10 Products from 2020 That Will Remain Relevant This Year
These recent releases address the needs of post-pandemic spaces by prioritizing cleanability, flexibility, and comfort.
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Poppin Protective Acrylic Shields are available in a wide range of instock sizes and formats. Custom shield and sneeze guard solutions for your clients are also available. poppin.com
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and other upheavals, there is no dearth of new creative solutions for architecture and interior design projects. Rather, the pandemic has heightened clients’ awareness of health and wellness, with many business leaders and workplace strategists acknowledging employee well-being as the key priority of 2021. This has resulted in a host of tailored solutions, ranging from physical distancing aids to easy-to-maintain fixtures.
While cleanability of surfaces is certainly a top consideration, it’s not the only or even most important way to ensure the wellbeing of the people who use a space. Acoustics and ergonomics are still vital criteria when selecting products, and everyone now recognizes the value of flexible and adaptable spaces. Even in the wake of a global health crisis, it is best to adhere to the basic principles of comfort and safety.
Here are 10 products from 2020 that will likely remain relevant this year and beyond.
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Poppin
Our Protective Acrylic Shields are available in a wide range of instock sizes and formats. Custom shield and sneeze guard solutions for your clients are also available. Poppin can help you meet tight deadlines and specify for last-minute opportunities.poppin.com | @poppin | (833) 445-1557Poppin
Our Protective Acrylic Shields are available in a wide range of instock sizes and formats. Custom shield and sneeze guard solutions for your clients are also available. Poppin can help you meet tight deadlines and specify for last-minute opportunities.poppin.com | @poppin | (833) 445-1557 -
Momentum Textiles & Wallcovering
In collaboration with renowned architect and designer Emanuela Frattini Magnusson, Tufted was created with weight and depth as a design initiative. It brings warmth and softness into office environments while still maintaining a sharp contemporary edge. Tufted is created by wool yarn that twists around itself into bouclé. Punctuating the wooly ground are bright dots in specially dyed neon polyester and a unique metallic wrapped yarn.memosamples.com | @momtex | (800) 366-6839Momentum Textiles & Wallcovering
In collaboration with renowned architect and designer Emanuela Frattini Magnusson, Tufted was created with weight and depth as a design initiative. It brings warmth and softness into office environments while still maintaining a sharp contemporary edge. Tufted is created by wool yarn that twists around itself into bouclé. Punctuating the wooly ground are bright dots in specially dyed neon polyester and a unique metallic wrapped yarn.memosamples.com | @momtex | (800) 366-6839 -
National Office Furniture
Lochlyn offers brilliant work, storage, and space division solutions for commercial areas or home environments. It addresses open plan, accommodates private spaces, provides an atmosphere that creates a home-like feeling, and showcases personality. Lochlyn’s metal frame design can be built to be small in stature or grand in size, depending on the user’s needs. This innovative collection easily creates spaces and places.nationalofficefurniture.com | @nationalofficefurniture | (800) 482-1717National Office Furniture
Lochlyn offers brilliant work, storage, and space division solutions for commercial areas or home environments. It addresses open plan, accommodates private spaces, provides an atmosphere that creates a home-like feeling, and showcases personality. Lochlyn’s metal frame design can be built to be small in stature or grand in size, depending on the user’s needs. This innovative collection easily creates spaces and places.nationalofficefurniture.com | @nationalofficefurniture | (800) 482-1717 -
LACAVA
ZOOM electronic faucets and soap dispensers offer the most convenience and touch-free safety from spreading undesirable pathogens. They can be installed in all private and public spaces, meet ADA requirements and all Water Sense criteria, promoting water use savings. They are commercial grade and available in polished chrome, polished nickel, brushed nickel, brushed gold, titanium, and matte black.lacava.com | @LacavaDesign | (773) 637-9600LACAVA
ZOOM electronic faucets and soap dispensers offer the most convenience and touch-free safety from spreading undesirable pathogens. They can be installed in all private and public spaces, meet ADA requirements and all Water Sense criteria, promoting water use savings. They are commercial grade and available in polished chrome, polished nickel, brushed nickel, brushed gold, titanium, and matte black.lacava.com | @LacavaDesign | (773) 637-9600 -
Formica Corporation
The 180fx® by Formica Group line captures the true-scale visual drama of quartz, stone, and now, artwork, to give homeowners the look they desire at a fraction of the price. The Watercolor Series is the first set of handcrafted 180fx® designs introduced as part of the 2020 Living Impressions™ Collection. These designs are a unique take on marble with its soft blending of shades and distinctive pattern that reflects homeowners’ current preferences.formica.com | @formicagroup | (800) 367-6422Formica Corporation
The 180fx® by Formica Group line captures the true-scale visual drama of quartz, stone, and now, artwork, to give homeowners the look they desire at a fraction of the price. The Watercolor Series is the first set of handcrafted 180fx® designs introduced as part of the 2020 Living Impressions™ Collection. These designs are a unique take on marble with its soft blending of shades and distinctive pattern that reflects homeowners’ current preferences.formica.com | @formicagroup | (800) 367-6422 -
Etc.
