Delabie’s Be-Line range is a practical embodiment of ‘design for all’. The company explains: “From the outset, we briefed our designers to bridge the gap between functionality and form – to provide the performance expected in a clinical setting, with the aesthetics suitable for high-end care environments.
Working closely with industrial designers and occupational therapists, we developed grab bars and shower seats that support users safely and comfortably, whilst also complementing and enhancing the space’s overall design.”
The grab bars, for example, feature ergonomic lines that improve grip with a flat front face to prevent hand rotation. The surface also remains at an ambient temperature to prevent user discomfort, and the bars are offered in three different finishes to create a clear visual contrast from their supporting wall.
Included in the Be-Line range are its lift-up shower seats and shower stools, which follow the same principles. Their smooth, non-slip surface is designed to prevent water pooling and improve user safety. The shower seats are also removable, allowing a Delabie shower shelf to be fitted in its place depending on the occupant’s level of autonomy. The Be-Line range also incorporates a number of matching accessories, such as its long-handled toilet brush, toilet roll holder, tilting mirror and clothes hooks to ensure continuity of design.
Delabie explains that these are not luxury products reserved for flagship facilities. “Our robust fixtures meet all regulatory requirements of a range aimed at persons with reduced mobility, whilst moving away from the clinical perception of mobility aids,” the company concludes. “Delabie Be-Line: design without compromise.”
Delabie
Henderson House
Hithercroft Road
Wallingford
Oxfordshire
OX10 9DG
T: 01491 824449
www.delabie.co.uk
