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Getting space-saving furniture right: Resource Furniture
These days people bandy the term "space-saving" about in hopes it will make their product more attractive to us city dwellers, particularly since there are now more of us than there are rural dwellers. But much of the supposedly space-saving furniture I've seen merely transforms from one thing to another, often in a very clumsy way; to me those objects do two things poorly rather than one thing well, and their novelty outweighs their functionality.
One company I've found that truly "gets" space-saving is New-York-based Resource Furniture, which distributes Italian brand Clei and other European furniture manufacturers. (You probably recognize the name Clei from their much-blogged orange couch that transforms into bunk beds.) The products Resource Furniture offers have a high level of design and engineering, with no compromises; there are no lumpy futon mattresses or "Grab lever A while holding switch B, then pull lever C" complications. The engineering is completely invisible, as it ought to be, the transformations do not require science backgrounds to execute, and each piece serves each of its dual functions as well as if it were a standalone. On top of that, they look good.
As seen above, Ron Barth, President of Resource Furniture (along with Trade Account Manager Challie Stillman) took some time out to give Core77 a personal showroom demo. I'd be hard-pressed to pick a favorite out of all the stuff they showed us, but that hydraulic desk at 3:07 and the mind-blowing cabinet at 5:38 would probably make top of the list!
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Hi dear, We specilize in hiddenbed and other space-saving furniture for about 10 years.
I would love to have a catalog and price list of this line space saving furniture. Is there a place in Oregon or northwest that carries this fantastic line!?
I am always interested in novel ideas and designs. I am truly inspired by a video clip i watched about your products, especially the office & room space-saving furniture.Can i have a catalog & price list for these products?
Hi I need ur email
I am always interested in novel ideas and designs. I am truly inspired by a video clip i watched about your products, especially the office & room space-saving furniture. As an engineer it immediately gave me some business ideas. Can i have a catalog & price list for these products? I am based in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. My e-mail: beeteedee01@yahoo.com
I am importing furniture's from Malaysia. Where i can get your products.
I'm very interesting in your products, how i can get these stuffs, i am living in Kenya, please send me more information.
Thanks
georgeaugo@yahoo.com
Hi dear, We specilize in hiddenbed and other space-saving furniture for about 10 years.
Pls contact me for any problem
I'm very interesting in your products, how i can get these stuffs, i am living in Kenya, please send me more information.
Thanks
Hi,
Hi dear, We specilize in hiddenbed and other space-saving furniture for about 10 years.
Is this available in India
Hi dear, We specilize in hiddenbed and other space-saving furniture for about 10 years.
Reply pls
Hello from India. I want to be your dealer in India. The cost and conditions the other things that I need to know. Please inform me. Regards. ...praba Amali
Hi dear, We specilize in hiddenbed and other space-saving furniture for about 10 years.
I am in Bangalore, India. Are your products available here. I am looking to buy complete solution for my new Studio Apt.
Hi dear, We specilize in hiddenbed and other space-saving furniture for about 10 years.
Hello from Indonesia..
i want to be your dealer in Indonesia. i want to know more about to take
your distributorship. The cost, conditions and other things that i need
to know. Please inform me about this topic.
Best Regards.. Mindo Parulian
Hi dear, We specilize in hiddenbed and other space-saving furniture for about 10 years.
I want to be your dealer in Medan, Indonesia.
Please reply, thanks
I'm residing at Mumbai, India. Can you help as to where I can buy this space saving concept furniture. Specially the white sfa and the bed mounted on the wall. Also the cost for the same.
Hi dear, We specilize in hiddenbed and other space-saving furniture for about 10 years.
please send me the nearest address to buy space saving furniture from Egypt... thanks
i like it so much.
This is a perfect solution for some of the smaller units I come across. Well thought out and great design
Dear friends
Hi dear, We specilize in hiddenbed and other space-saving furniture for about 10 years. Mechanism is provided as well.
Hi dear, We specilize in hiddenbed and other space-saving furniture for about 10 years.
Please reply, thanks
Hi dear, We specilize in hiddenbed and other space-saving furniture for about 10 years.
and where are they? and what are there prices?
thank you
Hi dear, We specilize in hiddenbed and other space-saving furniture for about 10 years.
Hi dear, We specilize in hiddenbed and other space-saving furniture for about 10 years.
