Little by little, the world is returning to a new normal where protection against the prevention of new infections of COVID-19 has become essential.

Therefore, as different countries overcome the most serious phases of the pandemic and people return to daily life, work and leisure spaces have been adapted according to the needs of the activity to be carried out on the premises.

There are all kinds of solutions to perform the division/separation function, some more standardized, such as typical desktop screens with transparent materials extensively covered in previous articles and others that are not so common.

In this post, we are going to focus on these latter, making a small compilation of less conventional solutions, in which designers and managers of spaces from all over the world have gone further, presenting and sometimes implementing divisions with all kinds of materials that combine safety, functionality and, above all, design.

These security partitions are of all kinds: hanging, fixed or mobile, including transparent elements that combine colors or translucent dividers that guarantee a certain amount of privacy.

Proposal by the airline Avio Interiors for the design of seats

Janus Model - Glassafe Model

The airline Avio presents us with two proposals that make it possible to preserve passenger safety, one more expensive and with a more futuristic design and the other more economical.

The first proposal is the Janus, in this option the central seat of the rows of three units is inverted and a transparent wrapper separates the users.

The second is Glassafe, which maintains the standardized seating structure in all companies by means of a transparent and lightweight earmuff attached to the seat, a transparent element, creates an insulating environment around the user.

Penguin Eat Shabu restaurant in Bangkok table division design

This time, this restaurant chain has installed a table division that combines originality, safety and functionality using white zigzagging PVC tubes and a hanging transparent plastic sheet.

This installation goes one step further and out of a necessity it makes a virtue, since the partition solution is integrated into the casual design of the restaurant and behaves like just another piece of furniture without a high economic cost.

PlexEat concept lamp, designed by Christophe Gernigton

Concept lamp designed in methacrylate with the purpose of encapsulating restaurant customers while they share a table. The element envelops the user, facilitating the interaction of the different members of the table, which is easy to assemble and disassemble to allow routine cleaning.

Ventaglio table divider by DesignLibero

Portable divider design that the user can carry with them while away from home, suitable for office spaces, restaurants, meeting rooms, libraries, etc.

Office space divider with Cellular Polycarbonate and wood

Division of workspaces using fixed wooden furniture and with a cellular polycarbonate divider element.

Partition partition for office areas with Compact Corrugated Polycarbonate

Fixed partition with compact corrugated polycarbonate and fixed wooden structure allowing for a quick, functional and economic assembly solution.