Grassroots rebels: meet the ‘biophilics’ who are busy greening our cities

‘Biophilic’ urban designers are bringing nature directly into our lives, improving the environment and our mental and physical healthAs the year’s end approaches, cultural predictions for 2022 come thick and fast. In interiors and design, one trend is being flagged across the board, from Pinterest to Architectural Digest magazine – biophilic design. The idea, first coined in the 1970s, is that humans have an innate affinity with the natural world. Next year, biophilia see