A long-standing furniture and kitchen manufacturer in New Zealand has teamed with Australian software supplier Planit to streamline its design and manufacturing processes.
Funnell’s, a family business for 55 years, is renowned for designing and manufacturing bedroom furniture for retailers and small commercial kitchens and domestic kitchens across New Zealand.
But operating on a predominantly manual programming, company management needed to change to accommodate the proliferation of AutoCAD drawing technology in the industry with its own manufacturing processes. (more…)
The Steinway piano in the foyer has gold curlicues all over it; the “library” has no real books, only cardboard covers; the open hearth fires are fake flames; and, in the lobby, a Mona Lisa oversees chandeliers and ferocious air conditioning.
This heady mix of over-the-top furnishings, ceilings that are 3 meters, or 10 feet, high and lavish decor has made the Da Vinci a stand-out property in central Jakarta. Its features include finger-scan security access, 24-hour concierge and butler service, chefs on call, floors of Italian marble, kitchens by Scavolini, an indoor swimming pool replete with statues of nude nymphets and cupids, topiary and doors, again from Italy, made of stained glass, wood inlay and bronze fittings. (more…)
