Boost your team’s wellbeing & engagement through creativity.
Without beautiful and practical working environments, at home or in the office, productivity and mental health can dwindle leading to disengagement and increased staff sickness.
That’s why our interior design workshops blend team relationship-building with the wellbeing benefits of mindful, hands-on creativity.
Why?
At companies where roles distance employees from the end result of a project, product or service, it can be harder for individuals to achieve and maintain the job satisfaction that would keep them engaged.
Re-energise your team with a day of artistic activity together, using both hands and minds to experiment, play, innovate and craft a tangible interior design moodboard….
…and experience the creative accomplishment that enhances self-worth, and positively impacts workplace relationships and performance.
In addition to being a joyful activity, interior design is USEFUL, as your team will learn the skills to:
enhance the indoor environment
lift mood
increase productivity when working from home
so you can reduce the likelihood and cost of staff illness or turnover.
Participation in the journey of creative endeavour is as beneficial to mental wellbeing as the outcome - so there’s no pressure to create a masterpiece!
The statistics.
90% of UK office workers believe that the quality of their workplace directly affects their productivity.
*British Council for Offices report
The cost of staff turnover due to mental ill health to the UK economy in 2022 was £43.1 billion.
*Centre For Mental Health study
71% of respondents report feeling less stressed and anxious after participating in arts and crafts activities.
* Mind mental health charity survey
Approximately 50% of long term sick leave is due to stress, depression and anxiety.
*HSE: Work-related stress, anxiety or depression statistics in Great Britain, 2022
Think interior design is all just cushion faffing for girls?
Think again!
We are ALL affected by our environment.
Without interior design input indoor environments
look unattractive
are difficult to use
under or over-stimulate
promote lethargy and frustration
Harness the optimising potential of interior design skills to create supportive surroundings that are easy on the eye and make your staff feel
visually inspired
well-regulated
better organised
rested
energised
so they can let that positivity ripple through all areas of life - including performance in the workplace.
More statistics.
Providing workers with more autonomy and control over their workspace could lead to a 10-15% increase in productivity.
*Institute of Economic Affairs research
56% of UK employees believe that a well-designed work environment positively influences their productivity and job satisfaction.
*YouGov survey
55% of people who experience depression say that their work is a contributing factor.
*CIPD Good Woork Index: UK Working Lives Survey
79% of participants in arts projects report improved mental wellbeing.
*All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health, and Wellbeing report
Experience Outcomes
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On The Day
Chance to work in pairs, small groups and individually
Mindful hand-to-eye crafting to boost mental health
Thinking creatively: imagining and planning
Tangible result - interior design moodboard
Sense of achievement, accomplishment, pride and reward
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Afterwards
Strengthened team bonds
New knowledge and design skills
Confidence and motivation to pursue home interior upgrades
Improved interiors & enhanced sense of wellbeing
Fewer domestic distractions and greater productivity
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Longer Term
Increase employee engagement
Improve company culture and staff morale
Reduce absenteeism
Attract and retain superior employees
Reduce staff churn and recruitment costs
Meet your host
Zoë Hewett, founder of the multi award-winning Stylemongers Of Bristol studio, has appeared as interior designer on two series of rural retreat makeover show ‘My Unique B&B’ on the BBC.
Previously a scenic and costume designer for stage and screen, Zoë has more than 20 years of professional design expertise. Zoë also has ten years of experience facilitating people in confidently realising their own creative visions, delivering workshops in education settings, community arts projects and private events.
Passionate about wellbeing, creativity and sustainability, and the relationship between all three, Zoë believes interior design is a powerful and valuable vehicle for enhancing emotional health.
Creativity makes us feel inspired!
Experience Details
Identify needs & desires to set goals in a Design Brief
Explore the decor ingredients known to improve wellbeing
Tune in to individual taste - ignore the influence of trends
Access the Inspiration Station - a library of magazines, wallpapers, paint and fabrics
Flex the imagination muscle, embrace the inner artist
Colour confidence - the theory and how to break the rules
Create a moodboard to crystallise and communicate interior design visions
Use the moodboard as a work of art, or a guide to implement home improvements
Experience Options
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DEEP DIVE SESSION
10:00 - 16:30
For up to 10 people
Includes tea, coffee, lunch and afternoon cake
Booking includes £60 donation to Crisis UK via Work For Good
Price: £2900
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TOE-IN-THE-WATER SESSION
Choose 09:30-12:30 or 13:30-16:30
For up to 10 people
Includes tea and coffee with morning goodies or afternoon cake
Booking includes £30 donation to Crisis UK via Work For Good
£1350
“Craft is the element that is going to connect us back to the humanity of us being a community.”
Jay Blades MBE
*Holly Tucker MBE’s Conversations Of Inspiration podcast
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