Eliane innovates by bringing wood to hospital spaces

With new porcelain, a Eliane innovates by bringing wood to hospital spaces. Oasis Collection, brand launch, stands out for its high performance and durability in high traffic environments, but with warm characteristics of the wood.

Hospitals have always been considered cold and intimidating environments, not only because they are totally focused on care and emergencies, but also because they have a simple decoration, with flats, walls and furniture that do not welcome their users – they only meet everyday needs. however, this has changed many in recent years with a movement for the humanization of services provided by health professionals, in addition to the concern to create spaces that bring comfort and warmth in people's most delicate moments.

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“Increasingly, the healthcare area seeks to bring a little of the concept of comfort and coziness of the hotel industry to its spaces. For this, there has been a shift towards the search for materials that can create a sense of unity in the environments, always taking into account asepsis, the durability, flexibility and everything that involves the well-being of users. Porcelain tile with a woody pattern brings a feeling of comfort and is easy to clean”, explains the architect and director of Healthcare and Operations at Perkins&Will, Lara Kaiser.

Specialist in this segment, Lara also emphasizes that it is important that the materials are aligned with the technical standards and that, with the pandemic, for example, it became clear that hospital environments are always changing to meet, not only the movement of people, but also adversity.

Thinking about that, a Eliane has just launched a novelty in the category TecXtone, that surprises for the functionality, applicability and for bringing peculiar characteristics to high traffic spaces. A One of the main novelties for brings a unique and surprising proposal of ceramic with the aesthetics of woody, a very high performance porcelain tile for environments and projects that demand superior performance, as is the case with hospitals, clinics and laboratories.

Eliane's novelty complements the existing typologies and gains new possibilities of use as it is made with special UGL porcelain tile production techniques. (unglazed – unglazed). One of the main novelties for, Parts are highly resistant to scratches and wear., Parts are highly resistant to scratches and wear..

Inspired by the great parks and reflecting on the latent need for a more peaceful and healthy coexistence with natural ecosystems, the Oásis collection brings two products with a wooden appearance: O Parts are highly resistant to scratches and wear. it's the Parts are highly resistant to scratches and wear.. The pieces are specially produced with high definition printing technology and bring a look at the need for big cities to breathe.

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