Healthcare Design presents a roundup of new surface products that vendors and manufacturers are introducing to support the design of healthcare environments. These products range from wallcoverings and sound-absorption panels to upholstery textiles and mosaic tiles.
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Polygon, Krieger Textiles
Image credit: Alan Gurwitz
Krieger Textiles’ Polygon collection is a woven jacquard polyester surface covering for staff cubicles. The fabric can also be used in patient privacy curtains. Comprising 53 percent fire-retardant polyester and 47 percent post-consumer recycled polyester, the line features a geometric pattern in seven color variations, including Denim (shown here).
Akari and Ikebana, Wolf-Gordon
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Wolf-Gordon introduces two patterns, Akari and Ikebana, to its collection of coated upholstery textiles. The polyvinyl chloride-free line is crafted from bio-attributed polyurethane derived from renewable corn starch. Featuring a silicone top layer, the material withstands hospital-grade cleaners and exceeds 100,000 Wyzenbeek double rubs.
Botanical, Artaic
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Botanical brings a floral motif to Artaic’s Foundation Collection of mosaic tiles, now available in sintered glass. Made from 100 percent post-consumer recycled content, the line is suited for floors, walls, and wet areas. Botanical is available by the square foot.
Speckled Concrete, Tile Club
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Tile Club expands its large-format polished terrazzo porcelain tile collection with Speckled Concrete. The 23.7-by-47.3-inch tiles feature a flecked terrazzo design on a nonpermeable porcelain base for a subtle textured surface. The line carries a Class 5 stain-resistance rating, near-zero water absorption, and high breaking strength.
Mars High-NRC Panels 95/30, USG
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USG’s Mars High-NRC Panels 95/30 is a mineral-fiber ceiling panel line that combines sound absorption, which reduces echoes, with sound blocking, which creates a physical barrier to noise. A fully encapsulated edge enhances durability, while the panel’s nondirectional, monolithic visual supports a clean ceiling design.
AcryMed, LifeFlo
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LifeFlo introduces AcryMed, an antimicrobial solid-surface material for overbed tables, medical carts, nurses’ stations, casework countertops, and sinks. Made of zinc-infused acrylic, AcryMed’s coating breaks down microorganisms. The material comes in 144-inch-by-30-inch or 120-inch-by-30-inch sheets that are thermoformable and nonporous with seamless connections.
Arboretum, 3form
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Arboretum from 3form is a collection of seven surface products in botanical patterns and textures. The collection features three organic interlayers with real grasses and leaves suspended in resin, three monolithic etched-glass offerings, and one digital print depicting a variety of leaves.
Color + Water, Skyline Glass
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Skyline Glass’ Color + Water is a collection of watercolor paintings that are printed and tempered into large-scale glass. Offered in five patterns (Float is shown here), the line is scalable, color-customizable, and applicable for partitions, wall cladding, and feature walls.
Noravant Timber, Interface
Noravant Timber by Interface is a polyvinyl chloride-free rubber flooring with a low carbon footprint. The line features a woodgrain design and comes in 4-by-49-foot sheets. Norovant Timber is offered in 10 colors, including Homestead (shown here).
Fifth & Form, Koroseal
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Koroseal’s Fifth & Form vinyl wallcovering collection features Art Deco-inspired, tailored patterns that reference a modern menswear aesthetic like what would be seen in suits and other fashion. Woven textures with accents depicting wood, stone, and metal are shaped into a durable vinyl. The collection includes seven patterns in 80 total colorways (the Wexley Plaid pattern is shown here in the Heath colorway).
Alma, WVH
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Alma, which means “soul” in Spanish, is a nature-inspired, textured, acoustical wall panel collection. Created by WVH in collaboration with designer Alfonso Verduzco, the acoustic panels blend wood with artisan materials such as copper, lava stone, and obsidian to support biophilic design.
ColorBurst Collection, Ekoa
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Ekoa’s ColorBurst Collection is a sustainable plant-based material for covering walls and millwork. Crafted from sustainable flax fiber and bio-based resins, the natural grain creates depth, while a palette of 40 colors provides design flexibility. ColorBurst is impact resistant, stain resistant, and bleach cleanable.
NappaTile Tempo, Concertex
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NappaTile Tempo from Concertex is a peel-and-stick wallcovering tile designed with layered embroidered lines. Tiles come in nine colorways (including Clay, shown here) and 12-inch-by-24-inch sizes, with a magnesium-mineral-board base and a covering made of post-consumer recycled polyester.
