Well-being in the workplace is one of the hot topics when it comes to designing office spaces. Whether it’s putting on a free yoga class at lunchtime or keeping the fruit bowl well-stocked, workplaces are having to do more to make sure employees are feeling happy and healthy. 

When it comes to creating a positive workspace, exposure to nature could be the answer. From a three-hour hike to a stroll through your local park, getting outside and exploring the great outdoors is proven to improve your mental and physical well-being.^{[1] [2]}

What if we could bring the outside, inside?

Philips luminous textile with Kvadrat Soft Cells can do that. They offer the best solution to turn plain workplaces into dynamic spaces that people actually want to work in. They can display video content that improves well-being by creating a relaxing environment or subtly influencing behaviour (such as encouraging workers to be more active), while their acoustic properties absorb sound to allow for better concentration in busy workspaces.

¹ https://positivepsychology.com/positive-effects-of-nature/

² https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5114301/

Light meets nature

A major benefit of the luminous textile panels is that they can display nature content of your choice. Whether it’s daisies gently fluttering in the wind, or sunlight streaming through leaves, looking at nature is certainly relaxing. And when it comes to well-being at work, this is important; this study³ found that participants who looked at photos of nature achieved lower scores on stress scales than those who hadn’t.

This was the exact reason David Davenport-Firth, Managing Partner at Ogilvy Health, chose our luminous textile panels for the WPP health practice workspace. “One of the reasons we chose the luminous textile surface is that it allows us to bring together light and nature in a dynamic way.”

So, how does it work?

Philips luminous textile with Kvadrat Soft Cells features multi-colored LEDs that sit within textile panels. Super easy to install, the panels display video content of your choice at the click of a button; meaning those nature images are ready and waiting to instantly transport you to a world of calm.