The trend of using modular furniture in offices, homes and other places has increased in the past few years. Not only, it is designed and constructed with standardized units but also it allows flexibility in usage and easy for assembling and repairing. The evolution of furniture has been quite enormous in terms of its design, utility, functionality and aesthetic appeal. Modular furniture for homes, offices, hotels, pubs, workstations, hospitals etc. is designed keeping in mind the ergonomics factor which is an applied science of designing equipment that fulfills the goals of health and productivity by reducing the fatigue and discomfort levels. The relevance of ergonomics in the design helps in making easy- to-use interfaces and prevents repetitive strain injuries.
Modular home and office furniture are added with elements of sophistication and the materials used in the making are also of varied types and have their own characteristic features and utility. Different varieties of wood, metal and plastics with a wide range of color tones are used in making varied types of modular furniture like sofa, chairs, beds, doors, windows, drawers, shelves, tables, cabinets etc. Modular office furniture in most of the companies and offices serve different purposes and can be customized according to the requirements and needs. Customization is an added advantage of modular furniture than other local readymade furniture. Modular office furniture also enhances the aesthetic look of your office and adds sophistication with stylized designs. No doubt, creativity and innovation helps in making the furniture stylized and increases the durability. By blending aesthetics with ergonomics and combining technology with comfort, modular furniture has changed the look of conventional work stations. Customization in furniture helps people with different heights and sizes in suiting as per own requirement and comfort levels. With modular furniture set up, you need not have to make changes again and again for suiting as per the environment, but instead, you can make additions or reductions in parts of the furniture to suit your needs. In this way, smaller adjustments can be done to make changes in the way your furniture looks and functions. Modular office furniture like conference, meeting, training and manager tables, workstations and workstations with aluminum panels, director desks, executive tables, sofas, chairs, reception tables, cabinets, storages and other fixture items are made using finest quality materials and superior finish. These types of items are available in various contemporary and modern designs, styles and patterns.
The types of woods used in making modular furniture can be categorized under hard, soft and miscellaneous woods. They are:
Softwoods: Softwoods are uniformly textured, light weight and have low resistance to decay. They can be shrink to a moderate level. Few qualities of softwoods are: Pine, Hemlock, Fir, Redwood, Spruce and Cedar:
Miscellaneous wood category: They are quite soft and are used for interior projects like cupboards, shelves etc. They are generally covered with laminates. Plywood, Chipboard and Medium density Fiber Board come under this category.