Much to the annoyance of those in the design industry, Modern and Contemporary design are not one and the same. The two words have been used and interchanged so casually it’s lead the unschooled to mix them up and confuse others in the process. And we’ve heard this topic come up so often, we’ve decided to clear it once and …
You’ve heard the urban adage, ” the true test of a person’s patience is a bad internet connection.” We’d like to think this applies to furniture as well, in some form or the other. To be clear, we’re talking about design, offices and furniture that, aren’t necessarily just bad in quality but are counterproductive to what they’re meant to do. …
Most people start frowning or scratching their heads when the words biophilic design get thrown into the design brief. To the uninformed , the word ‘biophilia’ immediately sparks the imagination to draw up images of greenery in its various settings. And it’s followed by frustration owing to the attempt at figuring out how those green images can fit into the …
Buying a workstation can be the same as buying a car…The bigger it gets, more the configurations. Which means digging deeper into your pockets 🙂 There are several components that go into a workstation, depending on the number of users it has to accommodate, minimum space and privacy requirements. More often than not, facilities and procurement try and put together …
The UAE has never shied away from adopting the latest trends and practices. In the field of construction and architecture, a dominant trend in the region has been the adoption of sustainable and eco-friendly practices. A fact not known to many : The UAE ranked 9th in 2014 among the top 10 nations in the world in adopting green building …
The words Commercial Grade represent the line that divides our products from the rest of the commoditized items you find in your local retail or discount furniture store. If you’ve started the process of contacting furniture suppliers or dealers, you’ll most likely encounter a sales or marketing executive that uses throws in the word ‘commercial’ or ‘contract’ grade. While it …
Any successful organization understands how key well-designed training rooms is to the office infrastructure. They’re environments dedicated to learning and collaboration of information and ideas of employees. And an organization’s most important assets are the people that make up its workforce. Which is why it makes sense to invest in the right design and products that go into these training …
Ask a bunch of people the first picture that comes to their mind when you say the words- Communication Barrier. Most of them will respond with having pictured people of different nationalities experiencing difficulty communicating, owing to them not able to speak in one common knowledge. The same goes for for words in the design industry i.e furniture terminology. Hailing …
3D printing seems to have blanketed the news in the construction industry in the past 6 months. So why is a 30 year old process finally grabbing so much of the limelight? Let’s start by understanding what it really is before we jump on to why it’s grabbing some of the headlines. The technology is also anonymously known as additive …
If there was ever a must-have in the office, irrespective of role, title or industry – it’s writable surfaces. We’ve been exposed to it right from the start – from staring at kindergarten teachers write down the alphabets on the big chalkboard, to college professors or project managers jotting down ideas and information on a whiteboard. It’s almost subliminal like. …
