Seven Healthcare Highlights

Warm up patient and guest spaces with colorful fabric, minimalist furniture, and splashes of greenery.

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Nemschoff

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Healthcare environments must meet the often-conflicting needs of patients, caregivers, and guests—a challenging proposition that tends to result in a sterile, one-size-fits-all approach to the space’s design. These products aim to enliven waiting and meeting areas, as well as patient zones, with warm colors, contemporary forms, and plant life.

Parsons, Nemschoff

From Herman Miller’s healthcare brand, this versatile suite of furniture—including side tables, dining tables, and consoles—can be specified in a range of sizes, colors, and materials as well as with integrated power and USB ports to meet the myriad needs of patients, caregivers, and guests. Parsons is Greenguard Gold certified.

Designtex

Check-Up Collection, Designtex

This set of resilient, bleach-cleanable, and stain-resistant upholsteries features polyurethane, nylon microfiber, and vinyl materials and comes with an optional antimicrobial finish. Designtex’s Check-Up is offered in 10 colorways that mix solids, patterns, and textures.

OFS Brands

Canopy by Carolina, OFS Brands
The seats in this new series from OFS Brands’ Carolina can be ganged and uncoupled as space needs change. Canopy includes two lounges, and guest, tandem, patient, and bariatric seating, as well as occasional tables.

Steelcase

Regard Planter, Steelcase
Using greenery to enliven common spaces, this box planter joins Steelcase’s Regard line of furniture for waiting and meeting areas in high-traffic zones. Offered in four sizes.

Carnegie

Nomad, Carnegie
A reversible striped pattern in four colorways can be used to partition—and brighten—patient spaces. Nomad is made of the flame-retardant Trevira CS and polyester fabrics. Water- and solvent-cleanable, it can be specified with an anti-microbial finish.

Wieland

Accord, Wieland

Lounge-style patient seating is meant to be occupied for hours-long stretches. Accord offers wide arms and deep, molded cushions for comfort, and it reclines fully. Additionally, it can be steered single-handedly by a caregiver.

Tarkett

Acczent Flourish, Tarkett

A 0.8mm wear layer and a polyurethane finish top this vinyl sheet flooring, which can be flash-coved and heat welded. Acczent Flourish is available in three patterns and 10 colorways.

About the Author

Hallie Busta

Hallie Busta is a former associate editor of products and technology at ARCHITECT, Architectural Lighting, and Residential Architect. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Northwestern University's Medill school and a LEED Green Associate credential. Previously, she wrote about building-material sales and distribution at Hanley Wood. Follow her on Twitter at @HallieBusta.

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