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£25The West Dean Professional Knowledge Network is pleased to welcome Vanessa Champion as the fifth speaker in our series, The Sustainable Designer.
In this talk, Vanessa Champion will discuss her research and work on the effects of biophilia in design.
Vanessa Champion is the Editor and Founder of Journal of Biophilic Design.
Originally an academic at UCL, Ness has a PhD in Greek and Latin, and also worked in the British Museum, honing her interest in research in how societies flourish and how the visual environment informs our behaviours.
After editing a London newspaper she set up her own media company and consultancy working with clients including the BBC, ITV, Banks, manufacturing, NHS, etc. But it was after witnessing first-hand the biophilic healing effect a nature view had on recovery in hospital, that she founded The Journal of Biophilic Design to share interviews with thought leaders on how biophilia supports wellbeing for people, planet and place.
Passionate about this beautiful planet we live on, Ness is a serial traveller, nature lover and professional photographer, and creates “Virtual Nature Walls” for healthcare, schools, offices and homes. Ness is also founder of the philanthropic media agency PhotoAid Global Foundation and co-founder of The Space Doctors.
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