15 Jun 07 - How many of you reading this have customised furniture? And how many of you with customised, built-to-measure, one-of-a-kind furniture end up with the same TV console as the uncle next door who bought his at the neighbourhood furniture store 2 blocks away?
It's quite common nowadays to have at least 1 or 2 pieces of customised furniture in homes, with the most popular probably being built-in wardrobes and TV consoles. However, with the proliferation of "customised" designs, it inevitably reaches a stage where everything starts to look similar.
That was the dilemma we faced recently when deciding on the design of our TV console. Our ID proposed a couple of ideas, but they invariably belonged to the category of "long rectangular box". These designs probably looked good enough on their own, but when we started comparing them with what we had seen from magazines and furniture showrooms, they started to look a little too similar.
Eventually, we came up with 2 designs that had elements which were considerably different from the current trends. And of these 2 designs, we have decided on the one which is more practical and easier to maintain.
Ultimately, it's not simply about being different from the crowd, but to know what exactly is needed, and to work with that objective in mind to create a design which is aesthetically pleasing as well as practical. We have probably taken on a fair bit of risk by choosing our own design, but the end product is potentially much more satisfying. So until then, we are keeping our fingers crossed.
- Melvin
It's quite common nowadays to have at least 1 or 2 pieces of customised furniture in homes, with the most popular probably being built-in wardrobes and TV consoles. However, with the proliferation of "customised" designs, it inevitably reaches a stage where everything starts to look similar.
That was the dilemma we faced recently when deciding on the design of our TV console. Our ID proposed a couple of ideas, but they invariably belonged to the category of "long rectangular box". These designs probably looked good enough on their own, but when we started comparing them with what we had seen from magazines and furniture showrooms, they started to look a little too similar.
Eventually, we came up with 2 designs that had elements which were considerably different from the current trends. And of these 2 designs, we have decided on the one which is more practical and easier to maintain.
Ultimately, it's not simply about being different from the crowd, but to know what exactly is needed, and to work with that objective in mind to create a design which is aesthetically pleasing as well as practical. We have probably taken on a fair bit of risk by choosing our own design, but the end product is potentially much more satisfying. So until then, we are keeping our fingers crossed.
- Melvin
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