According to studies (2016), the aesthetic environment is important for the patient's health and well-being, and the importance of aesthetics in nursing cannot be underestimated. In a hospital environment, aesthetics affects not only the patient's health but also the personnel's' health.

Instead of hospital planning, Partanen & Lamusuo Ltd designs health-promoting buildings. Partanen & Lamusuo Ltd has also designed furniture for many of their projects, which has given rise to the Palad design brand. In accordance with their working methods, Partanen & Lamusuo Ltd also designs their furniture through empathy. For example, the round, soft Tuma sofas at Kuopio Kaari Hospital are designed to relieve tension and illness.

Pa-La's business value producer Hanna truly experienced the effect of the environment on her mind and body at Kuopio Kaari Hospital while she waited for access to the maternity ward. Hanna's journey from a music teacher to Pa-La's business value producer began from a blue Tuma sofa. Read a touching story about career change, motherhood and employment on Palad’s website.  

Source: Aesthetics in nursing. Aaltonen, Tuula; Telaranta, Sanni; Turunen, Maiju (2016). http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2016053110978