CURATED WELLNESS DESIGN (CHD)
Healthy interior and landscape design services for homeowners, builders and developers

At DesignWell Studios, we specialize in creating spaces that harmonize aesthetics with health and sustainability. Our Curated Wellness Design service integrates biophilic design principles, connecting you with nature to enhance well-being and satisfaction. We meticulously source non-toxic, and eco-friendly materials - including finishes, furnishings, paint, lighting, fixtures, textiles, flooring, and more - to craft interiors that are both beautiful and beneficial to your health. 

Our comprehensive design services encompass: 

• Space and Floor Plan Design and Reviews: Crafting layouts that promote flow and functionality

• Hardscape and Native Landscape Design: Designing outdoor spaces with indigenous plants for sustainability 

• Circadian Lighting Design: Implementing lighting solutions that align with natural rhythms to improve well-being

• Materials, Fixtures, and Furnishings Sourcing: Selecting sustainable and non-toxic options to ensure a healthy environment

• Electrical Space Planning: Safe space planning, shielding, and testing  for electrical and EMFs

• Air and Water Quality Solutions: Integrating whole-home filtration, ventilation, and purification systems to support clean, breathable air and safe, high-quality water throughout your space

• Furniture design and sourcing

Whether you're embarking on new construction or a renovation, our team collaborates with you to develop a design plan that reflects your style - be it modern, traditional, Scandinavian, or beyond - while prioritizing your health and the environment. Let us help you create a space that embodies sustainable interior design and promotes overall wellness.

This consultation is for 45 minutes and we will go over your style, budget, items you are looking for and what stage the project is in. Then I will send you a design plan with the elements you are looking for and a budget estimate. I look forward to working with you!

With years of building science and inspection and testing experience we have seen how homes thrive and fail as well as our client’s health. We are your trusted source with the experience, knowledge, resources and passion for healthy home design and build projects. Our goal is to help you design a plan or work with one you have that fits your lifestyle, budget and most of all your health and well being.

This is an initial meeting to gather information about your project. A project proposal will be emailed to you after with an outline of items in priority, organized for all to be on the same page with the goal of creating a healthy, safe and beautiful place for you. 

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Connect with us today to inquire about working together on your next project!

WELLNESS DESIGN BROKER (WDB)
Sourcing the best and healthiest products for your projects

DesignWell Studios acts as your dedicated wellness design consultant, bridging the gap between manufacturers, builders, and developers to bring sustainable, healthy home solutions to life.

We provide full-service project planning, eco-conscious product sourcing, and vendor consulting — managing relationships and ensuring your project stays true to a clean, low-tox vision from concept to completion.

Whether you're a builder looking for vetted wellness-focused materials or a developer needing expert coordination between teams, our wellness design brokerage services ensure a smooth, streamlined experience grounded in healthy building practices.

DesignWell Studios offers wellness design brokerage services to builders and developers located in the Pacific Northwest, and beyond. Whether you are working locally, or launching a project elsewhere in the U.S., we’re here to help create healthier, more sustainable spaces. Reach out to us to get started on your next project.

CONTACT US if you are a manufacturer or builder and want to work together to build healthier!

DESIGNWELL COLORS

Color line inspired by natured, designed by Michelle Ifversen for AFM Safecoat

Michelle ifversen, Principal building wellness designer and founder of DesignWell Studios created 16 colors that reflect the essence of nature. These colors are deeply rooted in biophilic design which elevates well being and connects us to nature. Each color tells a story. Be sure to check it out and contact us about ordering any samples.

CONTACT US if you are a builder, homeowner or painting company wanting to source healthy paints, primers, stains, caulking, sealants and adhesives!

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BIOPHLIC DESIGN ART + PHOTOGRAPHY

When we have the opportunity to be closer to nature, it benefits our bodies, minds and spirit tremendously. Sometimes you can’t go for a hike in the forest or walk along the shore at the beach but you can bring it into your daily life and reap the same benefits. We can show you how to implement indirect biophilic design with art and photography. It’s all about connection and placement and it’s incredibly subtle yet amazinly effective.

We have a series of indirect biophilic art and photography pieces of our collection we’d love to share with you.

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HISTORY BIOPHILIC DESIGN
The term biophilia, derived from the Greek terminologies of ‘philia’ as love and ‘bio’ as nature, refers to “the love of nature or life.” It focuses on human’s innate attraction to nature and natural processes. It suggests that we all have a genetic connection to the natural world built up through hundreds of thousands of years of living in agrarian settings. Biophilic design can be traced all the way back to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon; the ancient world built by King Nebuchadnezzar II for his wife Queen Amytis. The Queen missed the green valleys and hills of her Median homeland, so the King built a towering series of tiered gardens with a wide variety of flowers, shrubs, vines and trees for her. 

Erich Fromm in 1973 wrote a book called The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness. He talked about passionate love of live and all that is alive. That paved the way for Edward O Wilson, American biologist who coined the term Biophilia in the 1980’s when he observed how people were being disconnected with the natural world. With high rates of migration to urban settings in the developed world and soaring rates in developing countries – Biophilia is of ever increasing importance to our health and well-being in the built environment.

Biophilic Design uses these ideas as principles to create a human centered approach that when applied improves many of the spaces that we live and work in today, with numerous benefits to our health and well-being. It is extremely beneficial for interior designers to design and stage homes as prospective buyers sense an immediate welcoming effect, a sense of calm and a true connection to the home when elements of biophilic design is incorporated.

This is most beneficial for seniors, veterans, or people with chronic health issues. Michelle specializes in designing healthy, supportive environments that elevate your well being.