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Counting back from opening night: when to order FF&E
Most FF&E delays are baked in before anything is built. Here’s how to count back from your opening date, week by week.
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What a shop drawing should tell you, and what to check before you sign
A shop drawing is the contract for how a piece will be built. Here’s what ours include and the six things worth checking before you sign.
2 min
COM without the surprises: minimums, testing and lead time
Customer’s own material is the most common reason a custom seating order slips. How much to send, what we test and how to keep it on schedule.
2 min
Specifying decorative lighting for hospitality: color, dimming and glare
A fixture that looks right in the showroom can look wrong in the room. Color temperature, dimming and glare, and how to specify each.
2 min
Running a PIP while the hotel stays open
Renovating a hotel without closing it is a logistics problem dressed as a design one. How we plan floor-by-floor drops.
2 min
Why our banquettes arrive in 10-foot sections
A 40-foot banquette has to get through a 36-inch door. How we build long runs in sections that look like one piece once they’re bolted together.
2 min