A physical book and an online archive. A book of aphorisms; because sometimes a concise sentence is more powerful than long pages of words. The beauty of aphorisms is that reading the same words at different times often yields a different thought, and two people reading the same words are likely to envision different ideas. A collection of essays that expand on the aphorisms individually, providing additional inspiration and offering new starting points for reflection.

A journey where reflection meets design. A Biophilic Year is not only about reading. It is about reflecting, finding new ways to bring nature into designed spaces and designed spaces close to nature. This is the strength of this book: being a guide that leaves space for imagination and interpretation, setting a direction for creative thinking to unfold. Integral to the experience, the physical volume welcomes, grounds, and invites the mind to a place of presence, a place where words can sink deep.

A book that embodies a considerate way of being. Printed in small runs on FSC®-certified paper, A Biophilic Year follows a slow and responsible production rhythm that is mindful of the resources it uses and manufactures only what is necessary.

An open and welcoming journey. A Biophilic Year can be an intriguing introduction to the topic of biophilic design as well as an inspiring tool for those who are already familiar with the subject. Overall, A Biophilic Year is suitable for practitioners, scholars, creatives, and enthusiasts in the fields of interior design, architecture, landscape design, environmental studies, and urban planning as well as for all the minds fascinated by the intersection of nature, humanity, art, and design.

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The 2025 edition (ISBN 9791282246323 - Botalla Editore) is a completely reworked and redesigned edition. It replaces all previous versions, which are now retired and out-of-print (ISBN 9781716042423 and 9781447740353 - Lulu Press). The current edition (ISBN 9791282246323 - Botalla Editore) gives the full experience, including a refined, tactile book-object and an online archive.

Artist book. Finely crafted book-object. Tactile cotton hardcover. FSC®-certified fine paper pages. Thread-sewn binding. A combination of smooth and textured papers. Botanical illustrations obtained from real wild grass strands. Individually numbered and signed. Wrapped in custom tissue paper. Includes an illustrated bookmark and a gift access to 10 essays of choice. Printed in small, considerate runs.

A Biophilic Year [book]

Name: A Biophilic Year
Brand: anooi studio
SKU: aby-26701
Price: 110 EUR
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9791282246323

A Biophilic Year [Book]

365 thoughts on the essence and practice of biophilic design.

A Biophilic Year captures the essence of biophilic thinking and design in a thought-provoking form. Through 365 aphorisms and 365 essays, it explores the value of placing people and nature at the forefront of design. Tracing connections from biophilic thinking to interior design, architecture, urban planning, sustainability, as well as conventional human viewpoints, A Biophilic Year composes a nuanced journey across nature’s wisdom, the relationship between people and nature, and the role of spaces in wellbeing – both human and natural.

A book-object and an online archive, A Biophilic Year winds through physical and digital pages. Intended to be read gradually, revisited over time, and kept as a reference for thought, the publication combines the immediacy of aphorisms with the slowness of longer texts, in a conversation that, while unfolding, becomes an invitation to reflect. An invitation rooted in the power of words.

Four chapters

Connection: on people and nature

Exploring the nuanced relationship between people and nature in its intriguing complexity.

Perspective: the role of designed spaces

Diving into designed spaces, their impact on wellbeing, as well as their role in restoring a deep and balanced relationship with the natural world.

Experience: the practice of biophilic design

Unveiling biophilic design insights that translate the essence of biophilic thinking into design solutions.

Integration: biophilic cities and the future

Venturing into urban environments to discover the potential of biophilic thinking and design in the development of better cities for people and nature.

Open pages of A Biophilic Year: an aphorism and a botanical illustration.

A book-object

Conceived as a book-object to be discovered through touch and lived with over time, A Biophilic Year becomes an integral part of the spaces it inhabits and quietly enriches their experience, communicating through form and content.

Slowly leafed through, displayed closed, or left open on a page that resonates, the volume stimulates with gentleness. Materials, colours, and scents caress the senses and ground the mind. Words open the way to reflection. Illustrations invite the contemplation of nature and its details… A Biophilic Year offers a layered, almost meditative experience, one that inspires presence.

Tactile cotton hardcover
FSC®-certified fine paper pages
Thread-sewn binding
Combination of smooth and textured papers
Wild grass illustrations – each strand individually foraged and photographed
Illustrated bookmark
Printed in small, considerate runs
Hand-wrapped in custom tissue paper
Hand-stamped packaging
Numbered and signed
Gift access to 10 essays of choice from the online extension

Illustrated bookmark with botanical print shining in the sun.

An online archive

A Biophilic Year doesn’t end on paper.

The journey continues online in A Biophilic Year Archive: a collection of 365 essays that extend the book’s physical pages into digital ones, expanding on the aphorisms individually and providing new places to think from. Over 100,000 words in total.

The essays’ titles are open to browse: A Biophilic Year Archive

Preview of A Biophilic Year Archive pages

Audience

A Biophilic Year can be an intriguing introduction to the topic of biophilic design as well as an inspiring tool for those who are already familiar with the subject.

For practitioners, scholars, creatives, and enthusiasts in the fields of interior design, architecture, landscape design, environmental studies, and urban planning as well as for all the minds fascinated by the intersection of nature, humanity, art, and design.

Close up of the tactile cotton cover of A Biophilic Year.

Detail of A Biophilic Year showing a botanical illustration, textured paper, and thread sewn binding.

Specifications

Complete publication:

Format: book-object + online archive
Structure: 365 aphorisms (physical book) + 365 essays (online archive)
Pages: 424 physical + 365 digital
Length: over 100,000 words in total

Book-object:

Size: 160 x 218 x 39 mm (6.3 x 8.6 x 1.5 in)
Printing: Tipolitografia Botalla, Italy
Publishing: Botalla Editore, Italy
Release date: December 2025
Edition: completely reworked, replaces all previous versions
ISBN: 9791282246323

Online archive:

Access: immediate on purchase – no subscription
Device: any – browser-based

Behind the scenes

Written entirely by the author (not AI), A Biophilic Year’s aphorisms and essays capture perspectives, thoughts, and questions that shape the studio’s work.

The making of this publication – documented in 30 threads of the creative process – is in itself an example of anooi’s philosophy and approach to design.

A biophilic year [Book]