Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Frixion redefines medical upholstery by eliminating the risks posed by slippery hospital-grade fabrics.
As the first and only ergonomic healthcare upholstery available, it uses proprietary anti-slip technology to keep users firmly in place, promoting proper ergonomic posture and maximising safety.
Frixion Health Care Upholstery by ergoCentric won a 2025 Good Design Award from The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design, and Urban Studies.
Designed to endure rigorous hospital cleaning protocols, Frixion provides a hygienic and ergonomic solution that enables productivity in high-stress environments.
By merging safety and performance without compromising aesthetics, Frixion stands as a groundbreaking advancement in medical seating.
Chairs in hospitals must be upholstered in coated fabrics that can be cleaned and disinfected with hospital-grade disinfectants.
Unfortunately, these coated fabrics are slippery, which reduces comfort as the user slides forward away from the back support.
Frixion healthcare upholstery is the solution to this problem. It is created by adding proprietary anti-slip technology to a hospital-grade coated fabric.
It allows the user to stay firmly positioned in their seat improving comfort and increasing the ability to engage with the lumbar support.
A hospital-grade coated fabric is misted with a proprietary material, creating a textured, anti-slip surface that withstands hospital-grade disinfectants.
The material is available in both clear and coloured versions, blending seamlessly with various colours and patterns without altering the fabric’s overall aesthetic, while giving a distinctive look.
Frixion medical grade upholstery is specially designed to provide ergonomic benefits and prevent falls. It helps the user stay in place and not slide forward on the chair as they sit, improving comfort and increasing the ability to engage with the lumbar support.
Frixion is easy to clean and disinfect, ensuring a hygienic seating surface for healthcare workers and patients in medical environments.
Ideal for use in clinical areas of hospitals, clinics, and labs. The material withstands hospital-grade cleaners and disinfectants, including 10% bleach.
How is this project distinctive? Where does it compete in the market? What innovations are incorporated?
Frixion is the only anti-slip fabric that can withstand hospital-grade disinfectants. Competing medical-grade coated fabrics are too slippery, but Frixion’s innovative, proprietary anti-slip material—misted onto a hospital-grade coated fabric— sets it apart.
This unique feature makes our healthcare task seating safer and more comfortable than any other healthcare-grade seating available. Frixion is the only fabric that can truly be called ergonomic.
Healthcare staff often work in high-stress environments and are required to use seating covered in coated, hospital-grade fabrics that can be uncomfortable and unsafe.
Frixion provides hospital-grade task seating that is both comfortable and safe, removing one source of stress from healthcare workers’ day. Frixion is also available in a PVC-free version.
Project: Frixion Health Care Upholstery
Designers: Terry Cassaday, Inhouse, ergoCentric Inc.
Manufacturer: ergoCentric Inc.
