In design, we bring characteristics of the natural world into built spaces, such as water, greenery, and natural light,
or elements like wood and stone. Encouraging the use of natural systems and processes in design allows for
exposure to nature, and in turn, these design approaches improve health and wellbeing. There are a number of
possible benefits, including reduced heart rate variability and pulse rates, decreased blood pressure, and
increased activity in our nervous systems, to name a few.

Over time, our connections to the natural world diverged in parallel with technological developments. Advances in
the 19th and 20th centuries fundamentally changed how people interact with nature. Sheltered from the elements,
we spent more and more time indoors. Today, the majority of people spend almost 80-90% of their time indoors,
moving between their homes and workplaces. As interior designers embrace biophilia.