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The meaning behind material finishes

In a biophilic year archive

A finish looks like the last cosmetic step, the surface a material is left with. Yet how a natural material is treated decides how much of its origin, and its meaning, survives into the space.

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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.