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Cancer Patient’s Feedback, Something Everyone Involved in Healthcare Needs to Hear

A patient being treated for breast cancer at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis recently reached out to us on social media with these kind words about our installation there: “My radiation oncology center has the prettiest photography, all beautifully framed, on its walls. This wildflower landscape ...

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The Healing Benefits of Nature Imagery in Healthcare Facilities

Is it time for a refresh? With more and more studies revealing the positive impacts of using nature imagery in hospitality and healthcare environments, it might be time for you to look around at your own space and see if it’s in need of a refresh. In a recent article on NBC News, Leslie Faerstein, executive director of ...

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Why Water Images Lead to Positive Patient Outcomes in Healthcare Design

Water. It makes up approximately 60% of our bodies and covers almost 3 quarters of the earth’s surface. We can’t live without it. So it makes sense that according to Kathy Hathorn and Upali Nanda’s A Guide to Evidence Based Art, calm, slow moving water imagery made healthcare patients ...

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Nature Images Relieve Anxiety and Promote Healing

Even though I’m a photographer by trade, I still spend a significant amount of time behind a desk. Most of us find ourselves face to face with a computer screen instead of mother nature or find ourselves immersed in fluorescent overhead lighting instead of soothing sunlight. And although I try to get outside as often ...

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Designing a Brand Through Art and Architecture: A Tale of Two Hospitals

We recently presented a live webinar with the Center for Health Design alongside Julie Robertson, NCIDQ, IIDA, Interior Design Director HDR, called Designing a Brand Through Art and Architecture: A Tale of Two Hospitals. This webinar highlights the Mother/Baby Projects we did together in Minnesota and talks through how the ...

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Creating Healthcare Spaces with Intention

Even though I’ve been a Midwestern fine art photographer for many years, when I began creating art for healthcare, I was excited about being part of a movement that could benefit patients, families, doctors and staff in tangible ways. The idea of creating spaces with intention, from the very beginning of the design process, ...

Beauty in the Details Can Lead to Positive Patient Experiences

Beauty is often found in the tiniest details. The way the delicate veins of a leaf stretch in an intricate pattern across a leaf. Every line and curve, connected in some way to the next. It would be easy to walk past these wonderful leaves without seeing all they have to offer, in the same ...

Unique Nature Imagery Benefits Patients and Staff – Allina Health Installation

We’re so excited about our recent art installation in Minneapolis for Allina Health. This is our first DIRTT willowglass project and we are thrilled with the results. The images selected are a wonderful use of color, form and texture and immediately engage the viewer when entering the space. We worked with an amazingly ...