In this beautifully illustrated guide, best-selling author Sally
Coulthard demonstrates how to transform your living and working
spaces into places that put you in touch with nature. Eight
inspiring chapters cover key elements for the 'biophilic home',
including materials, views, colour and natural light. Each section
explores the links between home, health and happiness, drawing on
environmental research and neuroscience while making practical
suggestions for bringing the natural world into your home. Bring
nature indoors with flowers and plants, rediscover the innate
pleasure of real fires and fresh air, and learn how to improve your
mood and sleep patterns with dynamic light. Create a space filled
with natural elements, patterns, nature's colours, fabrics and
textures that lift your mood; find out why natural sounds and water
are soothing; and learn how to make small changes that will
inspire, invigorate and enrich your relationship with the natural
world. 'As best-selling author and designer, Sally Coulthard,
reveals in this guide, creating a 'biophilic home' can have a huge
impact on your wellbeing; improving your mood and encouraging
healthier sleep patterns...Be it plants, materials, colour or
light, it's enlightening to see how small changes can make a big
difference, while deepening your respect and correlation to the
natural world.' FORBES Magazine 'How to embrace the natural world
by transforming your interior spaces with specific materials,
colours, views and sounds.' Gardens Illustrated 'Humans are
mammals, programmed over millennia to respond to the natural world.
We may be able to live and work in man-made environments most of
the time. But according to a new movement of "biophilic" designers
and enthusiasts, we are not thriving...writer Sally Coulthard
likens it to the practice of keeping animals in captivity, in
surroundings ill-suited to their needs. "We live in a world that is
fundamentally mismatched to our evolutionary adaptation - we don't
see, hear and feel the things that we are programmed to respond
to," she writes.' Financial Times 'In this beautifully illustrated
hardback, Coulthard explores the many benefits of biophilic design,
drawing on environmental and neuroscientific research to uncover
the links between home, health and happiness. A fascinating and
uplifting read that looks at the science behind feel good
furnishings.' The Independent 'Never before has the need been
greater for being more connected with the natural world, as more
and more of us spend longer periods in our own homes. Divided into
eight chapters covering key elements for the 'biophilic home',
including materials, views, colour and natural light, the book
explores the links between home, health and happiness. Drawing on
environmental research and neuroscience, Sally makes practical
suggestions for bringing the natural world into our homes,
positively impacting cognitive function, psychological health and
general well-being.' The Lifestyle Editor '...bestselling author
Sally Coulthard picks out...the easiest ways we can bring nature
indoors' Town and Country House magazine '[Sally] recounts how
biophilia, the idea that humans are viscerally wired to feel a
communion with the natural world, has shifted from a hypothesis
espoused by the biologist Edward O. Wilson and others to the
emergence of urban beekeeping, increasingly diverse city gardens
and wild ideas for residences and workplaces.' New York Times 'an
excellent book' 50 Plus Magazine 'Sally Coulthard's new book
'Biophilia', explains how important the colours of the natural
world are for decorating' Esquire Magazine 'Biophilia, a new book
by Yorkshire author Sally Coulthard, reveals how staying close to
nature will make you healthier and happier.' Yorkshire Post
'Coulthard explores ways to harmonize home and the natural word.
She covers proper lighting, temperature, and airflow; decorating
with natural materials; beneficial colors and patterns, and more.'
Publishers Weekly 'Probably the most beautifully produced book I've
read for many a year, with such fabulously written text, I have to
say it is such a delight to read, you feel like you are holding
nature in your hands. Each page brings with it something inspiring,
from colour, to light, to sound, to choosing materials,
temperature, views, spaces, water and more.' Argenta Wellness 'Our
senses are wired to seek out the natural world. In author and
designer Sally Coulthard's exploration of organic and natural
design, she breaks down how homes can be designed to tap into our
fundamental attraction to the outdoors. In addition to techniques
that can improve our wellness, Coulthard's advice can also make
interiors feel more like home even as they bring nature inside.' LX
Collection 'A beautifully illustrated book packed with ideas for
bringing the outside inside to your home or workplace.'
Spirituality and Practice 'North Yorkshire writer Sally Coulthard
is your guide to green living in her new book' Great British Life
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