Design takeaway: HDR’s Sara Gally draws on lived experience to reveal how privacy, familiar routines, and family spaces can ease pediatric care.

Industry opportunity: Submit a proposal by Jan. 18 for CEUs, workshops, talks, or lighting sessions addressing emerging commercial interiors priorities.

From our editor: Women’s health disparities raise a larger question for designers: Whose experiences have been overlooked in the spaces we create?

Specification insight: The planned designation focuses on materials, lighting, acoustics, and other health strategies interior designers can directly influence.

Listen on the go: Discover ways to incorporate natural imagery, calming colors, and intuitive wayfinding without compromising safety or durability.

What Lauren loves: Among this year’s BDNY exhibits, Room & Board’s plush Leroy chair offers 246 custom fabrics for tailored hospitality seating.

Performance detail: James Dunlop’s faux mohair offers 20 colors and 100,000 double rubs for high-use upholstery.

Across the palette: Perennials & Sutherland pair expressive patterns with furniture, fabrics, rugs, and wallcoverings for coordinated spaces.

Lighting matters: Lodes offers three compact diameters and high-CRI illumination for steps, pathways, and architectural surfaces.

Hospitality appeal: HBF’s sculptural seating combines residential warmth with contract-grade construction for lounges and public spaces.

Material expression: Ethnicraft’s softened geometry adds visual interest without overwhelming relaxed residential or lounge settings.

Layout options: DEDON’s modular sofa system pairs handwoven craftsmanship with adaptable arrangements for outdoor gathering.