Kenya Hara (Umeda Clinic Signage System)

Developing from one of the ideas that I had for tourists to find it easier to navigate around cities, I have been looking at the use of signs. This is a great example from kenya Hara of how to use signs.

The Signage system was designed for the Umeda Hospital in western Japan. All of the signs are kept created using simplicity, the signs themselves are made from cloth, Hara states that the the reason for this choice is because he wanted to create a affable space. The clinic is a place where pregnant women and nursing mothers spend time before and after child birth.

Hara states that places meant for the sick or injured necessitate an atmosphere so tense that you could prick it with a pin.

The way Hara has used this signage system throughout this hospital is clearly innovative. By keeping the white cotton constantly clean clearly demonstrates the utmost hygiene to both visitors and patients.