Cozy Publishing
Nature Within - Wellbeing With Biophilic Design
Designing spaces that restore, calm, and inspire.
The Nature Within – Transforming Your Wellbeing with Biophilic Design.
Your most beautiful home is one that restores you. By weaving light, colour, natural materials, and subtle touches of nature into modern living, Biophilic Design creates spaces that calm the mind, renew the body, and bring effortless balance to everyday life.
Hard Cover 248 Pages English
William D. Browning
Catherine O. Ryan
Texts: Elisa Amoafo
Photography: Jenny Jolkkonen
Editing: Mili Bunda
Layout Design: Marja Wickman
Your most beautiful home is the one that restores you. When a space supports both daily life and recovery, it becomes a true source of strength—a place where the mind finds calm and the body renews itself. Biophilic design offers tools to create an environment that radiates both beauty and vitality. A home that weaves nature into modern living brings balance, energy, and a sense of natural wellbeing to everyday life. Light, colours, natural materials, and even the smallest touches of nature can transform the entire atmosphere of a room. The nature within invites you to create a sanctuary that delights the eye and allows you to breathe more freely.
William D. Browning
Co-founded the sustainability consulting firm Terrapin Bright Green, and is a thought leader in biophilic and green building design.
He’s a founding board member of the U.S. Green Building Council and an Honorary member of the American Institute of Architects.
Browning’s work in biophilic design earned him the Design for Humanity Award from the American Society of Interior Designers in 2015, recognizing his contribution to human-centric, sustainable spaces.
Catherine O. Ryan
Director of projects at Terrapin Bright Green, with two decades of experience in design and environmental sustainability.
She’s an internationally recognised biophilic design consultant across buildings, landscapes, and master plans.
Ryan has published widely on biophilic design and received the Environmental Design Research Association’s Achievement Award in 2014 for her contributions to the field.
Together, their work bridges practical design, environmental psychology, and wellbeing, championing approaches that integrate nature into everyday spaces to enhance comfort, health, and emotional connection—ideas that strongly influence contemporary biophilic design literature and practice
The book in your hands is more than a book, it is a small world crafted with care, born from Finland’s Ulla-Maija Lähteenmäki's love for simplicity, beauty, and mindful living. Every detail, from the texture of the paper to the colours of the cover, has been thoughtfully chosen to bring harmony and joy into your space.
We don’t see books as objects to be stored away. They are companions, inviting you to pause, explore, and savour the moments between pages. Each story, image, and idea is designed to inspire, comfort, and enrich your everyday life, while adding a touch of calm and beauty to your surroundings.
Our books yearn to be held, browsed, and cherished, integrating seamlessly into your living space, offering quiet inspiration, and connecting you to experiences that awaken the senses and nourish the soul.
Welcome, dear friend, to a world of thoughtful design, meaningful stories, and well-being for both mind and home.
