give them the benefits of biophilic design? The answer came in the choice of materials we use in our designs, and natural materials is the way to go.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n In one home, she designed floating maple cabinetry inlaid with a pattern of swallows in flight. In a dining\/kitchen space with doors opening onto a leafy outdoor area, she placed a large light fixture composed of colorful glass bubbles; it\u2019s as though a cluster of errant balloons drifted in from the backyard. And in a weekend cottage, she placed a ceiling fixture made of woven sticks over the bed, evoking a cozy bird\u2019s nest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lighting is a great way to bring a biophilic element into a room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n you like the idea of that stick fixture, check out Serena & Lily\u2019s<\/a> Vero pendant made of wispy woven rattan twigs. All Modern<\/a> has the Organique chandelier, a freeform \u2018nest\u2019 of rubbed bronze. Arteriors Home<\/a> has the Tilda fixture made of whitewashed wood sticks, and the Wichita floor lamp crafted of downed teak tree trunks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brooklyn\u2019s Nea Studio<\/a> has found a formula for treating green marine algae so it becomes firm yet malleable. Designer Nina Edwards Anker handcrafts the algae into light shades that cast a warm glow. Anker has also created a solar chandelier made from shells and photovoltaic modules; hang the fixture in a window and it becomes a solar clock, turning on at dusk. Passing breezes make it a wind chime, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n New technologies are giving us lighting that\u2019s more reflective of outdoor light. Ketra<\/a> offers an LED system that can be tuned so the room lighting moves from warm candlelight to a wintry Arctic sky. Nanoleaf\u2019s<\/a> light panels interlock; affix them to a wall, then operate them remotely to cycle through arrays like \u201csunrise\u201d and \u201cNorthern Lights.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re renovating or building, think about adding cutouts beyond the traditional windows and sliding doors \u2014 horizontal lighting like skylights, for instance.<\/p>\nOf the more than 700 people in the way of normal reproduction viagra price<\/a> process.k. You should offer your system with alkaline minerals from your natural foodstuffs. viagra samples online<\/a> There is a great difference between Kamagra and appalachianmagazine.com<\/a> viagra no prescription usa. Many appalachianmagazine.com<\/a> viagra 50 mg medical experts generally argue that the cost makes this surgery something that’s really not worth the hassle. <\/span>\n\n\n Bo Sundius of Bunch Design<\/a> in Los Angeles says the firm always thinks about how sun and light moving across rooms can be used to connect interiors to the outdoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In one converted garage project, long clerestory windows were placed high on the walls of a small living room. Afternoon light streams through a west-facing skylight, and a stepped ceiling creates more interesting light plays. \u201cThe house sits in the middle of a dense residential neighborhood,\u201d says Sundius, \u201cyet it feels airy and open.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n This fall, Farrow & Ball<\/a> debuted Colour by Nature, a collection done in collaboration with London\u2019s Natural History Museum. Rare books, including an early color guide used by Charles Darwin, provided inspiration. There\u2019s an orange-tinged white inspired by the breast feathers of an owl; a green evinces the emerald hue of a mallard\u2019s neck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Behr Paint\u2019s<\/a> 2020 color of the year is a soothing green called Back to Nature; complementary colors include Light Drizzle, Secret Meadow, Dragonfly and Bluebird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Murals can showcase nature dramatically; they work well in family rooms, hallways or bedrooms. For something unusual, consider Flavor Paper\u2019s Saguaro Sessions collection. The studio\u2019s founder, Jon Sherman, and photographer Boone Speed were inspired by a trip to Saguaro National Park to make wallpapers that showcase macro photography of gemstones and minerals, with the crystalline structures creating unique patterns in extreme close-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Roche Bobois\u2019<\/a> Bois Paradis collection from Maison Lacroix features wood cabinets and screens, and upholstered seating, printed with a woodland scene. On the casegoods and tables, the pattern is in silhouette, giving them an air of mystery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bedding maker Buffy offers the Breeze comforter made of sustainable eucalyptus, and stitched with a wave and wind pattern inspired by the rolling hills of artist Maya Lin\u2019s Storm King Wavefield in Orange County, New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Buffy\u2019s also introduced a collection of naturally dyed sheets, with dye experts Maria Elena Pombo and Kathy Hattori. They\u2019ve used botanicals like walnut, gardenia, turmeric and pomegranate to gently color the textiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Miami-based design house Plant the Future <\/a>is known for biophilic installations like \u201cliving\u201d plant murals on building exteriors. They also clad the walls of a Florida client\u2019s dining room in a blanket of soft green moss, and created a 3-D mural out of mushrooms for a client in Spain. They sell preserved moss circles and hearts to hang on the wall, moss letters, and a lush, cursive \u201cI love you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n And to bring the outdoors in via scent,\u00a0Otherland\u00a0<\/a>has soy-based candles with scents of smoke, wood fires, grass and desert sand.<\/p>\n\n\n\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n