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Insights & Ideas


Kwalu Featured in Officeinsight


March 30, 2026officeinsight recently featured Kwalu, exploring how the company has evolved and what continues to shape the business today. The article draws from conversations with leadership and highlights the thinking behind Kwalu’s approach to long-term performance in healthcare and senior living environments.

30 Years Later: A Story From Bonaire


In 1988, restaurateur Sara Matera and her business partner opened The Green Parrot Restaurant on the sun-soaked island of Bonaire, a Dutch territory in the southern Caribbean near Venezuela. With sweeping views of turquoise water and an open-air dining room seating more than 150 guests, it quickly became a beloved gathering place for locals and travelers alike. Visitors would toss crackers into the sea and watch fish dart in from 100 feet away.

Designing for the whole being


“It signals comfort,” he says. “It signals that you can have a relationship with it.” The chair’s shape is intentionally enveloping. “When you sit in it, you sink slightly into the chair,” Robinson explains. “It’s almost like a hug.” How patient room furniture design supports mobility, dignity, and recovery May 26, 2026In the patient room,…