Science and design are aligning, and it’s a game changer for the industry. According to top researchers—many of them medical professionals—design has the power to improve physical and mental health, positioning interior and product designers as facilitators of wellbeing.

To celebrate this fresh, innovative perspective, High Point by Design (HPxD) and Science in Design are cohosting, Designing Wellbeing: Neuroaesthetics, Biophilia and the Healing Power of Beauty at High Point Market. The symposium will take place on Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26. The first day will feature dynamic presentations and panels, with the second day dedicated to showroom tours and engagement with brands who have embraced these principles in their ethos and product development.

The event brings an impressive lineup of speakers including William Browning, Managing Partner in Terrapin Bright Green and a leading authority on biophilic design, human productivity and wellbeing. Also featured is interior designer Caleb Anderson, Principal at Drake/Anderson and Founder of Well-Designed, who is actively advocating for a new conversation around luxury design that incorporates health and sustainability. This will be Browning’s first visit to High Point Market.

Additional sessions will highlight designers who have incorporated biophilic design into their practice to promote wellbeing, as well as discussions with manufacturers embedding these principles into their creative process. Science in Design founder Mike Peterson will provide an insightful overview of neuroaesthetics and its implications for interior designers.