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We debut at the Salone Milan April 2026 - come to our talk on 22 April

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We debut at the Salone Milan April 2026 - come to our talk on 22 April

Journal of Biophilic Design makes debut appearance to Host Biophilic Workplace-Focused Panel at Fuorisalone 2026, Milan

Milan, Italy — April 2026 — As Milan Design Week transforms the city into a global hub of creativity and innovation, the Journal of Biophilic Design will make its debut appearance at Fuorisalone with a clear objective: to bridge the gap between design ideas and real-world application.

Hosted within a curated exhibition space developed in collaboration with ANAB and Terra Migaki Design, the Journal’s presence will spotlight practical, implementable approaches to biophilic design. The installation will take place at Pollice Illuminazione, a long-established destination for lighting design in Milan.

Amid a week known for conceptual exploration, this collaboration focuses on tangible solutions — showcasing bio-based materials, circular design thinking, and lighting strategies that can be specified, sourced, and delivered within today’s built environment.

Panel Event: Biophilic Design in Workplaces
📅 22 April 2026
🕕 18:00
📍 Pollice Illuminazione, Via Guido D’Arezzo 11, Milan ITALY

The Journal will host a panel discussion examining the role of biophilic design in shaping healthier, more resilient workplaces. Speakers include: READ ON…

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Biophilia can battle Blue Monday!

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Biophilia can battle Blue Monday!

As the third Monday in January earns its reputation as the year’s most challenging day, Biophilic Design offers a much needed antidote. Rooted in our innate connection to nature, biophilic principles remind us that even small encounters with living systems—particularly plants—can positively influence mood, reduce stress and restore emotional balance. By introducing calming blue-green foliage and flowering plants into our homes and workplaces, we can soften the impact of “Blue Monday,” using colour, texture and life itself to create spaces that nurture wellbeing. In this spirit, renowned interior landscape designer, houseplant stylist and author of At Home With Plants, Ian Drummond shares his favourite “blue plants” to lift the spirits and bring a smile when it’s needed most.

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Light that Nourishes

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Light that Nourishes

To coincide with the publication of Issue 15 of The Light issue of the Journal of Biophilic Design, light aficionado Xander Cadisch writes.

We live bathed in an ocean of light, yet rarely consider how its invisible waves shape our very biology. Modern research reveals what ancient healers intuited—that light isn't just something we see, but a vital nutrient that regulates our cells, hormones, and nervous system. The implications for how we design our spaces are profound.

At the heart of this revelation lies a simple truth: different colours of light act as distinct biological signals. Take red light, for instance. With wavelengths between 630-700 nanometres, it penetrates deep into our tissues, stimulating mitochondria—those tiny power plants within our cells. This isn't speculative science, it's therapy approved by regulatory bodies like the FDA, now used to accelerate wound healing and ease arthritis pain. Hospitals are beginning to harness this knowledge, installing red light panels in recovery rooms where patients benefit from its regenerative properties.

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Why we should live together - Part 1 . PLANTS & AIR

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Why we should live together - Part 1 . PLANTS & AIR

You may have heard of the “sick building syndrome” where the actual building we live and work in is making us sick. There are a mass of chemicals that are hidden in the paint we use, the cushions and chairs we sit on, the clothes we wear, the carpets we walk on… it can cause everything from coughs, allergies, skin problems, dry eyes, right down to cancers and inflammatory diseases of the respiratory tract.

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We Are Who We Were

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We Are Who We Were

Many things have changed for humans since their early days as a species—how excited do you think early Homo sapiens would have been by heating, air conditioning and weather tight structures to install them in, for example?

Not everything is different, however. We still have fundamentally the same brains as the first creatures we would recognize as “one of us.” That means we process and respond to the basic sensory inputs we see, hear, feel, taste, and smell today as our earliest human ancestors did….

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