Explore Design Solutions
Every detail shapes how students learn and feel. Choose materials that balance warmth with performance, align with school identity, and support calm, focused, engaging spaces—without adding maintenance burdens.
Designing for Learning & Well-being
Designing for education means balancing high performance, long-term value, and tight budgets—without sacrificing the student experience. Whether you’re shaping classrooms, residence halls, libraries, or student hubs, you need materials that stay beautiful under constant use, clean easily, and remain available when timelines shift.
Carnegie’s solutions are built to support your work: durable, healthy, and flexible enough to adapt to any teaching model.
We Have You Covered
Education projects come with competing needs: long-lasting materials, easy maintenance, healthy environments, and cost predictability. We’re here to help you navigate all of it. Our solutions give you the performance and reliability your spaces demand—without slowing your workflow.
Explore Performance Solutions
Education spaces see constant traffic. You need finishes that stand up to daily wear, aggressive cleaning, and long service life. Our solutions support heavy use while helping you maintain consistent aesthetics across campus—backed by robust warranties and long-term product availability.I
Explore Acoustic Solutions
Good acoustics are essential to learning. Panels, baffles, dividers, and acoustic drapery help you reduce distractions, improve speech clarity, and create zones for group work, lectures, and quiet study—available in a wide range of colors and forms to support your design intent.
Explore Privacy & Light Control Solutions
Learning today is fluid: small groups, collaboration, independent study, lecture. Sheers, opaque draperies, and movable partitions help you adjust layouts quickly, manage glare, moderate daylight, and create privacy—all designed to withstand higher-traffic educational environments.
Explore Sustainable Solutions
Healthy materials shouldn’t come at a premium. Our PVC-free, Red List Free, recycled, and biobased solutions support healthier classrooms and CHPS-aligned sustainability goals, backed by clear HPDs and EPDs.
Explore Affordable and Quick Ship Solutions
Education projects often require fast turnarounds and predictable pricing. Quick Ship upholstery and wallcoverings deliver dependable performance at multiple price points, helping you keep projects on track—whether you’re refreshing a single room or updating an entire building.
Why Educational Institutions Choose Carnegie
“We do many projects for hospitals, clinics, schools, and colleges. It is crucial to use a material that is easy to clean, durable enough, and attractive in design. Xorel has all these qualities”.
Katerina Izotova, NCIDQ, IIDA Senior Designer, RSC Architects
"I love to specify Xorel Artform for my Healthcare projects for its acoustical properties, durability, cleanability, and fun designs. Xorel Artform can be an innovative way to add functional 'Art' to a Healthcare project."
Martha Alabanza, ASID, Interior Designer, Martha Alabanza LLC
“Xorel and Xorel Artform versatility provide our healthcare environment an ease of cleanability, and durability that conforms with our stringent cleaning protocols, while maintaining our federal sustainability requirements, as a plant-based product.”
Val McCue, Senior Interior Designer, Portland Healthcare System, US Department of Veterans Affairs
“We look for sustainablity and high-performance when making all our finish selections and Xorel provides an unbeatable combination of both those attributes. Its clean, modern aesthetic and vast range of colors would make it a great choice as either a wallcovering or upholstery in almost any project.”
Kimberly Farrant, Interior Designer, Ferraro ChoiOur Education Clients
Across K–12 and higher education, we’ve partnered with leading institutions to bring durable, low-maintenance, and healthier materials into high-use learning spaces.
Featured Education Installations
See how Carnegie has helped elevate student and staff wellbeing in our clients' education projects
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Perkins Eastman
LocationUniversity of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
End UseWrapped Panels
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Jackson + Park Design
LocationUniversity of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
End UseXorel Artform
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Amenta-Emma
LocationQuinnipiac School of Business, Hamden CT
End UseXorel Artform
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DRS Architects, Associate Architect
LocationUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy and Dental Medicine
End UseWallcovering, Acoustic Panels
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Product Architecture + Design
LocationWinnetka - Northfield Public Library
End UseAcoustic Panels
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MMEC Architects & Interiors, Spokane WA
LocationDenny Yashuara Middle School, Spokane WA
End UseXorel Artform
Thought Leadership + Resources
Materials That Support CHPS Certification
Designing for education means meeting strict standards for durability, indoor air quality, and responsible materials. Our textiles and wallcoverings align with CHPS criteria, helping schools pursue certification without compromising performance or design intent.
With PVC-free, biobased, and Red List Free options backed by transparent HPDs and EPDs, you can specify confidently—supporting healthier learning environments and long-term campus stewardship.
LEARN MORECarnegie strives to lead by example in everything we do.
We have maintained B Corp certification since 2014, to ensure ethical and responsible business practices throughout.
We are the first and only PVC-free interior textile and wallcovering company in the industry
We provide Health Product Declarations for every single product we bring to market.
Ready to Design Better Learning Spaces?
If you’re working on an education project and need materials that support performance, budget, maintenance, and design impact, we’re here to help. Connect with your local representative to get started.