Experience centres to pick appropriate modular furniture

01 Jul 2019 Editorial Team

Why would a designer opt for modular furniture?

With modular furniture, we have a wide variety of furniture (in shape, size and colour) to choose from with pre-set standards of quality, finish and durability, explains Bijayini Dash, Studio Head, Designqube Bangalore.

Picking the right combination is easier nowadays as most modular furniture vendors like IKEA offer experience centres where the client can see the product before buying. “In such cases, the interior design process becomes more about smart placement and coordination,” observes Dash. “The combinations thus chosen are more likely to click.”

U&Us Home Design Studio is a one-stop shop for unique interior offerings that may be customised and integrated into an overall home interiors plan by customers, assisted by a team of expert interior designers and project managers. To offer consumers the widest possible range of home security solutions, appliances and home automation, U&Us Home Design Studio has partnered with other brands. “Modelled as the ‘One Godrej’ concept, U&Us aims at allowing consumers to experience the entire gamut of home solutions from the house of Godrej &Boyce at one place,” says Manoj Rathi, AVP and Head, U&US Home Design Studio. “Our interactions with customers reveal that they are willing to spend around 10-15 per cent of their entire house budget exclusively on interiors,” he adds.

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