Healthcare Design presents a roundup of new textiles products that vendors and manufacturers are introducing to support the design of healthcare environments. These products range from upholstery fabrics to drapery and privacy curtains.
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Dune
Credit: Megan Senior for Chilewich
Dune by Chilewich is a bleach-cleanable upholstery textile exceeding 200,000 Wyzenbeek double rubs and composed of recycled content with antimicrobial protection. The construction is designed to be stain- and fade-resistant while remaining free of phthalates. Additionally, the textile is available as Type III commercial wallcoverings and high-performance rugs.
Flow
Credit: Photo Courtesy C.F. Stinson Brands
Part of CF Stinson’s Bloomscape collection, Flow is a high-performance textile constructed of bundles of tonal yarns that are woven into small-scale staccato waves. The Tekloom fabric is fused with a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) layer, making it durable, impervious to liquid, and wipeable.
Blackout Drapery Collection
Credit: Fil Doux Textiles
Fil Doux Textiles’ Blackout Drapery Collection with Double Face offers light control and privacy in three patterns (Camden, Prescott, and Winslow) and 10 color styles (Beige, Desert, Grey, Linen, Midnight, Pearl, Rock, Sand, Silver, and Stone). The line is available in 59-inch and 118-inch widths.
Brisa Ellora
Credit: Ultrafabrics
Ultrafabrics expands its breathable fabric collection with Brisa Ellora, which pairs a refined matte finish and subtle texture with a proprietary ventilation system that promotes airflow for a more comfortable sit. The collection debuts in 25 nature-based colorways, is bleach cleanable, and includes recycled content.
Mirage
Credit: Concertex
Concertex’s new woven fabric line, Mirage is constructed with Tekloom, a fusion of textiles with a thermoplastic elastomer layer that provides a surface moisture barrier to resist liquids, stains, ink, and oil. The collection is available in eight color styles: Dune, Haze, Midnight, Oasis, Palm, Sky, and Sunset.
Terrene and Mote
Credit: Courtesy of Designtex
Designtex expands its biobased coated textile offerings with Terrene and Mote. Both designs use layered tactile and visual textures combined with neutral colors to evoke a calm and restorative aesthetic. The textiles are manufactured without antimicrobials, flame retardants, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAs), phthalates, or polyvinyl chlorides (PVCs).
Duet
Credit: Enduratex
Enduratex introduces Duet, a coated upholstery fabric in its Puretex collection. The line features a woven look with layered prints that create subtle texture and visual depth. Constructed with a brushed polyester backing and finished with a Produratect topcoat, the fabric is free of phthalates, flame retardants, and antimicrobial additives.
Enliven
Credit: Mayer Fabrics
Enliven by Mayer Fabrics is a textile collection suitable for use as a privacy curtain, drapery, or bedspread. The line comes in eight colorways (Buttercream, Ocean, Seafoam, Arctic, Taupe, Abalone, Fog, and Iris) and features a contemporary pattern of evenly distributed motifs to create a cohesive and continuous look.
Silica
Credit: Courtesy of Momentum
Momentum’s Silica collection is a sustainable performance textile with more than 350 patterns in solids, textures, and prints. The collection is 100 percent bleach-cleanable and ink-resistant and exceeds 1.5 million Wyzenbeek double rubs. Silica is PVC-free, phthalate-free, and doesn’t contain added flame retardants.
Hyphyn
Credit: Courtesy of Fabricut Contract
Fabricut Contract introduces Hyphyn biodegradable performance vinyl upholstery that’s engineered to biodegrade over 90 percent within two years in landfill conditions. The durable, stain-resistant, and bleach-cleanable collection comes in five patterns (Gadget, Universe, Cosmos, Gaia, and Tellus) and more than 90 colorways.
NetZERO BIO
Credit: The Mitchell Group
The Mitchell Group’s NetZERO BIO is a sustainable, coated textile collection that’s engineered with bio-attributed polyurethane made with Susterra’s propanediol (plant-based, petroleum-free diol), patented Hydro Sil finish providing a watertight layer, and recycled polyester. The line is available in eight patterns: Arbor, Birkin, Burlap, Evergreen, Lin, Wooly, Ridgefield, and Plume.
