(01) Journal
Journal
38 entries
Notes on the furniture we specify, the makers behind it, and the workplaces we help deliver.
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What the furniture delivery leaves behind: packaging, pallets and the waste plan
Nine kilograms of packaging in ten, on the manufacturer's own count, is cardboard. Here is the published waste budget a fitout is measured against, what actually comes off a fur...
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Will it fit in the lift? The access dimensions that decide a furniture schedule
A furniture schedule is only as good as the narrowest aperture between the dock and the floor. The three figures that settle it are the clear door opening, the lift car floor an...
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Which Lintex board: the range decoded by surface, frame and code
Lintex splits three ways before anything else is decided: magnetic ceramic steel, glossy MOOD-GLASS and matte SILK-GLASS. The family name then sets the frame, the frame sets the...
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WHS and the furniture schedule: what the law actually requires
Australian WHS law names no desk height, no chair model and no light level. Here are the duties, the code of practice figures that sit under them, and which document each one co...
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Commercial desk finishes: laminate, veneer, linoleum and powdercoat compared
Laminate, melamine, veneer, linoleum and powdercoat are classified under four different standards on four different scales, so the headline figures do not compare. Here is what ...
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Healthcare waiting rooms: how many chairs, and how high
The published figures put six chairs per clinical team member and two square metres under each one, which makes the waiting room most of the size of the consulting rooms it serv...
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Acoustic panels, screens and rafts: where the absorption goes
Absorption is bought by area and placed by surface, and the ceiling carries most of the result. The published coverage figures, the two ISO 354 outputs that cannot be added toge...
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Which Pedrali chair: the range compared by setting, size and code
Geneva lists 65 Pedrali families in Australia: 20 contract chairs, 9 stools, 18 tables and bases, 11 built for outdoor use. The shortcut by setting, by published dimension and b...
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Commercial furniture warranty: what it covers and what the law already gives you
Published warranty periods on commercial furniture run from one year to thirty, and none of those numbers is the one that decides a claim. What the Australian Consumer Law gives...
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In-desk power and data: cut-outs, outlets and who installs what
An in-desk power module is specified by its cut-out, not its outlet count, and the cut-out is machined before the top leaves the factory. The published figures for every Fuel an...
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Government furniture procurement: what a panel does not settle
Most government office furniture is bought off an existing panel or standing offer, not by open tender. The audit office found 93 per cent of the procurements it reviewed went t...
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Meeting table sizes: what fits at the table and in the room
A meeting table for eight is 2400 to 3000 mm long and 1050 to 1400 mm deep on the published figures. The dimension that decides whether eight people actually sit down is the leg...
(02) Showroom
See it, sit on it, specify it.
Visit our Pyrmont showroom to test pieces, compare finishes and talk through your project with our team.
- Address
- Shop 1, 209 Harris St
Pyrmont NSW 2009 - Hours
- Monday – Friday
By appointment - Phone
- 02 9640 0642