Specialist furniture designed for use in demanding environments within the mental health sector is being shown by Knightsbridge Furniture at the 2013 Design in Mental Health Conference & Exhibition (DIMH) in May.
The Knightsbridge Challenging Behaviour Furniture Collection has been created to meet demand for the company’s expertise in fitting out hospitals, residential homes, prisons and other facilities accommodating those demonstrating challenging behaviour.
Comprising a portfolio of seating, tables and cabinet units which are designed to be safe, robust and yet still stylish, the collection has evolved from the company’s pioneering work with healthcare and care professionals, patients and residents: examples from the collection will be shown on Stand 118 at the DIMH exhibition.
A diversity of options and applications is covered under the ‘Furniture With Purpose’ umbrella, from comfortable upholstered seating and modular seating/table combos for lounge and reception areas to contemporary foam seating and smart upright chairs for dining, activity and family rooms.
Coffee, occasional and dining tables complement the seating, whilst the range of bedroom furniture includes beds, wardrobes, desks, drawer chests and bedside units. The collection also embraces furniture for residents with special needs - such as seating for bariatric users and bedroom cabinets to aid dementia patients - and ‘Extreme’ specification seating, where style and comfort disguise plywood skinning, additional weighting and non-retractable fixings.
Whilst the aim is to provide specialist furniture to meet individual needs, the Knightsbridge Challenging Behaviour Furniture Collection can also form the basis of complete bespoke projects, exemplified by the contract to design, manufacture and install furniture in the State Hospital at Carstairs - one of only four high-security psychiatric hospitals in the UK. Seating and tables from the same collection have also been specified for the Redwoods Centre in Shrewsbury, the £46m inpatient mental health facility just opened by South Staffordshire & Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
The Knightsbridge Challenging Behaviour Collection is manufactured at the company’s plant in West Yorkshire: Knightsbridge Furniture is an Approved Supplier to the NHS and carries NHS Mental Health Contract Number 2012/S 38-061381.
Copies of Knightsbridge Furniture’s ‘Challenging Environments: Furniture with Purpose’ catalogue will be available from Stand 118 at the DIMH exhibition.
