Curtain Designs

Thanks to all the children and young people that have contributed to our super curtain designs for Ward 18 and Outpatients 2 and 3.

We’ve taken your ideas, drawings and stories into the designs which you can check out below!

On Ward 18 we’ve linked up with the story designs in the single bedrooms and on Outpatients we’ve created different worlds to explore. Each Outpatient clinic will be themed on one of these worlds so that there is a change and identity to each space.

Outpatient curtain design - 4m wide x 2m high

Ward 18 curtain design - 4m wide x 2m high


Magic Story Recipe: Fun with Patterns

Whilst talking to young people about the potential of the artwork, we’ve been having some fun with an open ended kaleidoscope!

We’ve been looking at the things around us and watched them transform into abstract patterns. Check out the video below!

This had also inspired some creative fun with patterns, it is fascinating seeing the way the shapes can link, overlap or fit into one another!

You can download the activity here

Below are some patterns created by the children and young people.

Let us know what you think - if you check out our Pinterest page we have some super pattern examples there too.

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Super Badges

I’ve been chatting to children and young people on the out-patients at Waterfall House to find out about what fascinates them.

We’ve talked about what we would be if we could be anything at all! What our favourite things are, or things to do are. We’ve sometimes made up a short story or simply talked about the sorts of things that would be fun and interesting to look at while waiting for or having treatments.

Let us know what you love!!

Below are some of the badges the children have made.

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Magic Story Recipe: Pop Up Cards

This activity gives you the option to create a choice of two pop up cards!

I would like you to think about an exciting adventure to inspire your card.

For my ‘Fan’ card I thought about having a dream that I was inside a rainbow! It was so gorgeously colourful, calm and peaceful - you can download the template here.

For my ‘Tab’ card I thought about having an underwater adventure where I was swimming with iridescent fish and colour changing octopuses - you can download the template here.

Please tell me about a dream you would like to have, or an adventure you would like to go on in the comments below. As always, all your comments will influence the developing designs for the new artwork for Waterfall House.

Thank you for your time.

Rainbow Inspired Adventure Card

Rainbow Inspired Adventure Card

Underwater Inspired Adventure Card

Underwater Inspired Adventure Card

Pinterest Board

This board gives you an opportunity to add an image or two that you find conveys the right atmosphere for you in the hospital environment. You might be at Waterfall House for a repeat out-patient appointment, as a short term stay, as a long term stay or for an operation.

Artwork for each of the above would need to be different, with colour choice and content. There would also be consideration that an area or room could be used by anyone from 0 - 17 years. I’ve an open perspective while we undertake our engagement, and are currently looking at everything from stylised illustration, to abstract patterns and graffiti inspired designs. Themes and concepts to base these around will be steered by our responses from children and young people.

Have a look at the content here - https://pin.it/3H0AyIB - you can add images and refer to them with comments below or just comment freely on what you see.

Thank you for your time.

Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Magic Story Recipe: What Would You Be?

This first stage of our creative engagement is all about forming a springboard for our ‘Magic Story Recipe’ which will influence themes and narratives for the artworks.

So, we’re throwing it out there and asking children and young people what they would be if they could be anything at all… absolutely anything!

I LOVE a good daydream and know you have superb imaginations so this could be something real or something imagined… it’s an endless world of wonders and possibilities!

Feel free to comment below, or take a look at all our questions on the activity sheet for younger children here, or for older children here.

Below are the videos we created to support these questions for the in-patients at Waterfall House - if you’ve got some coloured papers handy why not give them a go?!

If you would like to share anything you can email directly and/or put on Instagram, remembering to mention @lucentiadesign @bham_childrens - thank you!!

Magical Journey Project Introduction

Hello, I’m Stella and my design company specialises in projects for health and well-being. We work across media combining designs with print, LEDs and in-house fabrication.

…and so I’m super excited to be working on this ‘Magical Journey’ arts project for Waterfall House!

As with all projects we do not bring preconceptions to projects, rather it is always the engagement process that is fundamentally important and pivotal to the success of outcomes and designs. Having said that, there is a vision for the transformation and the new artworks will work together holistically while also creating a distinct identity and narrative for each ward.

I’m inviting everyone at Waterfall House - all staff and patients - and outreaching to children and young people through James Brindles School, YPAG and Think4Brum to get involved with the creative engagement.

I’ll be posting activities here and updating regularly so please comment or get in touch with any queries - thank you, Stella

Images below show first impressions of the building - we want to build on this to create a welcoming environment that unfolds themes along the way.

Images below show some of our past projects that are relevant to the walls, ceilings and window spaces in question at Waterfall House.