Biophilic Design
News / 23.01.2026
1 Hotel Tokyo – redefining sustainable luxury in Japan’s capital
By: Pauline Brettell
1 Hotel Tokyo – redefining sustainable luxury in Japan’s capital Slated for March 2026, 1 Hotel Tokyo marks the brand’s highly anticipated debut in...
Lighting / 26.08.2025
Light Play: OCCA’s Kate Mooney on creative illumination
By: Meghan Taylor
Light Play: OCCA’s Kate Mooney on creative illumination Kate Mooney, Founder & Principal of OCCA Design, reveals how light and shadow moves beyond function;...
News / 09.06.2025
1 Hotel Copenhagen – a Scandi-inspired urban retreat
By: Pauline Brettell
1 Hotel Copenhagen – a Scandi-inspired urban retreat 1 Hotel Copenhagen – a nature sanctuary set in the heart of Denmark’s capital, where sustainable...
Beds / 07.05.2025
Hypnos wins sustainability award for Eden Project mattress collection
By: Meghan Taylor
Hypnos wins sustainability award for Eden Project mattress collection The Eden Project Collection of mattresses by Hypnos Beds has been celebrated for its sustainability...
Opinion / 31.03.2025
Biophilia beyond the buzzword – OCCA on the subtle art of sensory design
By: Meghan Taylor
Biophilia beyond the buzzword – OCCA on the subtle art of sensory design Rounding out March 2025's editorial focus on 'nature in design', Hotel Designs caught...
IHS / 28.10.2024
Independent Hotel Show roundup: the themes, trends, and takeaways
By: Meghan Taylor
Independent Hotel Show roundup: the themes, trends, and takeaways The Independent Hotel Show 2024 embraced its theme of "escaping the hustle and bustle," drawing...
Hotel Design / 03.06.2024
Hillview Resort – designing a deep forest retreat
By: Pauline Brettell
Hillview Resort – designing a deep forest retreat Hillview Resort, Grandvoir encapsulates a new vision of hospitality, where nature and architecture exist as one...
Bathrooms / 29.05.2024
GROHE SPA – creating bathrooms as a regenerative space
GROHE SPA – creating bathrooms as a regenerative space The GROHE SPA 'Aquatecture' installation at Milan Design Week 2024 embodied the desire for regenerative...
Feature / 30.01.2024
1 Hotel Mayfair draws back the curtain on its penthouse
By: Pauline Brettell
1 Hotel Mayfair draws back the curtain on its penthouse Located in the heart of historic Mayfair, 1 Hotel Mayfair recently revealed a new...
Trends / 20.09.2023
Trend alert: 7 interior design trends to look out for in AW23
By: Pauline Brettell
Trend alert: 7 interior design trends to look out for in AW23 From biophilic design to bold colours, dopamine dressing to earthy tones, Hotel...
Exclusive / 15.06.2023
Roundtable: the language of biophilia in surface design
By: Pauline Brettell
Roundtable: the language of biophilia in surface design Exploring biophilic design on all sensory levels, a journey that inevitably merges with questions of nature...
Surfaces / 10.05.2023
Product watch: Meadow and Carrara – new collections from Newmor
By: Pauline Brettell
Product watch: Meadow and Carrara – new collections from Newmor Hot off the Newmor press, Meadow and Carrara encapsulate the moody ambience of the...
Bathrooms / 31.03.2023
Geberit brings nature into the bathroom
By: Pauline Brettell
Geberit brings nature into the bathroom As guests increasingly look for sustainable and eco-friendly options in the hotel experience, Geberit explores ways of integrating...
Bathrooms / 15.03.2023
Product watch: Origini by Gessi
By: Pauline Brettell
Product watch: Origini by Gessi By exploring new colour profiles, the Origini Collection from GESSI brings nature right into the bathroom... The Private Wellness...
Biophilic Design / 18.01.2023
Leaflike shares three biophilic trends for 2023
By: Pauline Brettell
Leaflike shares three biophilic trends for 2023 Experts in planting design for luxury hotels and hospitality spaces, Leaflike shares biophilic design and trends that...
Case study / 04.11.2022
Case study: Leaflike reaches new heights in Damac Tower
By: Pauline Brettell
Case study: Leaflike reaches new heights in Damac Tower Working with Versace Home in Damac Towers, Leaflike was invited to provide the biophilic design...
