Jl. Arteri Pondok Indah 10-10A, Kebayoran Lama, Jakarta Selatan
Jl. Arteri Pondok Indah 10-10A, Kebayoran Lama, Jakarta Selatan
Story by Dian Arthen (ID Magazine) & Metric
Wardrobe and closet are two words used interchangeably to describe a medium to store clothes. These two terms however have different meanings in the dictionary, a closet is described as an architectural feature, or a designated space inside a house, whereas a wardrobe is a piece of furniture. Perhaps the main reason why wardrobe and closet now basically describe the same thing is that the modern design has combined these two into one, today’s houses are more likely to have built-in wardrobes along with other shelves located in a specific area that keep not only clothes but also other fashion items such as bags, wallets, and jewelry.
The history of wardrobe can be traced back to the 17th century in the United States. Back then, wardrobes were made in the form of a hanging cupboard made from oak with heavy carvings on its doors. They were huge and the Americans exported them to England and lasted for a hundred years. Then the use of oak for wardrobe gradually decreased and in came the American walnut that became the most sought after material to build a wardrobe.
Around the same time, clothes presses were also on-trend, with drawers and sliding trays. In the 18th century, Tallboy incorporates a chest of drawers and a wardrobe on top with the lower section is usually wider than the upper was on-trend. Tallboy was mostly made from mahogany and the size was measured using the eight small men method, meaning that a Tallboy needs to be able to fit eight small men into it.
By the 19th century, the mass production of furniture was growing and the economy was getting better, people were able to afford more clothes and it led to a modern form of the wardrobe with a hanging cupboard at each side, a clothes-press in the upper part and drawers in the bottom. The most common materials used were mahogany, satinwood, and other previously scarce woods that started to be obtainable. The biggest innovation in the wardrobe was the function of central doors that previously were used to only enclose the upper part, which had been stretched down to the floor, covering the drawers as well as the sliding shelves and featured mirrors on the exterior.
In Indonesia, it wasn’t clear when exactly the wardrobe trend first entered the country. One of the most established furniture makers in Indonesia, Metric founded in 1994, started to branch out to wardrobe in 2001. Back then, wardrobes’ function was only for storing clothes, they tended to be bulky and made of solid woods.
By 2001, Metric came up with wardrobe products made of MDF material and HPL as a complement to their kitchen products. Metric received a positive response from their customers and they decided to add wardrobe as one of their core products. Metric prides itself as a company that understands the customer’s needs and is able to incorporate the furniture design with the customer’s room ambiance.
One fine example is the way Metric builds a built-in wardrobe that is tailored to each room, making it part of the room instead of being seen as a piece of separate furniture. By always offering the latest design trends coming from European countries to their customers, Metric customers are mostly people who are into modern and minimalistic style, they most often ask for a wardrobe that is modern yet simple with great lighting and in a neutral color palette.
The Metric representative further told us that the main challenges in designing a wardrobe are shelves positioning, placement, and designing each of the compartments to be well organized and efficient. If today’s trend is all about a minimalistic approach, in the future the company predicts that people will lean toward rustic and industrialized design, having a wardrobe that features the latest technology yet is environmentally conscious by creating an efficient lighting system.
Tips so that your apartment has a high rental price and easy to be rented or sold, the apartment furniture must meet the following criteria :
A. Need to have more value
At present day the competition in the apartment rental business is increasingly prevalent so that the apartment must have more selling value than its competitors, while making your apartment space more attractive in terms of design and more comfortable to live in, it will make higher opportunity to get tenants quickly with suitable prices.
B. Long-lasting
The attractive design is not enough to make the tenant comfortable in the apartment, so the furniture must also be able to facilitate every activity and last long so that the occupants will feel comfortable in the apartment.
C. Quick response in every repair
Service is must be fast and easy to contact so if at any time the tenant needs repairs can be served quickly.
