Adam Nathaniel Furman brightens up London maternity centre with "flowerburst" mosaic
London designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has applied his signature colourful aesthetic to a tiled entrance and reception area for the maternity centre at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
The London hospital received a donation from the Reuben Foundation to create an artwork for its new maternity centre and approached Furman to enhance its reception and entrances.
The hospital's official charity CW+ regularly commissions creative projects that combine digital, visual and performing arts with design to transform the hospital environment for patients, their families and staff.
"Our arts programme is about improving the environment for the patients that we're working with," said CW+ arts director, Trystan Hawkins, "but also the psychological, the physical and the clinical outcome within our hospitals."
Furman used colour and pattern to enliven the entrances and reception area, creating a more uplifting mood and aiding wayfinding for people moving around the building.
"I developed the idea of creating canvases out of certain wall areas and turning full surfaces into artworks," the designer told Dezeen.
"The tiled walls are made from robust, durable porcelain that is easy to clean and hand printed with chromatically deep and rich colours."
Furman explained that the project, titled Radiance, is based on the theme of birth and rebirth, which is "associated with the joy of spring" and the emergence of colourful flora.
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