Oliver Heath Design

Human-centered design questions we need to be asking ourselves: 🌿 How can we use design as a means to make people feel better, to help them actually perform the task they're supposed to be doing in that building or space? 🌿 How can we create an office that encourages people to stop and talk and meet, to share ideas, to cross-fertilize, to share knowledge and skills, but also just to sit and recuperate? 🌿 How can we use design to deeply improve the quality of the environment in our homes, workplaces, schools, hospitals and public areas? 🌿How can our work in the built environment have greater focus on and inspiration from nature, in the knowledge that this will create benefits for: individuals; teams; communities; cities; biodiversity; climate? Oliver Heath, Director of Oliver Heath Design, discusses how biophilic design is a really important human-centered opportunity to create a better built environment, in this episode of the Biophilic Solutions podcast with Jennifer Walsh and Monica Olsen. Apparently it's one of their most popular episodes! Why not add it to your weekend play list . https://lnkd.in/eSdmGR64 #biophilicdesign #biophilia #humancentereddesign #builtenvironment #biophilicsolutions #naturebaseddesign #naturebasedsolutions

🌿Biophilic Design in the Home🌿 - our Level 2 online course to equip you with all the tools you need incorporate Biophilic Design into your own practices and even your house. Increasingly, we are seeing a need to implement natural features in the built environment; from the office to our homes, compelling research shows that using the human-centred design approach of Biophilic Design, which brings us closer to nature, can improve our health and wellbeing. Imagine having the tools to implement Biophilic Design into your domestic projects, or even your own home. This insightful and thought-provoking online course is the perfect introduction to Biophilic Design and how to put it into practice in the home. Read more about how you can become part of a global movement of designing for wellbeing: https://lnkd.in/eF6F4YSb #biophilicdesign #biophilia #humancentereddesign

Discover why John Lewis Partnership feel that their entrance into Build to Rent is a natural step, and how their recognition that our home is our sanctuary connects directly to their decision to work with Oliver Heath Design to create places where people can relax, restore, connect and feel as well and as happy as they can be. Packed with insight, including why biophilic design is even more essential for urban environments and the three core principles, this episode of PropCast from Property Week reflects on the John Lewis Partnership's refreshing and sustainable approach to Build to Rent that is focused on wellbeing for both the individual and community. Do check it out, see details below. In conversation with Andrew Teacher about leveraging nature into build-to-rent: Sophie Hine, Head of Operations & Customer Experience - John Lewis Partnership, Oliver Heath, Director - Oliver Heath Design, and Tim Tolcher, Director - Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher (CJCT) . Options for access: 🌿 Property Week: https://lnkd.in/ecShHuYS 🌿Apple: https://lnkd.in/dsjCUgG 🌿Spotify: https://lnkd.in/e_M5eC-3 #BuildToRent #biophilicdesign #johnlewispartnership #biophilia

Announcement: Oliver Heath from Oliver Heath Design has been invited to host the British Homes Awards on Thursday 12th September at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House London. A celebration of the sector, we look forward to hearing more about the nominees and winners who are showcasing how good home design can enhance the lives of the people living in them, regardless of budget. #BritishHomesAwards #builtenvironment

Thanks to Waitrose & Partners for the opportunity to introduce biophilic design to its readers and demonstrate how connections with nature can create healthy spaces, the subject of the Oliver Heath Design book 'Design a Healthy Home' “Biophilic design is about creating direct connections to nature through natural light, fresh air, plants and trees, alongside natural materials,” Embracing nature, and recognising the importance of our connection to it, is without a doubt the key to happier, healthier cities and homes.” Missed this edition of the Waitrose Weekend magazine? The link to read the full article can be found in the comments, along with a link to read our previous post on the new John Lewis & Partners build-to-rent scheme. #waitrose #biophilicdesign #biophilia #buildtorent #naturalspaces

🌿A 41% improvement in break spaces 🌿! Just one of the very positive statistics from our work with Knight Frank Investment Management (KFIM). The project followed our unique wellbeing approach and a series of biophilic design strategies to create a mixture of sociable, active, focus and restorative workspaces. Read project highlights and access more information on this and other Oliver Heath Design projects at https://lnkd.in/eCedKGHd #biophilicdesign #wellbeingatwork #humancentreddesign #biophilia #workspacedesign

🌿 Take inspiration from the natural world, rather than just taking from it 🌿. That is the essence behind the BIO[SPACES] - Regenerative Resilient Futures exhibition from Oliver Heath Design and Planted Community, that aligns with this article from Richard Francis in Building Design. Discover architectural practices, brands and products that are inspired by nature with a free visit to the exhibition at Roca London Gallery until the end of September. #biophilicdesign #biobased #builtenvironment #sustainabledesign

Have you read 'Life-Centered Design - Designing a world where all can thrive'? It's a guide for architects & designers to balance the needs of all living things. Co-written by Oliver Heath, Victoria Jackson and Rosa Isaacs from Oliver Heath Design alongside the team at Interface, this guide recognises that all life – whether people, plants, animals, or microbes – is inextricably linked and that it is essential to approach design with this idea in mind. Access the guide here: https://lnkd.in/emih33vh #lifecentereddesign #builtenvironment #designfortheplanet #biophilicdesign #biophilia #biophilicdesigner #sustainabledesign

Bringing nature inside into our spaces nurtures our senses and wellbeing. You can view the wonderful nature inspired materials from Organoid Technologies GmbH among the exhibits at the BIO[SPACES] exhibition curated by Oliver Heath Design and Planted Community. Free entry to this exhibition Roca London Gallery until the end of September. #sustainablematerials #wellbeing #sustainabledesign

Have you registered yet for the Material Matters fair? Meet an exciting line up of 55 exhibitors and partners at Bargehouse, OXO Tower Wharf between 18-21 September. It's a must visit for London Design Festival. Programme detail: 'Material Matters brings together over 50 world-leading brands, designers, makers, manufacturers and organisations to celebrate the importance of materials and their ability to shape our lives. Taking place once again at the iconic Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf on London’s Southbank, the fair includes five floors of products, site-specific installations, curated exhibitor spaces and an extensive talks programme, providing a platform for engagement, collaboration and inspiration for the design and architecture industries. Material Matters investigates how the design industry can address issues around the circular economy and why material intelligence is so important to all our lives.' https://lnkd.in/er7vFpHq #LondonDesignFestival #materialmatters #circulareconomy #designindustry #oxotower