Data on Living Room Layouts

We did a trial post called “Data on Living Room Armchairs and Sofas” some years ago (along with other “test posts”.  the idea being that if it achieved a certain number of hits then we would generate more articles of that ilk.

We recently have noticed that his post has met the target — so this is the “follow up”.  It is about layouts of living rooms.

Furniture sizes are known, and the access and use areas around them have been documented, the obvious next step is to come up with optimised layouts for furniture in living rooms – sofas, chairs, TV sets, sideboards and occasional tables mainly.  The three dimensions provide a small/ medium/ large variation based in FIRA survey results for production furniture.

The layouts can be useful for planning homes and extensions.

It ought to be apparent what everything is — what is a chair, a sofa, a coffee table etc., just use your imagination! There are four arrangements (and one section) of four sizes — which is sixteen options, although the middle dimensions seem to be the obvious way to go in terms of cost versus space, but space is not always available, so please use these layouts as a guide and use actual furniture-ergonomic datafor specific design.

Polanti

On this site you will find a lot of very, very expensive wristwatches.  These are hand-made works of art and can only be owned by the very rich who commission them. Although inexpensive Polanti has been included here, not merely for their design and artistry, but because they have an unusual business model that have made them iconic.

International Standard Football Pitch

The International football pitch is shown in the diagram with dimensional details (click to enlarge).

DIMENSIONS OF THE FOOTBALL FIELD

FA International matches: 100 to

International Standard Dojo

The International Standard Dojo is for martial arts combat such as Karate and Judo. The setting out dimensions are shown in the figure. Click on it to enlarge.

DIMENSIONS OF THE COMBAT AREA

Freestyle fighting is carried out between

Cool Dentistry

Many people are scared of a visit to the dentist, some are scared of the drill, others of the needle, but everyone is scared of the pain.

BioMedDevice Limited have developed a flexible dental mouthpiece (called gumEase) that is stored in a freezer, and which after only a couple of minutes, numbs the mouth for up to 20 minutes at a time.

The manufacturer has produced a rather graphic video depicting a hypodermic-free tooth extraction on YouTube.com:

Hautlence

The HAUTLENCE brand was created in 2004, with the first wristwatches ready for September 2005, and the first collection by 2007.

Approximate Cost: 20 278.00 GBP

The company has set up a watch-maker’s college in

Areas of Geometric Figures

Rectangle:

Area = long side multiplied by short side

A = LS

Parallelogram:

A=bh

Circle:

A=πr²

(note: length of circumference = 2πr)

Triangle:

Area

= (ah)/2

=(a/2)h

=(bc sinA)/2

Square Metre or Metre Squared:

Is four squared metres the same as four metres squared?

No, and the difference is vast, so care must be taken.

The best way is to remember that m² is always said aloud as “square metres” and never, ever as “metres square”. Some people prefer to write sq.m to help them remember.

Four metres square is sixteen square metres:

A square with sides equal to 4m — gives an area of 4m by 4m or 16m². (16 sqm). Think of this as saying four metres all squared — square the 4 and square the m — which is 4 x 4 x m x m = 16m².

Four square metres is two metres square:

A square with sides equal to 2m — gives an area of 2m by 2m or 4m² (4 sqm). Think of this as saying two metres all squared — square the 2 and square the m — which is 2 x 2 x m x m = 4m².

Two square metres:

A rectangle of sides 1m by 2m, produces an area of 2m²(2 sqm), and NOT two metres square.

FP Journe

I have attempted to draw attention to the wonders of hand crafted wristwatches, the most exclusive, valuable and prestigious being those made by the likes of Roger Dubuis, Patek Philippe, Parmigiani, Girard-Perregaux, Chopard, Blancpain, Audemars Piguet, Breguet, Vacheron Constantin, and IWC, all of which draw on a long tradition of precision engineering, ingenuity and intricacy.

In 1999, Richard Mille seemed to herald a new chapter to this horological history, using new techniques and materials to threaten the established “big boys”.

• But these “big boys” were already under threat — from FP Journe!

François-Paul Journe is the man behind the “Chronometre à Resonance” and the “Tourbillon a Remontoir d’Egalité” (launched in 2000), and is one of the most talented and exciting watch maker of his generation. A true maverick.

His Geneva factory is

USA v The World!

The Imperial System is illegal. It officially died in the late 1960s — along with the Metric System as a matter of fact. Yes, for decades there has been only one legal

Latest Folding Furniture

Furniture use permutations are fascinating and not restricted to caravans, boats and camping equipment! Sometimes you need flexibility from everyday furniture, like a table for four that can expand on occasion to sit six or eight, with the extra chairs able to fold away or stack when not required. In extreme cases, everyday furniture may have to be folded or dismantled in some way to allow a room to provide multi-functionality, such as a fold-away bed, or cupboard kitchen. Here’s are some videos of new designs: