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Fluid Furniture: The Future of Design?
Here's a look at how multifunctional furniture is redefining spaces and blurring the lines between work and play
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Your home should be a reflection of your heart and mind, satisfying both body and spirit. It should be a place you feel most relaxed, inspired, energised and empowered; a place that justifies your lifestyle and perfectly balances your passions. The question to ask yourself then is: is your home letting you live your best life?
With urban homes often pressed for space, there is a greater need for compact, ergonomic and multitasking furniture. In this vein, Godrej’s new furniture brand, Script, has torn up the traditional design rule book and reimagined modern Indian furniture with a range of intelligent, purposeful and aesthetic designs modelled on fluid living. Its repertoire includes unique pieces that promise fluidity and freedom in daily life – a bed with a swivelling desk that combines productivity and comfort, a crabwise reclining sofa that allows for a sideways movie-watching experience, and more. The brand is guided by the philosophy ‘Do what feels natural’. There are no rules, no rights, no wrongs.
With urban homes often pressed for space, there is a greater need for compact, ergonomic and multitasking furniture. In this vein, Godrej’s new furniture brand, Script, has torn up the traditional design rule book and reimagined modern Indian furniture with a range of intelligent, purposeful and aesthetic designs modelled on fluid living. Its repertoire includes unique pieces that promise fluidity and freedom in daily life – a bed with a swivelling desk that combines productivity and comfort, a crabwise reclining sofa that allows for a sideways movie-watching experience, and more. The brand is guided by the philosophy ‘Do what feels natural’. There are no rules, no rights, no wrongs.
Freedom of living
In an age where homeowners are embracing lifestyles seeded in superior convenience and versatile spaces, multifunctional furniture and adaptable layouts are becoming increasingly coveted. Also, with more and more urban Indians opting for open-plan spaces, furniture that takes on multiple avatars and caters to various needs is gaining momentum and mindshare.
Dining tables that morph to match the number of dinner guests, for instance, is a solution for the quintessential form-versus-function dilemma. Extendable dining tables, such as the design pictured, are a practical choice for compact homes, allowing the option of being lengthened to accommodate extra guests. This table goes from a four-seater to a six-seater, thanks to a pull-out extension leaf. The extension mechanism is built on a telescoping channel, which makes the movement effortless and uncomplicated.
In an age where homeowners are embracing lifestyles seeded in superior convenience and versatile spaces, multifunctional furniture and adaptable layouts are becoming increasingly coveted. Also, with more and more urban Indians opting for open-plan spaces, furniture that takes on multiple avatars and caters to various needs is gaining momentum and mindshare.
Dining tables that morph to match the number of dinner guests, for instance, is a solution for the quintessential form-versus-function dilemma. Extendable dining tables, such as the design pictured, are a practical choice for compact homes, allowing the option of being lengthened to accommodate extra guests. This table goes from a four-seater to a six-seater, thanks to a pull-out extension leaf. The extension mechanism is built on a telescoping channel, which makes the movement effortless and uncomplicated.
Likewise, modular seating that can be reconfigured to suit the occasion is slowly eclipsing more traditional seating styles. So, whether you’re looking to open up or close off a room, zone spaces within a room, or create extra seating for impromptu guests, a little rearrangement might be all it takes.
The Ritz Sofa (pictured) is a classic example, packing a punch equally in aesthetics and ergonomics. The quirky design lets the pieces be put together to form a seamless sofa-style layout, or used as independent seats across one or various rooms.
The Ritz Sofa (pictured) is a classic example, packing a punch equally in aesthetics and ergonomics. The quirky design lets the pieces be put together to form a seamless sofa-style layout, or used as independent seats across one or various rooms.
Changing lifestyles
How often do you hunch over in bed, using your covers as a makeshift workstation? Or indulge in marathon movie binges curled up in an awkward slouch? If your bed serves equally as a sofa, a dining table, a workstation and a resting zone, it ought to be a fitting reflection of each. In this light, bed designs are undergoing a functional metamorphosis, incorporating features that make them suited for an array of activities – lounging, eating, working, resting and more.
The multipurpose bed pictured here dons many hats. With a storage unit and bench on the side, and a pivoting laptop tray, it makes toggling between work and play, and back, a breeze. The design also comes with a reclining technology that allows for a comfy sideways movie-watching experience.
How often do you hunch over in bed, using your covers as a makeshift workstation? Or indulge in marathon movie binges curled up in an awkward slouch? If your bed serves equally as a sofa, a dining table, a workstation and a resting zone, it ought to be a fitting reflection of each. In this light, bed designs are undergoing a functional metamorphosis, incorporating features that make them suited for an array of activities – lounging, eating, working, resting and more.
The multipurpose bed pictured here dons many hats. With a storage unit and bench on the side, and a pivoting laptop tray, it makes toggling between work and play, and back, a breeze. The design also comes with a reclining technology that allows for a comfy sideways movie-watching experience.
A multitasking culture
Most of us are inevitably cocooned in a culture of multitasking. And it’s only fair that the spaces in which we spend most of our time, cater to that lifestyle. From sleeping, eating and reading in bed to cooking, dining and entertaining in the kitchen, the lines between work and play, sleeping and lounging, cooking and dining are becoming increasingly blurred. To this end, a new wave of versatile furniture is bridging the gap for multitasking Indians.
Script’s series of work-and-play ecosystems, christened Ambit Ecosystems (pictured), presents a plethora of furniture pieces that can be used for multiple purposes, across multiple rooms, and in multiple ways. The ecosystem is pointed at marrying work and leisure by creating a personalised and relaxed work environment within the comfort of one’s home.
Most of us are inevitably cocooned in a culture of multitasking. And it’s only fair that the spaces in which we spend most of our time, cater to that lifestyle. From sleeping, eating and reading in bed to cooking, dining and entertaining in the kitchen, the lines between work and play, sleeping and lounging, cooking and dining are becoming increasingly blurred. To this end, a new wave of versatile furniture is bridging the gap for multitasking Indians.
Script’s series of work-and-play ecosystems, christened Ambit Ecosystems (pictured), presents a plethora of furniture pieces that can be used for multiple purposes, across multiple rooms, and in multiple ways. The ecosystem is pointed at marrying work and leisure by creating a personalised and relaxed work environment within the comfort of one’s home.
Smaller spaces
With urban homes shrinking, double-duty furniture can preserve a home’s function while optimising floor space. After the bed, the sofa is perhaps the most voluminous piece of furniture in a home. Therefore, ensuring that it justifies every square inch of floor space becomes imperative.
The Liberty Sofa (pictured) is true to its name, presenting a sweeping surface that can be used in various ways. The slimline three-seater design features broad armrests for extra seating, yet is restrained enough to complement a compact living room.
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With urban homes shrinking, double-duty furniture can preserve a home’s function while optimising floor space. After the bed, the sofa is perhaps the most voluminous piece of furniture in a home. Therefore, ensuring that it justifies every square inch of floor space becomes imperative.
The Liberty Sofa (pictured) is true to its name, presenting a sweeping surface that can be used in various ways. The slimline three-seater design features broad armrests for extra seating, yet is restrained enough to complement a compact living room.
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Find out more about the new range of Script furniture here
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Which of these products have caught your eye? Tell us in Comments below.
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I love the home office furniture. I'd love my work space to look so comfortable and get myself an Ambit Ecosystem :-)
Loved the idea of 'Extendable Dining Tables'
The Ritz Sofa seems like a wonderful furniture piece.