As more and more Americans return back to their job and school sites, the issue of health, hygiene, and COVID-19 preventative measures is more important than ever. One company in Connecticut decided that there had to be an easier way to provide healthier spaces for everyone.
Founded in 2018, Nestl was founded by an architect and mother who saw that retrofitting or allocating lactation space was too-often impractical and devalued at a high cost to new mothers and parents. Her interest in addressing equity in design began early in her career when she was advised by a senior architect that her first mistake towards reaching licensure was having a child; her first was 7 months old at the time.