THE ULTIMATE anxiety-queller is, undoubtedly, restorative hours spent among trees, climbing mountains or pondering quiet ponds. But what of the other hours, when both work and play have sadly sandwiched our lives between digital screens?

Enter biophilic interior design. Centered around a burgeoning field of study called biophilia—which focuses on how humans are drawn to the natural world—it brings nature indoors to therapeutic effect.

“Studies…

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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