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Biophilia - A Handbook for bringing the Natural World into your Life

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Sally Coulthard portrait, photo by Polly Baldwin

Sally Coulthard portrait, photo by Polly Baldwin

Sally Coulthard, designer and best selling author writes a great column for Country Living “Good Life in the Country.” Her recent book “Biophilia" - You, Nature, Home” is a ‘Handbook for bringing the natural world into your life’ and is one of the most beautifully crafted books I’ve read for years. It feels like you are holding nature in your hands. I was thrilled to interview her and get her take on Biophilia, why it’s important today, why cities and buildings should be weaving biophilic elements into their interior designs and urban planning. We chat about the interconnectedness of nature and our lives, how biophilia embraces many aspects and has many benefits not only from an aesthetic point of view but also environmental and on a more profound level as it reduces negative issues such as stress and challenged nervous systems and improves positive aspects like helping sleep, air quality (especially for asthmatics for instance), productivity and creativity. The science is overwhelming.

Personally it was also lovely to speak with someone who has a similar interest to me in anthropology and archaeology which she read at Oxford, I read Classics at UCL. Both backgrounds have given us a desire to understand how society organises themselves, and how we relate to nature and the world around us.

Click here to buy Sally’s beautiful book or view her website http://www.sallycoulthard.co.uk.

Credits: with thanks to George Harvey Audio Production for the calming biophilic soundscape that backs all our podcasts.

Vanessa Champion

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