Surfaces / 20.10.2022
Leaflike grounds Sofitel London Heathrow with nature
By: Pauline Brettell
Leaflike grounds Sofitel London Heathrow with nature Leaflike was invited to provide the biophilic design throughout The Sofitel Heathrow, the narrative of which involved...
Exclusive / 31.03.2022
Panel discussion: telling biophilic design narratives through textiles
By: Pauline Brettell
Panel discussion: telling biophilic design narratives through textiles London Design Week 2022 saw the launch of new brands and collections by Zimmer + Rohde....
Biophilic Design / 28.03.2022
Leaflike takes the lead with biophilic design initiatives
By: Pauline Brettell
Leaflike takes the lead with biophilic design initiatives Not content with simply supplying the greenery to enhance biophilic inspired interiors, Leaflike has been digging...
Surfaces / 23.03.2022
Modieus: taking biophilic inspiration and making sustainable choices
By: Pauline Brettell
Modieus: taking biophilic inspiration and making sustainable choices Over the years, the team at Modieus has shared some amazing biophilic inspired designs, but this...
Furniture / 16.03.2022
Morgan’s top nature-inspired furniture collections
By: Hamish Kilburn
Morgan’s top nature-inspired furniture collections Erin Johnson, Design Manager at Morgan, shares which furniture collections best exemplify a biophilic approach... Biophilic design, which seeks...
Bathrooms / 14.03.2022
Latest bathroom products from GROHE have a natural rhythm
By: Pauline Brettell
Latest bathroom products from GROHE have a natural rhythm GROHE encourages the use of the bathroom as an oasis of calm by introducing elements...
Feature / 14.03.2022
Biophilic design beyond the buzzword
By: Pauline Brettell
Biophilic design beyond the buzzword With so much being written about the positive effect of biophilic interiors, we caught up with three brands to...
Bathrooms / 07.03.2022
Stripped-back bathroom trends evolving in 2022
By: Pauline Brettell
Stripped-back bathroom trends evolving in 2022 Richard Ticehurst, brand expert at Crosswater, takes a look at emerging bathroom trends that are all about a...
Feature / 05.01.2022
Fitness trends beyond the treadmill in hotel design
By: Pauline Brettell
Fitness trends beyond the treadmill in hotel design It may be a new year, but the noise around wellness and wellbeing is just as...
Feature / 19.08.2021
How Benholm Group created a ‘planted paradise’ inside a hotel room
By: Hamish Kilburn
How Benholm Group created a ‘planted paradise’ inside a hotel room 'La Chambre Verte’ is the name of the new biophilic, 'planted paradise' that...
Feature / 29.06.2021
The power of biophilic design: Hotel creates immersive ‘forest bathing’ experience
By: Hamish Kilburn
The power of biophilic design: Hotel creates immersive ‘forest bathing’ experience While we gear up to explore sensory design and sleep performance at Hotel...
Feature / 20.05.2021
NEWH La Pause: A panel discussion on Biophillia in design
By: Hamish Kilburn
NEWH La Pause: A panel discussion on Biophillia in design Following Hotel Designs becoming an official media partner for NEWH, editor Hamish Kilburn was...
Round-up / 12.03.2021
Weekly briefing: Nobu exclusive, Rosewood footprints & sustainability explored
By: Hamish Kilburn
Weekly briefing: Nobu exclusive, Rosewood footprints & sustainability explored Editor Hamish Kilburn here with your weekly briefing. This week's round-up includes an exclusive lighting...
Feature / 18.02.2021
Colour trends: A return to nature is calling
By: Hamish Kilburn
Colour trends: A return to nature is calling A year after hospitality lost its colour due to the outbreak of Covid-19, we've asked brand...
Feature / 23.12.2020
At one with nature: the new Spa Lodges inside Gilpin Hotel
By: Hamish Kilburn
At one with nature: the new Spa Lodges inside Gilpin Hotel Lake District interior design firm Nielsen House has completed work on a series of...
Feature / 14.08.2020
TREND ALERT: 2020 outdoor/interior design styles
By: Hamish Kilburn
TREND ALERT: 2020 outdoor/interior design styles Whether you are designing for a small patio, a city-sized rooftop area or a large piece of land,...
Feature / 23.06.2020
FEATURE: The ever-growing importance of biophilic design
By: Hamish Kilburn
FEATURE: The ever-growing importance of biophilic design While sustainability remains high-up on the agenda, and following editor Hamish Kilburn's panel discussion at the Surface...





