Wellness Design Rooted in Health, Nature, and Human Experience
DesignWell Studios combines environmental insight, restorative design, and strategic thinking to create healthier spaces and move wellness-focused ideas forward.
DesignWell Studios connects health, design, and the built environment through wellness assessments, restorative design, and strategic consulting. Founded by Michelle Bexelius, the studio brings more than 15 years of experience in environmental wellness, testing, healthy materials, biophilic design, and human-centered strategy. Every project begins by understanding how a space affects the people within it—then turning complex environmental, design, or communication needs into clear, practical solutions that support health, comfort, and long-term well-being.
Founded by Michelle Bexelius, the studio helps people better understand the spaces around them, create healthier and more restorative environments, and communicate wellness-focused ideas with greater clarity and impact. Each service is grounded in the same belief: the places where we live, work, recover, and gather should actively support our well-being.
Michelle brings more than 15 years of experience across environmental wellness, property assessments, indoor air quality, testing, remediation support, healthy materials, biophilic design, interior design, usability, and strategic communication. Her work has supported clients navigating moisture and mold concerns, water damage, chemical exposures, off-gassing, ventilation challenges, environmental sensitivities, renovations, and complex building decisions.
Her approach looks beyond a single test result, material, or building condition. She considers how the property functions as a whole—including its history, systems, materials, surrounding environment, potential exposure pathways, occupant routines, and the way the space feels to the people using it.
Through Wellness Assessments, Michelle helps homeowners and renters identify environmental factors that may be affecting comfort and health. This can include air quality, mold and moisture, ventilation, filtration, water, soil, VOCs, formaldehyde, pesticides, herbicides, metals, EMFs, lighting, and nearby environmental sources. When testing is appropriate, she helps clients select meaningful options, locate qualified laboratories and professionals, and understand what the results may—and may not—indicate.
Through Wellness Design, she translates environmental insight into spaces that are functional, beautiful, and restorative. Her work brings together healthier materials, indoor air and water considerations, circadian-supportive lighting, sensory comfort, EMF awareness, biophilic design, and practical building strategies. The goal is to create environments that support sleep, energy, focus, resilience, and long-term well-being without compromising aesthetics.
Through Wellness Strategy, Michelle partners with healthy-building companies, manufacturers, builders, developers, practitioners, and wellness organizations. She helps translate technical expertise into clear positioning, messaging, educational resources, presentations, customer experiences, digital content, and market-facing strategies. Her ability to connect science, design, business, and the human experience helps organizations communicate more effectively and expand their impact.
Clients work with Michelle because she offers more than information. She provides thoughtful interpretation, calm guidance, and a clear path forward. Whether the need is understanding a property, shaping a restorative space, or bringing a wellness-focused idea to market, DesignWell Studios helps turn complexity into practical, human-centered solutions.
The DesignWell Approach
Every engagement begins with curiosity, careful listening, and a focus on what matters most.
Rather than overwhelming clients with every possible concern or solution, Michelle helps identify priorities, clarify opportunities, and sequence next steps in a way that respects health, lifestyle, budget, and capacity.
The result is work that feels informed, intuitive, and grounded—supporting healthier people, better-performing places, and companies helping shape the future of the built environment.
Meet Michelle Bexelius
Founder & Wellness Design Strategist
Michelle Bexelius is the founder of DesignWell Studios and a wellness design strategist with more than 15 years of experience at the intersection of design, health, and environmental science. Certified in Building Biology and Integrative Health, she has guided hundreds of projects nationwide-helping clients identify and address hidden stressors such as mold, VOCs, EMFs, and poor indoor air quality.
Drawing on her background in design, environmental testing, and biophilic principles, Michelle specializes in creating restorative spaces that support nervous system regulation and whole-body healing. Her mission is to bring the intelligence of nature back into the built environment, shaping interiors that feel safe, restorative, and deeply connected to nature.
What Makes DesignWell Studios Different
Science-backed, not trend-driven
Every decision is informed by building biology and health research. No fluff, no guesswork.
Designed to heal
From lighting to airflow to finishes, every detail is considered with your nervous system in mind.
Built for real life
DesignWell Studios meets you where you are: whether you're buying a new home, healing from environmental illness, or planning a full remodel.
Education and empowerment
DesignWell Studios teaches others how to bring wellness design into their own work. She trains professionals who want to do this right.
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You're Helping DesignWell Support a Healthier Climate
With 1% of every sale, we invest in next-generation carbon removal through Stripe Climate and Frontier, so your support helps restore the planet, not just your home. At DesignWell Studios, 1% of every purchase you make goes directly to Stripe Climate, helping fund Frontier’s $1 billion mission to accelerate breakthrough carbon removal technologies.From direct air capture to ocean-based solutions, your support contributes to building a healthier, more sustainable future-one transaction at a time. Learn more.