Moss Walls versus Living Walls: Which is the Best Choice for Your Needs and Desires

There is more than one way to bring nature and into your home or workplace so we’re going to break down the difference between moss walls and living walls and give you the skinny on each of these brilliant biophilic design options that provide calm and other wellness benefits including noise and air pollutant reduction (along with the mental benefits of attention restoration and focus).

Doing the Right Thing: Why Hotels Are Embracing Biophilic Design

BEYOND AESTHETICS AND INTO REAL, HUMAN EXPERIENCE Every June, thought and practice leaders in biophilic design gather at the Phoenician Hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona or one of the other gorgeous hotels in the area (2023 to be held at JW Marriott, Scottsdale) to attend HOTEC Design Conference. Top of mind for hospitality designers now and for the foreseeable future is …

Why Biophilic Design Is Good For You: And “Bio” Terminologies Defined

Biophilic design is good for your mental and physical well being and we will explain why.  But before we do that, let’s break down the many “bio” terms that are currently being used in architecture, engineering, and design and define these terminologies and the role each plays in improving the spaces in which we live and work. Biophilia is like …

Green Walls in Schools: Beyond Health Benefits and Into Curriculum

You have likely seen at least one article on why moss is highly beneficial for the home and workplace but we’d like to share why green walls aka moss walls (see our previous post on the differences between the types of green walls) make excellent sense for schools and other educational environments.  We’ll go a little further than stress reducation, …

3 Ways Moss Installations Solve Hotel and Airbnb Problems

It is not uncommon to see beautiful moss wall installations in hotels and across the hospitality industry in their lobbies and occasionally in a meeting room, but what we have not seen (yet) are the hotels that adopt a moss design piece for every room. We’re going to share the ways that moss designs can solve three specific hotel challenges: …

Why Moss, Why Now?

Before we answer the questions why moss and why now, we should probably address the “what” of preserved moss and explain the wonder of such a beautiful material that is neither living nor dead but requires no maintenance, only admiration. The Fat Plant Society uses various types of preserved moss.  The moss is preserved using a natural paraffin and glycerin …