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Brightening up children’s hospitals is perhaps the toughest of hospital improvement briefs. Even more so when you consider that even relatively simple projects face strict clinical regulations when it comes to implementation. In her work at Sheffield Children’s Hospital, part of the Children’s Hospital Charity’s
arts programme, Myerscough used her signature colourful geometric patterns to develop bedrooms “that you felt good to be in”1 for children of various ages and their families. However, the need for sterile and easy clean finishes compromised the palette of materials she could work with, as well as the installation process.2 The restrictions have been worth it, however, with transformative impact achieved solely by the use of environmental graphics and carefully considered, strippedback interior design – and overwhelmingly positive feedback from patients.3
