A meditative side of tactility
Touch registers first as a physical thing, the grain or grit of a surface under the hand. From there it reaches inward, and richly tactile spaces can quiet the mind as much as they engage the body.
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This essay is part of A Biophilic Year Archive, available with the book A Biophilic Year: 365 thoughts on the essence and practice of biophilic design.
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