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Gradus Fabrics specified for Cambian
Healthcare
Gradus Fabrics have been specified for Cambian Healthcare as part of the refurbishment within their private psychiatric care homes in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.
A large variety of soft furnishing materials from Gradus Fabrics have been specified for Cambian Healthcare as part of the refurbishment within their private psychiatric care homes in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire Two existing semi-detached homes have been converted into minimum-security facilities where residents can prepare themselves to integrate back into their local community
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 13 Apr 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Working alongside Cambian's interior design consultant, Mark Himbury of Mark Himbury Design, Gradus provided all of the fabrics for the curtains, blinds, bedding and chair upholstery throughout the project including bedrooms, living areas, bathrooms and offices.
The aim was to achieve a sophisticated look to help move away from the traditional, institutional-style care home while, at the same time, creating a peaceful atmosphere.
In order to achieve this, the team stayed away from heavily patterned fabrics and specified subtle designs in calming colours.
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For the bedroom curtains, forty-five metres of fire-retardant cotton Matrix, a modern geometric design from the Natural Aspects range, was specified and re-coloured according to the customer's requirements in soft brown with blues and creams to match the cream painted walls.
Duvet covers and quilted bedspreads were selected in a coffee-coloured semi-plain design called Salisbury, to co-ordinate with the overall design scheme.
Similarly, for the living area, kitchen and foyer twenty-five metres of design Elgar from the Fanfare range of Trevira flame-retardant polyesters was specified, using the same soothing soft beige and brown colours as the bedrooms.
To finish, the chairs in the bedroom and living areas were upholstered in co-ordinating textured weaves, Portofino and Amalfi.
While all the fabric designs were chosen for their contemporary style and their neutral colours, they are also, importantly, hard-wearing and easy-clean to ensure the interiors continue to look good.
Mark Himbury, design consultant for Cambian commented, We wanted a subtle, modern range that would not date, so we chose natural colours to create a calming atmosphere.
We managed to create a high finish environment that is as functional and hardwearing as it is aesthetically pleasing and we are delighted with the results achieved on this project.
Pamela Cairns from Gradus Fabrics commented: We all know how colour can affect our moods so selecting the right colours is really important and can make a difference to people who have psychiatric illnesses.
At Gradus, we have a wide range of soft furnishing and upholstery collections aimed at a number of diverse interior applications and solutions so that we can offer interior designers, specifiers, contractors and end users a wide-ranging selection of design choices.
Gradus Fabrics is part of the Gradus Group; a leading contract interior finishes company who manufactures a comprehensive range of interior products for a variety of contract markets.
Providing end users, designers, specifiers and contractors with a one-stop shop, the Gradus offering is made up of an extensive collection of upholstery and soft furnishing fabrics as well as premium and contract carpet ranges, flooring accessories, barrier matting, wall protection and lighting design solutions.
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