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Fast furniture and fittings stir sustainability, safety and environmental concerns

Assembling furniture

The world had ushered in a new era of fast fit-outs where furniture can be assembled and disassembled within minutes.

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By  Syovata Ndambuki

Contributor

What you need to know:

  • The world had ushered in a new era of fast fit-outs where furniture can be assembled and disassembled within minutes.
  • Long gone are the days when carpenters spent weeks taking measurements, cutting wood, shaping, sanding and working with different service providers. 
  • Fundis just need to order, cut, fit and install engineered wood panels.

In late 2018, Mark Owano came across a shop on Instagram selling furniture.

He ordered a dining room table and chairs which were to be delivered within a week.

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