D. Simple, easy to clean, and durable
Apartments usually have a limited space so a simple design is needed but does not override every aspect of the furniture function, for example a bedroom that can be used as a workplace here designers are required to be able to meet the needs of apartment furniture that has limited space, the apartment is also must be easy to clean and of course durable.
E. Design style: international
Premium apartments usually interested by the high-taste customer because usually the tenants of the apartment are expatriates (America, Europe, Japan, Korea, Singapore, etc.) who have residential expectations who have the same comfort as to where they live.
Determining the concept of interior is not easy, for example if you want to fill the interior of your home, there will definitely be a question of what kind of interior concept or themes is suitable for me?
Determining the concept of interior is not easy, for example if you want to fill the interior of your home, there will definitely be a question of what kind of interior concept or themes is suitable for me? The interior concept is indeed divided into several concepts including; modern classic, classic, rustic, futuristic etc.
How important is the concept of interior, and why do you have to understand what concept is suitable for your home? The answer is simple because this concept will determine the cost, color, shape, furniture, and accessories. And how do we determine the interior concepts for our homes, apartments or even offices?
Here are a few steps to help you:
1. Looking for design references
Looking for design references at this time is very easy, a lot of media that we can use on the internet, for example social media, especially on Metric social media with an Instagram address on metric_id, facebook on metric ID and Metric website at www.metric.id. You can also look for it in books, magazines, etc.
2. Our daily character and habits
You can also take a note on your daily habits for later to consult with interior designer, because later the result of the design will adjust your habits, work and even your nature. What makes the interior of the house will looks much more like you as the owner.
3. Don't put aside comfort and function
After taking a notes of your habits, interior designer usually will convey a number of ideas about the functions of the cabinet and accessories that will be used to support your daily life so that they can be more comfortable and the cabinet functionality accordance with your needs.
4. Discuss with family
Discussing with family members is certainly very important especially those who are married so that each family member will feel comfortable at home.
5. Discussing with experienced interior design
After you know what you want, you only have to come to interior designer, but if you are still confused to determine the theme you can come to an experienced interior design company for example Metric with 25 years experience handling various types of customers.
Story by Dian Arthen (ID Magazine) & Metric
Wardrobe and closet are two words used interchangeably to describe a medium to store clothes. These two terms however have different meanings in the dictionary, a closet is described as an architectural feature, or a designated space inside a house, whereas a wardrobe is a piece of furniture. Perhaps the main reason why wardrobe and closet now basically describe the same thing is that the modern design has combined these two into one, today’s houses are more likely to have built-in wardrobes along with other shelves located in a specific area that keep not only clothes but also other fashion items such as bags, wallets, and jewelry.
The history of wardrobe can be traced back to the 17th century in the United States. Back then, wardrobes were made in the form of a hanging cupboard made from oak with heavy carvings on its doors. They were huge and the Americans exported them to England and lasted for a hundred years. Then the use of oak for wardrobe gradually decreased and in came the American walnut that became the most sought after material to build a wardrobe.
Around the same time, clothes presses were also on-trend, with drawers and sliding trays. In the 18th century, Tallboy incorporates a chest of drawers and a wardrobe on top with the lower section is usually wider than the upper was on-trend. Tallboy was mostly made from mahogany and the size was measured using the eight small men method, meaning that a Tallboy needs to be able to fit eight small men into it.
By the 19th century, the mass production of furniture was growing and the economy was getting better, people were able to afford more clothes and it led to a modern form of the wardrobe with a hanging cupboard at each side, a clothes-press in the upper part and drawers in the bottom. The most common materials used were mahogany, satinwood, and other previously scarce woods that started to be obtainable. The biggest innovation in the wardrobe was the function of central doors that previously were used to only enclose the upper part, which had been stretched down to the floor, covering the drawers as well as the sliding shelves and featured mirrors on the exterior.