Could you pls give me your email address? I can send you the catalogs. THX
Thank
shall appreciate if you can get me the details of their offices in India...
Thanking u in advance,
Meenakshi
Hi dear, We specilize in hiddenbed and other space-saving furniture for about 10 years.
Just to let you know these design are very wonderful and great, and they have make a lot of people's dream comes true by implementing the though comes into reality.
Your product will be very successful if target to very crowed city area, such as Hong Kong, Japan.... where the area of house most citizen live in are very small.
Most people goes to Ikea to shop for households here, if you could list up your products at IKEA's core shop in MegaBox of HK, that will definitely help boost a lot of sales.
If there could be some sizes for selection on each kind of product, so they can fit in most of metrocity's house and room, I am sure your company will be very successful in the coming next 10 years. And this can be a trend, it is also very Environmental protection.
Regards
billy
Hi dear, We specilize in hiddenbed and other space-saving furniture for about 10 years.
Hi dear, We specilize in hiddenbed and other space-saving furniture for about 10 years.
tom
Hi dear, We specilize in hiddenbed and other space-saving furniture for about 10 years.
please give me info.
Best regards
Do you have any distributor or representator in Asia especially in Hong kong and Malaysia
Hi dear, We specilize in hiddenbed and other space-saving furniture for about 10 years.
Please feedback to me at earlier possible.
Hi dear, We specilize in hiddenbed and other space-saving furniture for about 10 years.
Hi dear, We specilize in hiddenbed and other space-saving furniture for about 10 years.
Thanks
Nisha
We are interested in representing you.
+919425126294
Hi dear, We specilize in hiddenbed and other space-saving furniture for about 10 years.
i really liked this furniture nice work
plz can you send the average cost of this furniture for a two bed room-livingroom
d like to know how and where I can buy these furnitures.
Where can I get those? I would like to know the price to
Can you send me as?
Best regards
Impressed with your product quality and design.
I am from Mumbai, the place of opportunity and the place of costly real estate with cramped housing.
Would love to explore being a distributuor for your products in and around Mumbai. Our asset is the available space in the heart of Mumbai for Display and Storage of the Product line.
Thanking you in anticipation of an early feedback.
Regards.
Mr. Kalind Bolinjkar.
Your earlier reply would be much appreciated! Thank you!
Best regards
i want to be your dealer in India. i want to know more about to take your distributorship. The cost, conditions and other things that i need to know. Please inform me about this topic.
Rupesh Harsora.
mumbai India.
+919702452504
+919867227292
Hi dear, We specilize in hiddenbed and other space-saving furniture for about 10 years.
Egypt is the best market for your marvelous productes . more than 6 million couple they are not married yet and most of them cann't afford more than 60 square meters apartment to live in . so help your self making money and help the Egyptian to live with ( space saving furniture ) . thanks ....
plzzzz can you send the average cost of this furniture for a twobedroom-livingroom-kitchen flat!!!!!!!!!!!
i stay in mumbai so is it available in mumbai??????
if yes then plzz give the full details of your dealer!!!!
plzzzzz send me the details urgently
thankyou
CONTACT NO. +971506548938
I would like to market your space saving furniture in MUMBAI and surrounding areas.
Would be obliged if you would escalate the offer further.
Please feedback to me at earlier possible.
Thanks and Regards
Thanks
Seeing your furniture is like finding a gold mine. I would like to know if we can have an arrangement so that I can distribute your furniture here.
Thanks.
We really like your idea and believe it is going to do well in Singapore. We hope to be your sole dealer in Singapore. Please let us know more about your distributorship, the cost, conditions and other things that we need to know.
Interested to know about range and pricing. Can we buy these anywhere in British Columbia or other provinces in Canada.
Thanks
Marina
Where can i buy this furniture from what are the prices? and where are these pieces created?
We are interested in representing you.
+966503648724
Where can I find it in New York?
Love your stuff!
Thanks,
Rosy
I 'd like to get more info on distributorship arrangement
Term & conditions etc. eg mention it is life time guaranteed, any condition
Christine
Thanks
V/R
Muhammad
l live in Brisbane 9/6/2010
thank you.
Demy
i want to be your dealer in Turkey. i want to know more about to take your distributorship. The cost, conditions and other things that i need to know. Please inform me about this topic.
Best Regards.. Mehmet Muftuoglu