Plaza del Prado
Glenview, IL
847-562-1222
Edens Plaza
Wilmette, IL
(847) 920-1222
Meticulous planning by H. Marion Art Consultants and client user-groups resulted in the nearly 1,400 pieces of healing artwork that now adorn the new state-of-the-art facility, whose history predates Chicago itself. Jan Marion tells how it was done.
ABC News highlighted H. Marion’s holistic design approach for two recent projects; St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison and Saint Joseph Hospital’s Family Birthplace in Chicago. For each project our design team selected a range of artworks and color palettes that provided a more restful, spa-like atmosphere for patients. The resulting rooms in both hospitals have a level of comfort normally ascribed to hotels rather than hospitals.
Owner Jan Marion was interview by Susanna Kim for the article and spoke about the trend towards spa-like healthcare design: ”Hospitals recognize that not only is artwork a necessary part of interior finish, but they also understand that it’s a marketing expense,” Marion said. “A new family makes healthcare decisions that will have long lasting impact on a healthcare provider.”
In the article ABC News examines both the health and marketshare advantanges of spa-inpired design trends in the industry as a whole.
H. Marion Art Consulting Services of Glenview, Northbrook and Wilmette, an art consultancy specializing in art installations for health care facilities, has just been awarded a major art project for Rush University Medical Center’s new hospital building, the East Tower, set for occupancy in early 2012. The project includes art consulting, procurement, fabrication, delivery and installation of framed artwork throughout the prestigious medical center’s new 841,00 sq foot, 14-story health care facility, currently under construction at Ashland Avenue and the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago. The complete project will involve an anticipated 1,400 pieces of framed, healing artwork, that will adorn the walls of the building.
WILMETTE, IL — The stars of the most recent gallery opening at H. Marion Framing Studio were student artists from Avoca School District 37′s Marie Murphy Junior High School. Gallery owner Jan Marion, an alum of the district, hosted the event in an effort to give back to the community.
“Fostering art appreciation among schoolchildren is vital,” Marion, who supports local artists of all ages, says. “There is a strong link between kids who make art and their level of focus and success later in life. It’s also a great way to give back to the community.” (more…)
Pam Rosenberg, IIDA, ASID
featured in the Winter ’08 issue of ASID’s
Inside Illinois Newsletter
Home town: Highland Park, Il.
Design Specialty: Whether a space is small or grand, residential, corporate or healthcare oriented, a sense of hospitality should be felt from within. We are all customers in a space and when a space feels good so do we, thus the magic of hospitality.
Secret Talent: “The Space Whisperer”
The biggest challenge facing me as a designer today is: Creating the next interior space
Accomplishment I am most proud of: Summitting the Twin Sisters Peak in the Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado and designing the second location for H. Marion Framing Studio in Wilmette.
The best piece of advice someone has given me: Listen and then design.
Favorite thing to do in my spare time: Gardening and Reading
My favorite thing to eat for breakfast when no one is looking: A big slice of birthday cake
Something I can’t live without: Cowboy boots and design periodicals
My strongest personality trait: Discipline
Last terrific movie I saw or book I read: City of the Century & Johnny Cash – The Man in Black
My favorite “secret source”: Griffins & Gargoyles
The value of ASID membership to me is: People, places and things, things, and more things
