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Designing for Mental Wellness: Using Nature Art in Behavioral Health

Over the past decade, the demand for behavioral health facilities has grown dramatically, and many providers report being stretched thin...

Why Vector Graphics are a Game-changer for Healthcare Design

Healthcare designers know the challenge well: you’ve got a massive blank wall to fill, and your first thought is, Will...

Nature vs. Abstract Art: What Really Belongs on Healthcare Walls?

You probably already know that healthcare spaces do a lot more than just treat illness. They hold moments of fear,...

Designing Healing Spaces for Mental Health and Substance Use Recovery

"One of the things that we want to try to work on is the stigma that is still associated with...

10 Spring Images That Bring Healing to Healthcare

Spring is the most exciting season.  It’s about renewal.  The ache in our bones as the days get longer and...

5 Ways to Use Hygge in Healthcare Design

Healthcare design is centered around getting the best outcomes for patients while at the same time supporting staff in what’s...

Is Pantone’s Mocha Mousse the Color Healthcare Environments Have Been Waiting for?

In healthcare environments, color choice goes beyond aesthetics.  Color impacts mood, energy, and even recovery.  That’s why hospitals and wellness...

Nature’s Restorative Impact on Healthcare Design

As we near the end of 2024, we can’t help but reflect on this year’s incredible journey.  It’s been a...

Uplifting Pediatric Hospital Design Brings Hope and Healing

Designing children’s hospitals with kids in mind is about creating safe environments that are comforting and engaging for young patients...

Hospital Wayfinding Solutions that Stand Out at UAB Medical West Hospital in Birmingham, AL

“When you walk into this hospital it’s really jaw-dropping but in this really welcoming and warm way.” Dr. Cynthia Brown,...

20 Years of Healing Nature Art in Healthcare Design

Kurt Johnson’s life has always revolved around photography.  His first camera was a non-working Brownie from his dad when he...

How Healthcare Art Brings Hope and Healing to Cancer Treatment Centers

I was photographing an installation in a Minnesota hospital many years ago.  It was after hours when I walked into...

5 Things Hospitals Get Wrong When It Comes to Healthcare Art

We’ve been working in the healthcare design industry for 20 years, and even though healthcare facilities have the best intentions...

The Best Subject for Healthcare Art is in Your Own Backyard

We were recently installing our nature images at a hospital in Minnesota, and one of the staff members was surprised...

Creating Moments of Awe in Healthcare Environments

Have you ever gone walking in nature and been moved by rows of trees towering above you as sunlight trickles...