Colours for hospitals

In October 2018, interior designer Jalil Amor passed away in the oncology ward at Saint-Louis AP-HP hospital in Paris. Before his death, he told his friends and family how much better it would be to be able to spend one’s last moments in a rainbow of colour, rather than surrounded by a dreary hospital interior. His remark didn’t fall on deaf ears and his two sisters, Assia and Safia, decided to create “Rêves de Lilou, des couleurs à l’hôpital”, an association whose vocation is to redecorate adult cancer wards. “Beauty can be healing. A bright, colourful, happy and dreamlike hospital decorative scheme can contribute to the mental well-being of patients. It’s something that’s often seen in paediatric wards and our idea was to help adult patients change their ideas and enjoy the same feeling of well-being”. This wonderful idea won the unconditional support of Paris Design Week and Rêves de Lilou was invited to organise a charity event next September.

A double room and a waiting room at Saint-Louis hospital have already been renovated thanks to the generosity of building companies, architects and Serge Trigano, the founder of Mama Shelter hotels with whom Jalil Amor worked. A second double room as well as the nurses’ staff room are in the planning stage: “The staff room hasn’t been redecorated in ages and yet the hard-working carers need somewhere to recharge their batteries”, Safia continues. To raise the necessary funds, a fete will be organised at the end of Paris Design Week in the beautiful cloisters of Saint-Louis hospital on September 12th and 13th with a children’s village, art exhibitions and food trucks etc. More than anything, the association would like to organise a big design bric-a-brac sale for which they require donations of furniture and objects from design companies and the designers themselves. You can of course also simply donate money. Over to you!

To make a donation: www.rêvesdelilou.com