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The Materiality of Forte Tara Rae Hill, Principal + Designer of LittleFISH
think tank
We wanted a palette of colors that was really heavily influenced and inspired by nature.
There are 8 specific hues. Within those hues there is a lot of interplay, so we’ve really
wanted them to mix and match and we’ve really wanted that palette to really evoke the natural
landscape that surrounds them within their regional district. And I think that the standard
offerings do that just super fantastic.
So within the standard offerings we have several different materials. One is a roto-molded
PE, which is for the chair, seat, and also the chair bays. And the one thing I love about
a roto-mold is that you really cannot get a higher performance durability and even more
so an ease of clean with a roto-mold and really any other product out there. So, in addition
to the roto-molded PE, we have wood and metal options and they are both for the bays. So
when you do a wood base to the chair it just softens it up, it feels warm, it feels a little
bit more inviting to me, it feels very residential, it feels very timeless and very classic.
And then if you go into the metal base, that kind of look we tend to think of as just being
a very international style, that’s super universal. And then last, the third section
of the standard offerings is just a wonderful array of upholsteries, 32 total, 4 categories,
8 colors per category. And again, its much like the naturals collection, the more you
start interplaying these finishes, and I believe you can do it all in one space, I believe
the layering will improve and I just think the more fun the look will become.
There is a lot of evidence based design research right now out in the community and what it
is indicating is that within healthcare when interiors are more stimulating and have a
lot of color interest to them. There is research there to indicate that the healing rate not
only increases, but needs for things like pain-relieving medication decreases, and even
return rates to go back for a certain illness and there is a lot of evidenced-based research
that continues to show that. It is also believed that possibly the practitioners are a little
more at ease too and with that they are providing a better service and level of care. And then
overall, the healthcare experience is better. I think that Norix has done a really great
job at that.