In Indonesia, it wasn’t clear when exactly the wardrobe trend first entered the country. One of the most established furniture makers in Indonesia, Metric founded in 1994, started to branch out to wardrobe in 2001. Back then, wardrobes’ function was only for storing clothes, they tended to be bulky and made of solid woods.
By 2001, Metric came up with wardrobe products made of MDF material and HPL as a complement to their kitchen products. Metric received a positive response from their customers and they decided to add wardrobe as one of their core products. Metric prides itself as a company that understands the customer’s needs and is able to incorporate the furniture design with the customer’s room ambiance.
One fine example is the way Metric builds a built-in wardrobe that is tailored to each room, making it part of the room instead of being seen as a piece of separate furniture. By always offering the latest design trends coming from European countries to their customers, Metric customers are mostly people who are into modern and minimalistic style, they most often ask for a wardrobe that is modern yet simple with great lighting and in a neutral color palette.
The Metric representative further told us that the main challenges in designing a wardrobe are shelves positioning, placement, and designing each of the compartments to be well organized and efficient. If today’s trend is all about a minimalistic approach, in the future the company predicts that people will lean toward rustic and industrialized design, having a wardrobe that features the latest technology yet is environmentally conscious by creating an efficient lighting system.
Tips so that your apartment has a high rental price and easy to be rented or sold, the apartment furniture must meet the following criteria :
A. Need to have more value
At present day the competition in the apartment rental business is increasingly prevalent so that the apartment must have more selling value than its competitors, while making your apartment space more attractive in terms of design and more comfortable to live in, it will make higher opportunity to get tenants quickly with suitable prices.
B. Long-lasting
The attractive design is not enough to make the tenant comfortable in the apartment, so the furniture must also be able to facilitate every activity and last long so that the occupants will feel comfortable in the apartment.
C. Quick response in every repair
Service is must be fast and easy to contact so if at any time the tenant needs repairs can be served quickly.
D. Simple, easy to clean, and durable
Apartments usually have a limited space so a simple design is needed but does not override every aspect of the furniture function, for example a bedroom that can be used as a workplace here designers are required to be able to meet the needs of apartment furniture that has limited space, the apartment is also must be easy to clean and of course durable.
E. Design style: international
Premium apartments usually interested by the high-taste customer because usually the tenants of the apartment are expatriates (America, Europe, Japan, Korea, Singapore, etc.) who have residential expectations who have the same comfort as to where they live.
Determining the concept of interior is not easy, for example if you want to fill the interior of your home, there will definitely be a question of what kind of interior concept or themes is suitable for me?
Determining the concept of interior is not easy, for example if you want to fill the interior of your home, there will definitely be a question of what kind of interior concept or themes is suitable for me? The interior concept is indeed divided into several concepts including; modern classic, classic, rustic, futuristic etc.
How important is the concept of interior, and why do you have to understand what concept is suitable for your home? The answer is simple because this concept will determine the cost, color, shape, furniture, and accessories. And how do we determine the interior concepts for our homes, apartments or even offices?
Here are a few steps to help you:
1. Looking for design references
Looking for design references at this time is very easy, a lot of media that we can use on the internet, for example social media, especially on Metric social media with an Instagram address on metric_id, facebook on metric ID and Metric website at www.metric.id. You can also look for it in books, magazines, etc.
2. Our daily character and habits
You can also take a note on your daily habits for later to consult with interior designer, because later the result of the design will adjust your habits, work and even your nature. What makes the interior of the house will looks much more like you as the owner.
3. Don't put aside comfort and function
After taking a notes of your habits, interior designer usually will convey a number of ideas about the functions of the cabinet and accessories that will be used to support your daily life so that they can be more comfortable and the cabinet functionality accordance with your needs.
4. Discuss with family
Discussing with family members is certainly very important especially those who are married so that each family member will feel comfortable at home.
5. Discussing with experienced interior design
After you know what you want, you only have to come to interior designer, but if you are still confused to determine the theme you can come to an experienced interior design company for example Metric with 25 years experience handling various types of customers.