Need an epic work-from-home setup? Etc. has it. Meet Etc., the unexpected brand with just the right mix of sass, style, and the goods you can crush on. We’re your one-stop shop for all things. Swoon-worthy WFH products? Check. Ships directly to your doorstep? Check. Delivers in ten days or less? Check. Go ahead, dream big. Etc. has you covered.lifeworketc.com/overview | @lifeworketc | (800) 482-1717Etc.
Need an epic work-from-home setup? Etc. has it. Meet Etc., the unexpected brand with just the right mix of sass, style, and the goods you can crush on. We’re your one-stop shop for all things. Swoon-worthy WFH products? Check. Ships directly to your doorstep? Check. Delivers in ten days or less? Check. Go ahead, dream big. Etc. has you covered.lifeworketc.com/overview | @lifeworketc | (800) 482-1717 -
Fenix
FENIX is a series of innovative materials created for interior design by Arpa Industriale in 2013. With low light reflectivity, FENIX® surfaces are extremely opaque, soft touch and anti-fingerprint. Thermal healing of superficial micro-scratches is also possible.fenixforinteriors-na.com | @fenixforinteriors | (800) 829-2994Fenix
FENIX is a series of innovative materials created for interior design by Arpa Industriale in 2013. With low light reflectivity, FENIX® surfaces are extremely opaque, soft touch and anti-fingerprint. Thermal healing of superficial micro-scratches is also possible.fenixforinteriors-na.com | @fenixforinteriors | (800) 829-2994 -
Davis Furniture
Ariel by Italian designer Mario Ferrarini embodies a minimalist approach to design with a focus on its form and functionality. A distinguished, multiuse, light-scale chair and barstool with refined proportions and a timeless aesthetic, Ariel is forged from a sculptural steel frame and then refined with wood components on the seat and back. Ariel’s unique details add a sense of modern playfulness that is impossible to overlook.Davis Furniture
Ariel by Italian designer Mario Ferrarini embodies a minimalist approach to design with a focus on its form and functionality. A distinguished, multiuse, light-scale chair and barstool with refined proportions and a timeless aesthetic, Ariel is forged from a sculptural steel frame and then refined with wood components on the seat and back. Ariel’s unique details add a sense of modern playfulness that is impossible to overlook. -
Carnegie
Carnegie’s new Digitally Printed Window Fabrics expand the possibilities of customization and personalization for any interior space. A designer’s ability to add a customized textile layer into a project with a low yardage commitment provides amazing design freedom. Creatively installed drapery can impact the atmosphere and identity of a space, improve acoustics—and, of course, regulate light.carnegiefabrics.com | @carnegiefabrics | (800) 727-6770Carnegie
Carnegie’s new Digitally Printed Window Fabrics expand the possibilities of customization and personalization for any interior space. A designer’s ability to add a customized textile layer into a project with a low yardage commitment provides amazing design freedom. Creatively installed drapery can impact the atmosphere and identity of a space, improve acoustics—and, of course, regulate light.carnegiefabrics.com | @carnegiefabrics | (800) 727-6770 -
B+N Industries
We recognized the need for a stand-alone Sanitizer Station that was capable of storing a high volume of sanitizer. So, we designed one. Our station holds a single gallon ready for use and a back-up gallon behind a locked door. It carries eight times more sanitizer than others on the market and is available in seven powder-coated colors or custom graphic wraps.bnind.com | (800) 350-4127 | @bn_IndustriesB+N Industries
We recognized the need for a stand-alone Sanitizer Station that was capable of storing a high volume of sanitizer. So, we designed one. Our station holds a single gallon ready for use and a back-up gallon behind a locked door. It carries eight times more sanitizer than others on the market and is available in seven powder-coated colors or custom graphic wraps.bnind.com | (800) 350-4127 | @bn_Industries